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What Can Medical Students Learn from the Art History of Epidemics?
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COVID-19
It is an unusual feeling as a medieval art specialist for my subject to suddenly feel globally significant. I suspect some of my colleagues in Renaissance art feel this as well. For those …
Information for the Museum Field on the COVID-19/Coronavirus
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Health
With the growing spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the United States, museums must be well prepared for potential outbreaks as public spaces, employers for over 726,000 individuals, and …
“Pay As You Stay” – an alternative pricing model for museums?
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
This year’s TrendsWatch cites buy-ahead pricing as one tool for enhancing revenue and managing attendance. In today’s guest post, Managing Director Tom Schoessler tells us how the Weserburg …
How Museums Can Generate Revenue Through Digital Content and Virtual Experiences
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Financial Sustainability
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced museums of all kinds to close their doors, many have responded by shifting their attention to engaging audiences through virtual and remote channels. …
Advocacy is (Always) Essential
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Advocacy
Do you have five minutes to take a small action that could make a big impact? I know, it sounds like a cheap sales pitch, and if you work in a small museum, your answer may be no. Whether …
Staying in Touch: Addressing Concerns to Allow Tactile Exploration at Museums
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Accessibility
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating new norms that discourage touching all manner of objects to curtail the spread of the virus. However, when public spaces reopen, understandable concern …
Diary of a Museum Reopening
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COVID-19
As of May 7, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West is officially reopened to visitors. The BBCW is a massive AAM-accredited facility located in rural Wyoming in the Yellowstone National Park …
The Phillips Collection’s Plan for Advancing Racial Equity
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Out of the brutal murders of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Ahmaud Arbery, and far too many other Black and Brown people in the United States, there has been a …