A May 2021 survey investigated public opinion on whether museums have a political agenda in the United States. Overall, almost half of respondents believed that museums do have viewpoints that they share, but they do not necessarily have a political agenda. Meanwhile, 35 percent of the survey sample thought that these institutions were non-partisan.
Public opinion on whether museums have a political agenda in the United States as of May 2021
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AAM, & Wilkening Consulting. (September 30, 2021). Public opinion on whether museums have a political agenda in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279286/public-opinion-museums-political-agenda-united-states/
AAM, und Wilkening Consulting. "Public opinion on whether museums have a political agenda in the United States as of May 2021." Chart. September 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279286/public-opinion-museums-political-agenda-united-states/
AAM, Wilkening Consulting. (2021). Public opinion on whether museums have a political agenda in the United States as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279286/public-opinion-museums-political-agenda-united-states/
AAM, and Wilkening Consulting. "Public Opinion on Whether Museums Have a Political Agenda in The United States as of May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279286/public-opinion-museums-political-agenda-united-states/
AAM & Wilkening Consulting, Public opinion on whether museums have a political agenda in the United States as of May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279286/public-opinion-museums-political-agenda-united-states/ (last visited May 01, 2024)
Public opinion on whether museums have a political agenda in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph], AAM, & Wilkening Consulting, September 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279286/public-opinion-museums-political-agenda-united-states/