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Flower Power: A Story of Organizational Re-Blossoming

By Elizabeth Merritt

A reporter recently asked me to name the biggest barrier standing in the way of museums adapting to the forces shaping the future. My reply was “ourselves—the funding and organizational structures that tether us to outdated models and …
Balancing the Equation

By Elizabeth Merritt

I had the pleasure, last month, of addressing attendees at the League of American Orchestra’s conference in St. Louis. They invited me to share some insights from the museum world about the forces shaping our shared future. As is often …

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