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Museums and the Future of Work: A Call for Collaboration

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi, Nicole here. In today’s short post, I’m sharing some exciting news—and making a call for your collaboration! This spring, CFM will be holding a national convening on museums and the future of work. The two-day event builds …
Beyond Neutrality

By Elizabeth Merritt

In Season 2 Episode 2 of the Museum People podcast, New England Museums Association director Dan Yaeger argues that all museums should be social activists, describing the oft-voiced museum ambition of being “places to convene …
Monday Musing: Electoral futures

By Elizabeth Merritt

In today’s brief musing I want to draw your attention to a piece by Philip Kennicott in yesterday’s Washington Post.In “Would Donald Trump make art great again?” Kennicott pens a short scenario of what the arts …
Futurist Friday: Building the Future By Understanding the Past

By Elizabeth Merritt

We know we don’t know what the future will be. We can deal with that–that’s what strategic foresight is for.Far more corrosive is the misconception that we do know the past.In fact, the past and the future are mirror …
Thinking About Inclusive Museums in the UK

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi, Nicole here! As part of my work as a Mellon/ACLS fellow with CFM, I’m focusing on a constellation of issues related to museums and labor, including pathways to museum employment; wage equity in the sector; workforce practices promoting …
American Alliance Of Museums Announces 2016 Museums Connect Grants

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2016 Arlington, VA ─ The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) announced six grants with 12 museum partners for the 2016 cycle of the Museums Connect program, including projects in countries and states new to …
Museums and Migration

By Elizabeth Merritt

Mass migration, driven by conflict, oppression, political upheaval, climate change and economic distress, has been described as “the defining issue of this century.” As such, it is one of many critical issues that museums can address in …
Monday Musing: Beyond Conformity & Compliance

By Elizabeth Merritt

Here’s an article I encourage you to read to start your week: Sir Ken Robinson: How to Create a Culture For Valuable Learning (Mind/Shift, KQED News). Sir Ken has been a major inspiration for my work on museums and the future of …
Futurist Friday: Empathetic AI

By Elizabeth Merritt

Whenever a new technology starts to take off (drones, 3D printing, Virtual Reality), the initial breathless coverage in the press is inevitably followed by articles deriding the trivial applications of these advances. We’re deluged …
Free your mind! Funky futures & transformative education

By Elizabeth Merritt

“If you free your mind, you free your relationship to time”—George Clinton, funky musician and Afrofuturist Vibrant (adjective): Full of energy and enthusiasm. Pulsating. Bright and Striking… Learning (noun): The acquisition of …