Less Stress, More Success: The Ultimate Tips for Vendor Collaboration 

A comprehensive tipsheet on working with vendors to ensure the final exhibit meets the museum’s objectives. This tipsheet was developed by Carrie Ericson, CEO of SpeedPro East Bay. The information shared here was current at the time of …

Discovering Community Through Augmented Reality

The Arizona State Museum (ASM) recently led an exciting project that transcends traditional boundaries—curatorial, geographical, and technological. Discovering Community in the Borderlands (DCB) is an innovative endeavor that invites …

Designing Low-Carbon-Footprint Exhibitions

Working as an exhibition designer, I hear from many museum employees that their least favorite part of the process is watching an exhibition come down knowing most of the exhibition materials are headed for the landfill. This level of …

Historical Connections: Working with Living Artists in the Museum Setting

Since its founding in 1961, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter) has championed the voices of American artists, openly sharing their creativity by providing the public with free and open access to the museum. In addition to …

Designing a Watershed Experience at the Ontario Museum of History and Art

With its exhibition on water, the Ontario Museum of History and Art aims to educate and empower its community and address its wellbeing. This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s May/June 2024 issue, a benefit of …

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 …

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