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Fear Factor: In a contentious cultural climate, museums are wise to recognize the pressures to self-censor
In January 2020, it came to light that the National Archives had altered a photograph that introduced the exhibition “Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote” celebrating the centenary …
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Staying in Touch: Addressing Concerns to Allow Tactile Exploration at Museums
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Accessibility
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating new norms that discourage touching all manner of objects to curtail the spread of the virus. However, when public spaces reopen, understandable concern …
Key Takeaways for Museum Education at #AAMvirtual
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Education & Interpretation
The theme of the Virtual Annual Meeting—Radical Reimagining—was already poignant in the context of the field’s reckoning with the impacts of COVID-19, but became even more so in the midst …
How to Stay Informed While Staying Sane
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
I sometimes joke that my animal avatar is a Whale Shark, because it’s my job to trawl the ocean of news every day, filtering masses of content in search of nutritious bits to share with the …