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What It Means to Be a University Museum in the Twenty-First Century
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Leadership
These days, when I stop by the café at the Chazen Museum of Art, I often find myself in conversation with my University of Wisconsin–Madison colleagues—students, staff, and professors from …
Curiosity About History is Growing Across Generations, a New Survey Finds
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Surveys & Reports
Conner Prairie, an AAM-accredited and Smithsonian Affiliate living history museum in Fishers, Indiana, is a unique historic place that inspires curiosity and fosters learning by providing …
Is Your Museum Prepared for Ransomware?
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
You come into your office, juggling your gym bag and a cup of hot coffee, and boot up your laptop to an ominous red and black screen that announces: “All your files and documents have been …
The Transformative Power of Inclusive Storytelling in Museums
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Facing Change
My mentor Dr. Johnnetta Cole, the former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), often says, “It’s easy to live without art, but it’s hard to live well.” For me, …
Come Future with Me at AAM 2020
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
I’m teaching a workshop on strategic foresight at the AAM annual meeting in San Francisco this May. This is a chance to learn how to use the Alliance’s futurist resources, including our …
Social Media Can Transform Your Museum: An interview with Lanae Spruce
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Marketing & Public Relations
I’ll never forget the moment I began to understand the true power of social media. It was 2015 and I was working for a popular online feminist magazine. My job involved reading every one of …
Archivist of the United States’ Letter to the Museum Field
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Influence of Museums
Many in our field have expressed concern over the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) troubling alteration of a 2017 photograph of the Women’s March. Since that time, the …
Museum Pricing for Affordability and Profit
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
What does it cost to buy an airline ticket, book a rideshare service, or make a hotel reservation? Nowadays the answer to that question may vary minute-to-minute, as companies use data …
