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How Do Museums Resist Censorship?

How Do Museums Resist Censorship?
Zócalo Public Square
1111 S Broadway
Los Angeles, California 90015
Monday, February 23, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Free

Zócalo, JANM and MOCA co-present a discussion at the top of L.A.’s art week: American Alliance of Museums board chair and museum director Devon Akmon, JANM president and CEO Ann Burroughs and The Brick director and MONUMENTS co-curator Hamza Walker will discuss how museums resist the erasure and revision of our history and culture, and what this means for how we document our shared past, present and future.

Moderated by Elizabeth Larison, Director, Arts and Culture Advocacy Program, National Coalition Against Censorship.

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