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The Sneaky Nature of Change
This is part three in a series of short essays exploring the basics of Futures Studies and how they can be applied to the museum field. Find the whole series by clicking on “Futures Studies 101” in the blog’s tag cloud. Complacency is the … -
A Quick Look at the Future of Education
The start of a new school year is a good time to think about the future of education. The New Learning Institute has a 21st Century Learning section “featur[ing] 12 videos by educators explaining what works and what does not in our … -
Future Studies 101: Potential Futures
This is part two in a series of short essays exploring the basics of Futures Studies and how they can be applied to the museum field. Read part one here. Studying the future isn’t all that different from studying history. We start with … -
How Green is Your Museum? A Call for Case Studies
Rachel Madan, director of Greener Museums, is working on Sustainable Museums: Strategies for the 21st Century, a book being published by MuseumsEtc in November, 2010. Rachel has worked with many U.S. and U.K. organizations including Tate, … -
Using History to Build Community
This week’s guest post is by Dr. Tom Hanchett, staff historian at the Levine Museum of the New South, one of the museums profiled in AAM’s recent report on the challenge museums’ face in coming decades to serve an … -
Interview with a Museum Director at Age 5
This week’s guest blogger is Silvia Liu, speaking as a representative of future museum founders/directors. Silvia has visited numerous museums in four countries. When she was four years old she collected a dead baby turtle while on a walk … -
Librarians. Sheesh.
This week’s guest blogger Lauren Silberman, thinks museumers have something to learn from the “Librarians of the Future” and their kin about how to shape the image of their profession. Lauren hearts museums but still likes … -
Trends in the “Attractions Industry”
Six Key Trends identified by the Attractions Handbook 2010-2011: Greater awareness of the differences between Western markets and the emerging markets of China, India, Russia, the Middle East, South America. For example: Western … -
Seeing Individuals in Diversity
This week’s guest post is from Julia Brucker, Museum Education Coordinator at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, Mass. On a chilly spring evening, the lights were still burning at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, Mass. … -
Futures Studies 101: The Purpose of Foresight
This post is the first in a series of short essays exploring the basics of Futures Studies and how they can be applied to the museum field. Why is foresight important? Without someone playing the important role of futurist, we risk being …
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