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The Question of Gender: The “Unseen” Problem in Museum Workplaces
Joan Baldwin is Curator of Special Collections at The Hotchkiss School. Why is it important? Because for too long women–and more recently those openly identifying as women–have experienced …
Gabriela’s Bridge: Connecting Connecticut and Amazonian Brazil
William E. Jeffries, III is the director of strategic initiatives at Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, Connecticut. The media has been permeated recently with stories that …
3 Questions with the Japanese American National Museum
Recently we heard from Dr. Adam Long, Director of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center about their experience in Accreditation. Today, we hear from Ann Burroughs, President …
Building the Dreamspace in Museum Education
Sage Morgan-Hubbard is the Ford W. Bell Fellow in P-12 Education and Museums at the American Alliance of Museums. I have been asking Alyssa Machida to share her brilliance with all of …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 8/18/2017
1. We’ve all been grappling with topics of violence and hate following last weekend’s events in Charlottesville. Many museums have condemned the Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups …
Tools and Resources in the Wake of Charlottesville
First, let me state how proud I am to work in a field where museums and other institutions (AAM included) publicly denounce hatred and bigotry. Simply knowing there are places that offer …
The African American Firefighter Museum’s MAP Experience
I recently interviewed African American Firefighter Museum Board President David Spence (DS) about the museum’s latest Museum Assessment Program (MAP) experience. The museum has …
4 reasons you should vote for “Partnering with museums for hands-on learning year-round” for SXSW today!
Dearest colleagues, thank you for taking the time out to read this blog. I need your help. Please vote to allow me to attend and present at SXSWEdu (South by Southwest Education). My …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 8/11/2017
1. Have you ever wondered what happens when a museum releases 375,000 images into the wild with no restrictions? Loic Tallon, Chief Digital Officer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, gives …
Where Do Generation X Museum Professionals Fit In?
I distinctly remember being at a museum conference about 10 years ago, when I was a department manager but not yet at the senior level, and scanning the program to figure out where I fit …
3 Questions with the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center
Earlier this year, we heard from the Imagine Children’s Museum, the Mob Museum, the Museum of Danish America, and the Nichols House Museum on what it means to achieve accreditation. In this …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 8/04/2017
1. For 25 years the Getty Foundation‘s Multicultural Internship Program has funded paid internships for underrepresented minorities at dozens of cultural organizations across Los …