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What’s the Point of a Museum Website?
Ignite Smithsonian. Many of you have probably already heard that on April 11 the auditorium of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian was packed from 10 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. with people talking about museums, technology … -
Thoughts on the Digitization of Museum Collections
When The Pinky Show asked attendees of the 2010 AAM Annual Meeting what they thought about the digitization of museum collections, it was on no one’s radar that Google was planning to do exactly that with the Google Art Project. … -
Full Spectrum: Addressing the Needs of Kids with Autism
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2011 edition of the Museum magazine. An average sixth-grade class is touring your galleries. Most of the children are only mildly interested, but one or two are not only intrigued but … -
Going Beyond: What Does Universal Design Look Like?
Without a doubt, universal design and accessibility impact the exhibitions and public programs that museums produce. But how do you integrate those principles into your exhibits an… -
How many museum educators does it take….
….to respond to Elizabeth Merritt’s “Call to Action” issued in Museum related to the CFM’s Demographic Transformation report? Apparently, 40 is a good start. Word cloud of participants’ responses to the question “What lingering thoughts, … -
Mining MyCulture: serving the community of creative consumers
The CFM report Museums & Society 2034 explored a trend we dubbed “MyCulture”—a rising generation demonstrating an extraordinarily high level of creative output and creative consumption. This week’s guest blogger, Allison Thurman, … -
“People Need to Remember”
American museums still struggle with the legacy of race. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2010 edition of the Museum magazine. Early in my career, I crafted an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s … -
What Does Universal Design Look Like?
AAM hosted a webinar (“Universal Design: Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act”) in collaboration with Smithsonian Affiliations—and made possible through the generosity of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee—in October 2010 to address … -
Future of Accessibility
Why is accessibility a futurist issue? Because, trends being what they are, we face a future in which a growing proportion of American society will have accessibility challenges. For example: Today, 1in 8 Americans are older than 65. In … -
Spotting the Long News
I sometimes use this blog to highlight news items that may presage important developments in the future—the leading edge of trends lapping at our toes. This short TED talk by Kirk Citron asks a good question: how do we know which stories …
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