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Museums: An Important Partner in Talent Development Models of Gifted Education

By Elizabeth Merritt

Since I’ve begun exploring the small but expanding universe of “museum schools,” I’ve discovered they come in many different flavors. Some are schools actually run in and by a museum (like the Grand Rapids Public …
The Role of Museums in an On Demand Economy

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi-it’s Sylvea….Today’s guest post considers the role that museums play in our on demand economy. Thomas Fisher is a professor of architecture, former dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota and a …
Bias Cache: Collecting Incidents and Interruptions of Workplace Bias in Museums

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi–Sylvea here! Our guest authors for this post–Aletheia Wittman, Rose Paquet Kinsley, and Margaret Middleton–introduce The Incluseum’s upcoming program on workplace bias at the CFM Demo Booth during the annual …
Refracting the Social Justice Lens: An Intersectional Approach to Labor Equity in Museums

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi–Sylvea here! Elizabeth is giving a talk in New Zealand and while she’s away Nicole and I will host CFM’s blog. Today’s post aligns quite well with Nicole’s Monday Musing on museum internships and Tuesday …
Exploring the Future of Museums and Labor

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi, this is Nicole. Yesterday, I posted some thoughts inspired by a local, intimate dialogue on museums and internships that I was honored to convene here at AAM. Today, continuing with the theme of museums and the future of work, I’m …
Monday Musing…

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi, Nicole here! Last week, AAM brought together over twenty museum professionals from the Washington, DC area for an intimate and in-depth dialogue about museums and internships. This convening gathered interns, museum directors, leaders …
ReMAKING Learning through Hand-on Education

By Elizabeth Merritt

CFM’s 2014 report Building the Future of Education (Museums and the Learning Ecosystem), shared a vision in which all children draw on a vibrant learning grid of educational resources. In this future, “school” isn’t just a building where …
Appraising the Arts with Sense, but no Dollars

By Elizabeth Merritt

I see TrendsWatch, CFM’s annual forecasting report, as a jumping off point for deeper explorations of each year’s themes. Every chapter is essentially a lure, hoping to attract the attention of people who know more about these topics than …
Happiness: Because you get what you measure

By Elizabeth Merritt

“The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play.” —Robert F. Kennedy Humans are driven to succeed, so we mold our behavior to fit our definition of …
Labor 3.0: new jobs, or a jobless future?

By Elizabeth Merritt

“The issue is jobs. You can’t get away from it: jobs. Having a buck or two in your pocket, and feeling like somebody.”—Studs Terkel In the last two centuries, labor pivoted from the farm and workshop to the factory and the office. Now, as …