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Keeping History Above Water
One of the themes we explored in TrendsWatch2015 was how rising sea levels and increased storm frequency are threatening museums and heritage sites. Over the past year we’ve invited guest authors from museums with a vested interest … -
Announcing a CFM Future Fiction Challenge: Imagine the Future of P-12 Education
In January CFM will launch an education “Future Fiction” challenge.This challenge will invite everyone—including educators, museum professionals, futurists, parents and community members—to submit short stories set in the year 2040, … -
Building Bridges: The Phillips Collection & THEARC Join Forces
Museums and community partners create vibrant learning opportunities every day and we’re proud to highlight powerful examples of such work. We invited Dorothy Kosinski, Director of the Phillips Collection, to tell us more about an … -
Happiness, Design, and the Urban Future
The Museum of Vancouver’s “lab of happiness,” demonstrates the museum’s commitment to strategic partnerships based in community need and well-being. You may recall last week we examined the Happy Museum Project, a group in the UK … -
Tackling Collections Backlogs for Small Museums
Watch this recorded webinar in which small museum professionals discuss issues related to tackling collection… -
Predicting our Cultural Future: Is 2016 the year of musedata?
Understanding how to collect data and knowing what to use it for are essential for our field. Today readers will hear more about these best practices from three women who work with data in museums. We welcome: Angie Judge, founding … -
The American Alliance of Museums Appoints Two New Accreditation Commissioners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2015 ARLINGTON, VA — The Board of Directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has ratified the appointment of two new accreditation commissioners: James Gilson, Vice President and General … -
Museums and Learning: A Future Kaleidoscope
In today’s guest post, Katherine Prince—Senior Director, Strategic Foresight at KnowledgeWorks, announces the publication of their 10-year forecast on the future of learning. You may recall that Katherine gave us a preview of this project … -
A Museum Dedicated to Happiness and Sustainability
The Happy Museum Project emphasizes the value of culture in developing a sustainable global future. Today I asked Ruth Quinn their Communications Officer to give our readers an overview of their work, including a peek at their future. … -
Monday Musing: Scrutinizing Nonprofit Status
Monday musings are my way of sharing “brain blorts”: brief, off-the-cuff thoughts about something I have read recently, both to help clarify my thinking an in the hopes of generating discussion and response. I give myself 15 …
Year: 2015
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2026 AIC & CAC Annual Meeting & Conference
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Honoring African American History in America’s 250th
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