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This strange “paint disease” is putting Georgia O’Keeffe paintings at risk

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Category: Collections Stewardship
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, houses some 140 oil paintings by the iconic American artist, along with thousands of additional works from O'Keeffe's prolific career. …

When it comes to museum attendance, it’s more than just a numbers game

By Nicholas Cullinan, The Art Newspaper
Category: Attendance
At this time of year, when The Art Newspaper publishes its annual round-up of museum visitor figures, it is fascinating to see how venues around the world have performed. However, a "league …

Loneliness and Social Isolation – How Can Museums Help?

By Charlotte Coates, MuseumNext
Category: Health
By Charlotte Coates The issue of loneliness has been making headlines in recent years. More and more people are feeling isolated and alone. In fact, a recent study found that one in five …

Testing the DNA in Museum Artifacts Can Unlock New Natural History, but Is it Worth the Potential Damage?

By Jess Romeo, Smithsonian
smithsonian.com With enormous, curved horns and a massive stature-growing over five and a half feet tall and weighing in at more than a ton-the extinct aurochs bull conjures visions of an …

‘Time Is Running Out’: Museum Curator In Florida Races To Preserve Holocaust Items

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Category: Collections Stewardship
Aimee Rubensteen didn't have the luxury to take her time and get acclimated to her new job. Immediately after starting last spring as South Florida's acquisitions curator for the United …

Everything Is Bigger at Open-Air Museums

By Christine Negroni, Nytimes
Category: Influence of Museums
DAYTON, Ohio - Every Sunday from May to October, Larry Weinstein plays music for people here in Dayton, on the towering Deeds Carillon, which rises above the city's south side. Suspended …

Perceptions Matter – How Welcoming Are Cultural Organizations? (DATA)

By Colleen Dilenschneider, Colleen Dilenschneider
Category: Data
Not everybody feels that cultural organizations are "places for people like me." It probably won't surprise you: Despite hard work within the sector to shed perceptions that museums and …

How Blockchain Could Change the Museum Industry

By Lauren Styx, MuseumNext
Category: Technology
By Lauren Styx Whether you follow trends in technology, banking, or digital art, chances are you've heard of blockchain. This digital record-keeping technology is relatively new but has …
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Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE)

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The Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) provides a forum for museum professionals who believe that understanding the visitor is an essential part of museum planning and operation. CARE disseminates information about …

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Leadership of this professional network

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Sarah Cohn - Chair, CARE
  • Principal
  • Aurora Consulting, Minneapolis, MN
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Sheila Brommel - Secretary, CARE
  • Evaluation Manager
  • Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, MN

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A New Way to See: Looking at museums through the eyes of the blind
By Samantha Silverberg
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Category: Accessibility
Benchmarking Inclusivity
By Donna Sack and Susie Wilkening
Category: Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
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Spotlight: Most read posts from the Alliance Blog this week!

Museums as a Pink Collar Profession

By Joan Baldwin
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Museopunks Episode 33: A Museum for Everyone

By Suse Anderson
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Making Professional Development Work for Small Museums

By Aimee E. Newell
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