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Entering the Vault: Making Collections Storage Visible
The National Building Museum has given visitors access to a trove of previously uncatalogued artifacts through its “Visible Vault.” The National Building Museum, located in Washington, DC, in the historic Pension Building, … -
Learning from the Next Generation: Transforming Museums with Youth-Driven Storytelling
Youth-driven storytelling, like that at Penn Museum, can transform museums into spaces where identity, belonging, and community voice are actively shaped. “Did you know Mali dropped French as their official language?” Samantha … -
From the President: It’s About Time
On the eve of the American Revolution in 1773, the Charleston Library Society founded what is widely recognized as America’s first museum. Originally focused on regional flora and fauna, the Charleston Museum has since evolved into a … -
Make No Little Plans and Other Bad Advice
The Springfield Art Museum is in the middle of a major renovation. It’s been complicated. One of the best pieces of advice I received early in the Springfield Art Museum’s construction project was to get my own hard hat. Bring it on … -
Small Space, Big Impact
The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art has invested in high impact design of its space to enable 21st-century learning. The museum experience of 40 years ago is easy to imagine—a friendly front desk, a map of current exhibitions, and … -
Right-Sized Futures
An architect offers advice for museums of all sizes on master planning. As an architect and planner who has spent many years working with museums of all types and sizes, I’ve heard it all when it comes to master planning. “We’ve done … -
Surviving Your Museum Renovation
The Museum at Texas Tech underwent a major renovation and an addition and lived to tell the tale. Construction and renovation are not things most museum professionals normally deal with. Odds are most of us will not be constructing a new … -
Historic Walls, Modern Vision
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts built a roadmap for restoration, expansion, and community impact. What makes a museum a museum? Is it the collection, the educational impact, or the relationship it cultivates with its community? … -
Sustainability by Design
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is developing a museum-led model for people, planet, prosperity, and programs. At The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright), our mission is to “open minds … -
From the President: Why Design Matters
I spent several formative years at the Chicago Architecture Center, helping create programs, exhibitions, and tours that inspired people to better understand and care for the built environment around them. We often returned to a line from …
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