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Things That Scare Us
The Smithsonian compiled a website full of their museums' creepiest artifacts and exhibi…
The story behind the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium’s eerie welcome back video
The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium decided to take a very different tactic to it's welcome video. Ever heard a Verdi piece played on an 1888 musi…
Michigan Has A Nun Doll Museum and…It’s Creepy
With over 525 dolls and 20 mannequins, the Doll Museum at The National Shrine of the Cross in the Woods seeks to preserve Catholic her…
Museums reveal their creepiest objects in Twitter battle
From fish-tailed monkey "mermaids" to creepy dolls, museums showcase their most terrifying collections on Tw…
Scared to Death: The Thrill of the Horror Film
Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film includes more than 50 props and costumes from popular films and television …
America’s 10 Creepiest Body Horror Museums
The Travel.com blog compiled this list of some truly creepy body horror mu…
The 5 Creepiest Museums Around the World
Ever visited a museum with medical oddities, dead bodies, or scariest of all hundreds of ventriloquist dummies?Then you've probably been to one of these creepy mu…
Museums Challenged to Showcase ‘Creepiest Objects’ Deliver Stuff of Nightmares
When the National Museums of Scotland sent out the call for museums to post the creepiest objects in their collections on Twitter, they stepp…
“My Primary School is at the Museum…During the Pandemic”
One challenge facing communities around the globe is providing safe spaces where children can continue their education as normally as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, …
Chris Newell: First Wabanaki Leader of the Abbe Museum
Ian Elsner describes Museum Archipelago (@museum_go on Twitter) as “a tiny podcast guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums.” As a devoted follower of the podcast, I was delighted …
“Pay As You Stay” – an alternative pricing model for museums?
This year’s TrendsWatch cites buy-ahead pricing as one tool for enhancing revenue and managing attendance. In today’s guest post, Managing Director Tom Schoessler tells us how the Weserburg …
How Museums Can Help Increase Voter Registration
Every election year, millions of Americans find themselves unable to vote because they miss a registration deadline, do not update their registration, or are unsure how to register. Our …
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Elevating Sustainability Efforts in Museum Dining Operations
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Alliance Blog
As museums encourage visitors to learn and think about what is possible, sustainability is no longer a behind-the-scenes activity. Beyond LEED-certified buildings and facilities operations, …
Museum Colleague Shoutouts for 2023
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Alliance Blog
Last month we asked readers of our Field Notes newsletter to share their shoutouts for outstanding museum colleagues in honor of the new year. Here were some of the responses they shared: …
Chatting About Museums with ChatGPT
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Two months ago, the research and development lab OpenAI released ChatGPT, an interactive “chatbot” powered by artificial intelligence. Chatbots aren’t new (I’ve been writing about …