Influence of Museums

What is our museum’s social impact?

Trying to understand and measure how our museum changes lives in our community. When the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) first opened its doors, it was considered a "people's museum," a …
By Kelly McKinley, Medium

Why in the Age of Trump, I Believe the Art World Must Become a Sanctuary

By Laura Raicovich, Frieze

Museums doing digital and museums doing good — can we forge a connection?

By Sejul Malde, Medium

Study: Visits to science centers spark interest in science

By Experience AZ, AZ Big Media

Museums have a duty to be political

By Jillian Steinhauer, The Art Newspaper

Tools and Resources In the Wake of Charlottesville

By Cecelia Walls

The Importance of And

By Elaine Heumann Gurian, MuseumNext

Change – CODE | WORDS Technology and Theory in the Museum

By Nicholas Poole, Medium

Museums… So What?

By Robert Stein, Medium

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Can Art Help People Feel The Devastation Of Climate Change?

By Amy Brady, Pacific Standard
Environmental Sustainability
In early 2018, a small gallery at the Parsons School of Design in Lower Manhattan glowed with a bluish-green light. It emanated from an art installation by Peggy Weil titled 88 Cores, which …

‘It Is an Unusual and Radical Act’: Why the Baltimore Museum Is Selling Blue-Chip Art to Buy Work by Underrepresented Artists

By Julia Halperin, artnet News
Collections Stewardship
Lots of museum leaders talk about wanting to diversify their collections. Christopher Bedford, the director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, is actually doing it-though not everyone may …

3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

By Laura Sydell, NPR.org
Collections Stewardship
War, natural disasters and climate change are destroying some of the world's most precious cultural sites. Google is trying to help preserve these archaeological wonders by allowing users …