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Building Empathy by Developing an Ethically Sourced Materials Policy

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. If you don’t read the journal, become a member to receive your digital copy of the full upcoming issues or purchase the …

Witnessing Change: An Exhibition’s Enduring Impact on Museum Ethics and Practice

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. If you don’t read the journal, become a member to receive your digital copy of the full upcoming issues or purchase the …

Ethical Deliberation in Divisive Times: Q&A with Janet Marstine

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. What do we mean by “ethics”? We think we agree on what ethical behavior is, but do we really? How can we continue to forge …

Rooted in Reform: Navigating Carceral Stories in Museum Spaces

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Fall 2024) Vol. 43 No. 2 and is reproduced with permission. If you don’t read the journal, become a member to receive your copy of the full upcoming issues. The small city of Auburn, …

Leave Room to Grow: The Impact of Evolving Historic Events on a Temporary Exhibition

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Fall 2024) Vol. 43 No. 2 and is reproduced with permission. If you don’t read the journal, become a member to receive your copy of the full upcoming issues. As museum professionals we …

Beyond the Mannequin: Indigenous Bodies, Presence, and Textiles in Two Exhibitions at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca

Who decides how a body is represented inside a museum? This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2024) Vol. 43 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. Museums, as institutions that sustain a certain visual order, have …

Moments That Matter: Toward a Visitor-Centered Understanding of Belonging in Museum Spaces

Imagine being a visitor or a member of a visiting group walking into the lobby of a museum you’re familiar with: you see a sign proclaiming “you belong here.” How would you get a sense of belonging in that space? What would you see, hear, …

Resisting the Colonial Imagination: The Role of Exhibition Design in the Decolonial Project

It is Monday morning at First Americans Museum (FAM), and a group of fifth graders are bustling with excitement as they embark on a gallery tour. A museum educator welcomes the students in her native language and emphasizes the uniqueness …

Crafting Cardboard Experiences: The Activity that Evolved into an Exhibition

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2023) Vol. 42 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. www.name-aam.org. If you don’t read the journal, learn how you can subscribe to Exhibition to receive your copy of the …

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