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Stirring The Melting Pot: A Challenge to Notions of Integration
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2010 edition of the Museum magazine. What does it mean to be an American? For many decades, few questioned that our identity centered on a common subscription to a certain set of accepted … -
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The Future of Museums: Mausoleums or Houses of Curiosity?
The following essay by Gregory Rodriguez introduces the Discussion Guide for the second annual CFM lecture, to be webcast next Wednesday, Jan. 27 2–3 p.m. ET. Register for the free webcast. The words “museum” and … -
Why Diversity? One Answer
Today’s guest post is by Day Al-Mohamed, Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Labor and member of the CFM Council. Day shares some thoughts in response to my post about the lecture by Gregory Rodriguez, which will be … -
Representation versus Individuality: A Museum Koan
I am still processing the thought-grenades Gregory Rodriguez lobbed at the audience during the CFM lecture last month. You’ll have the chance to grapple with them yourselves during the webcast January 27th, but I want to share some of my … -
A New Spin: Are DJs, rappers and bloggers ‘curators’?
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2010 edition of Museum magazine. A November 2008 headline in The New York Times read as follows: “Ludacris as Curator of His Own Hip-Hop Museum.” The concert review … -
Forecasting the Future of Accessibility in Museums
I am getting ready for a presentation at the Leadership and Excellence in Accessible Design (LEAD) conference to be held at the Kennedy Center later this month. The presentation will ask and try to answer two big questions—what will the … -
Take a Seat
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2008 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Here is a scene I witnessed on a recent visit to a major American art museum: In a foyer between galleries, a young woman …
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