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Museums and Migration
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: unbiased wages
A few weeks ago I tweeted about a post by the estimable Vu Le in which he argued that “basing pay on salary history is a harmful, borderline-unethical practice that we need to abolish.” He points out that calibrating salary … -
Monday Musing: rethinking design at the opera
I’m devoting my brief musing today to a story from the Harvard Business Review that I included in “Dispatches from the Future of Museums” last week. In case you missed it, please do read “What Design Thinking is … -
Taking Out the Guesswork: Using Research to Build Arts Audiences
Watch this recorded webinar based on Taking Out the Guesswork, a publication of the Wallace Foundation. Learn about ways to use research and data to support audience-building i… -
More than Just a Party: How the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boosted Participation by Young Adults
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. Many arts organizations face a similar challenge—declining participation by young adults. The National Endowment for the Arts’ 2012 Survey of Public … -
The Millennial Museum
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. Museums are finding new ways to engage young professionals, their future patrons—and donors. The group met at the designated rendezvous: a pharaoh … -
Embracing Millennial Perspectives
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. What Millennials want from the museums that employ them, and why museums should care. It seems the museum field is abuzz with insights on how to best … -
Happy Thanksgiving! The Future of Food
Sharing a glimpse of a future of healthy, sustainable, locally sourced food. Enjoy! #Crickets #LIVINFarmsHive.Yours from the (grateful) futur… -
Monday Musing: Prequel to a Museum
Monday musings are my way of sharing “brain blorts”: brief, off-the-cuff thoughts about something I have read recently, both to help clarify my thinking an in the hopes of generating discussion and response. I give myself 15 … -
Research Roundup: SurveyingThe Employment Landscape
With today’s post, ACLS Public Fellow (and CFM Futurist-in-Training) Dr. Nicole Ivy launches a new occasional feature on the blog: a roundup of recent research relevant to her work and (we hope) to yours. As part of my wonderings about …
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