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More on the Museum Identity Crisis
The last CFM blog post set off a lively discussion about defining museums (unfortunately mostly on Facebook and email—use the comments section, people!) But some of it on public blogs (for example, here) One reader asked, what do I mean … -
The Museum Identity Crisis—Who the heck are “we,” anyway?
Recently, the Christian Science Monitor ran this article examining the ways museums are engaging with their communities on a number of fronts. The reporter chose one quote from James Chung (co-author of the CFM report Museums & Society … -
Hearts and Minds
I just read a post on the blog Blayne Sucks by Aaron Massey, a doctoral student in computer science at NC State. In other words, a computer geek. Aaron just wrote a 1000 word paean, a lengthy love letter, to the Children’s Museum of … -
The Near Future: What’s Up at CFM
Here is a glimpse of what is up at CFM in the next six months. I would love your input. Write me at futureofmuseums@aam-us.org with your ideas. This summer and fall we are working on the second CFM research report, Demographic … -
Tomorrow’s News Today
Last week’s “Breaking Trail” post was the first in a series of profiles of museums pioneering futurist planning and actions. This post premieres another kind of entry that will be a recurring feature of the CFM blog—current news stories … -
Who is counting museum unemployment?
According to today’s report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of non-agricultural workers continued to decline in June 2009 (down by 467,000 people), though the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent. … -
Breaking Trail
This blog started last February—faced with its approaching six month anniversary I have been wrestling with the right balance of content. As I travel the country and cruise the web talking about CFM, asking how it can best serve the field, … -
The Future of Financial Accountability
Can you resist a good “top ten” list? I can’t, and here is a whole bunch of them from Charity Navigator (CN) that prominently feature museums. Some are lists that any organization would like to appear on—10 Best Charities Everyone Has … -
The Future of Museum Conferences, continued: Why Not Run a Conference Like Maker Faire?
I just got back from an intense, exhausting, exhilarating week in northern California that encompassed two very different conference-like events–the Creativity and Collaboration Retreat (C2) organized by NAME/AAM and Maker Faire, put …
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