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Museums and Social Justice: Supporting Self-Assessment
In a guest post here on the blog earlier this week, Nina Pelaez and Alyssa Greenberg reported on the self-organized convening of Museum Workers Speak at the AAM annual meeting in Atlanta a …
Unsafe Ideas: Building Museum Worker Solidarity for Social Justice
I was very disappointed to miss the “rogue session” at the AAM meeting in Atlanta dedicated to museum labor practices. It is, as readers of this blog know, an issue of intense interest to …
Monday Musing: Fighting for Diversity and Against Unconscious Bias
Two articles for my quick Monday thought:This depressing article from the NYTimes by a researcher who has been documenting how selection criteria in corporate America suppress diversity. He …
Monday Musing: Quantifying the Sacrifice Measure
I’ve been sitting on this figure for awhile. Steven Lubar (@lubar) from Brown University lobbed the associated NPR story at me on Twitter in response to one of my posts on museum …
When Performance is an Issue: Steps to Take
Today museum professionals face more numerous challenges than they have ever faced before—how best to reach, attract and communicate with varied audiences; dwindling revenue sources; …
Let’s Talk Money: How much do you make?
You’d probably feel massively uncomfortable if someone asked you that question at a dinner party. After all, money is one of the things (along with politics, sex and religion) that are …
Po-tay-to Po-taa-to: On Unpaid Internships
Finally, ok, I’m weighing in. I hesitated for a long time because it wasn’t clear what I could add to an already robust conversation. But this topic is a logical extension of the …
What’s a Good CEO Worth?
This is part three in an ongoing series of essays sharing my thoughts on museum economics, training and compensation. Catch up with parts one (The Museum Sacrifice Measure) and two (What is …
What is the Fair Market Value of a Museum Job?
Last week’s post on the Museum Sacrifice Measure generated a lot of discussion on Twitter, Facebook and in the Blog comment section. I recommend you go back and read that post before you …
The Museum Sacrifice Measure
How much are you willing to give up to work in a museum? How much didyou give up to work in a museum? I’m not talking about quality of life issues like relocating to a new city, having to …
Monday Musing: Yet Another Pass at Virtual v. Analog Art Experiences
This Monday’s 15 minute musing. Last week Amit Sood, director of the Google Cultural Institute, announcedthat 15 new museums were launching exhibits on the Google Art Project. That …
Monday Musings: Museum as Creative Hotspot
Last Friday I read a thought-provoking post from Jasper Visser about the use of alternative workspaces. “Why not work a couple of days each week from a bar, incubator or creative …