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Becoming a Data Startup – Part 2
It’s time again for our next installment of Becoming a Data Startup! For those of you who read along in our last post, you learned some simple tips and tricks for formatting your data that I promised would make things easier for analysis … -
The Most Important Question to Ask in a Capital Campaign
Nina Simon is the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and author of The Participatory Museum (2010), The Art of Relevance (2016) and the popular Museum 2.0 blog. This article was originally published on Museum … -
Cape Fear Museum Goes to Space (Place)
Pepper Hill is a museum educator at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington, NC. The Cape Fear Museum of History and Science recently opened an interactive experience, called Space Place, inspired by and modeled after the … -
Teaching Students to be Change Makers: Civic Education at Morven Park
Abby Pfisterer is the Director of Education at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia. In this role, she leads the development of K-12 school programs that teach students the skills, knowledge, and mindset they need to be leaders and change … -
Breaking the Silence to Awaken Your Muse
Detrice Roberts is a graduate student, pursuing her M.A. in History from Jackson State University. Everyone has a muse – a source of inspiration. It’s what awakens inner beauty and arouses the artist within. Merriam-Webster defines art as … -
Our Institutions as Sanctuaries
Eduardo Díaz is the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center and a 30-year veteran of arts administration. He is an advisor to the Smithsonian’s Secretary and Provost/Under Secretary for Museums and Research as well as to Congress and … -
Meet Arthur Affleck, the Alliance’s New VP of Development
On March 20, AAM welcomed Arthur Affleck as our new vice president of development. Arthur will lead all aspects of the Alliance’s fundraising programs and activities with the primary goal of building a culture of philanthropy in support of … -
Measuring Impact in the Cultural Sector: Catching up with Harry Verwayen of Europeana
Though Washington D.C. didn’t get the worst of spring storm Stella, the weather promised just enough snow and ice to cause cancellations, delays, and low-level havoc on people’s schedules. Due to the impending weather, the Smithsonian … -
How to Promote Museums’ Significance in our Nation
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All Kids Need Museums: The Funding Hunt
Amanda Spencer is the grants manager at the Reading Public Museum in Reading, PA. You can reach Amanda and the museum on Facebook @readingpublicmuseum, Instagram @rdgmuseum & Twitter @rdgmuseum. “Thank you Reading Public Museum and …
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