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Inflatable Refugee
#Migration #Refugees @immigration_mv Follow the link in the photo caption to the associated story. You can find more glimpses of the future (and links) on CFM’s Pinter… -
Companies with Benefits, Part 1: Benefit Corporations
I’m going to ask you to bear with me as I engage in some deep, extended geeking about business models in coming weeks, via a series of essays and guest posts exploring changes in business and philanthropy that are reshaping the niche … -
When Museums and Theatre Work Together
One way museums can court new audiences is to incorporate other forms of storytelling into their mix. Combining museum experiences with poetry jams, zines, dance, music and other formats can bring potential new fans into the museum while … -
Refresh Your Reading: Summer 2017
I know that in reality summer is just as busy as any other season, but somehow it feels to me as if I have a little extra time to breath, step back from my daily news feed and expand my horizons. In case you feel the same, here are a few … -
Fish, Museums, and Neuroscience
As a biologist, I’m familiar with the “edge effect”—the increase in biodiversity that occurs at the boundary of two habitats, such as forest and field. As a museum person, I believe in the power of the metaphorical application of … -
The Making of ¡NUEVOlution!: collaboration, ambiguity and a willingness to fail
This week’s guest post documents the benefits of an agile approach to exhibit development. Staff from the Levine Museum of the New South—Kate Baillon (VP Exhibitions 2007 – 2017), Kamille Bostick (VP Education 2015 – 2017), Janeen … -
Capture the Flag: the struggle over representation and identity
“Take down the flag. Take it down now. Put it in a museum. Inscribe beneath it the years 1861–2015.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates The past year has been marked by protests across the globe as communities grapple with issues of race, identity, … -
Philanthropy in the Age of Scale: MacArthur Foundation 100&Change
Last year the MacArthur Foundation launched 100&Change—a competition for a $100 million grant to fund a single proposal to make measurable progress toward solving a significant problem. They invited proposals to address any critical … -
Build it and will they come? Co-working considerations for Museums
Tui Te Hau At the [2017] AAM Annual Meeting, I hope to see you at the session I’ll be moderating on the emerging trend of museums running business incubators and co-working spaces (Sunday, May 7, 4 pm). One of the newest of these … -
#AAM2017 Preview: using comics to have difficult conversations in museums
Greetings! Sage here. I have had the pleasure of working with Smithsonian Exhibits designer and comic book artist Evan Keeling for the past two years. Now we’ve developed an amazing panel of comic artists, educators and scholars from …
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