• On Cuba

    While I spend a lot of my time reporting to you about trends—things that change quickly or slowly over time, in a traceable direction—disruptive events are equally important drivers of change. Disruptive events come to our attention as …
  • 2015–a Year for Reflection and Renewal

    The theme across the museum blog-o-sphere this month is reflection and renewal. Jeff Inscho’s intentions for the coming year include making more things with his hands and “valuing tactile media and relationships over their virtual/digital …
  • A Voice For Museums

    This article originally appeared in the January/February 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. With preparations underway for a new Congress and for the seventh annual Museums Advocacy Day (Feb. 23–24),  Alliance President Ford W. Bell …
  • How Far Have We Come? Civil rights museums evolve and transform

    This article originally appeared in the January/February 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. Of necessity, museums that document the nation’s civil rights struggle must also confront the litany of moral wrongs committed against African …
  • Crunching the Numbers

    This article originally appeared in the January/February 2015  edition of the Museum magazine. In the following article are some brief excerpts from the 2014 National Comparative Museum Salary Survey, released this past fall. Created to …
  • Looking Back: A reprise at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art

    This article originally appeared in the January/February 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. WHILE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUMS take the viewer on a journey from hate to hope, the experience at a new digital painting exhibit staged by the Bowdoin …

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