The website of the Getty Leadership Institute provides summaries of the presentations at American Association of Museums Annual Meeting (May 13-17 Chicago), including a thought-provoking account of two opposing views that reveal the ‘clash of generations’ within American museums:

13ers Presentation by MiJin Hong
“13ers,” according to Strauss and Howe, are those born between 1961-1981. We are not shed in good light (probably because they are Boomers): “dumb, greedy, and soulless,” pragmatic and quick, scrutinizing and determined, informal and anti-institutional. They conclude by stating, we will “have a miserable old age”—not quite dinner party material… Full text

Boomers Presentation by Wendy Luke
Why don’t you understand me? I’m a boomer. Depending on the expert you consult, boomers were born between 1946 and 1964 or 1943-1963. Or, maybe I’m a Traditionalist/Boomer Cusper (born between 1940 and 1945)… Full text

Go to website American Association of Museums (AAM)

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