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We’re Not That Hard to Find: Hiring Diverse Museum Staff

By Joy Bailey-Bryant

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2017 issue of Museum magazine. Guidelines to implement change in your museum and identify a pipeline of diverse employees. In 2015, the Mellon Foundation released a report that …
Future Fiction Challenge Winner!

By Keely Sarr

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2016 issue of Museum magazine. Albert Camus once said, “Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” Good futurist fiction tells the truth about something that hasn’t …
Supporting Learning in Museum Makerspaces: A National Framework

By Peter Wardrip

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2016 issue of Museum magazine. Identifying the elements that create and foster conditions for optimal learning. Makerspaces and maker-based learning experiences are settings and …
What YouTube Can Do for Museums

By Winifred Kehl

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2016 issue of Museum magazine. How museums can use YouTube to engage visitors and extend their reach. “YouTube is the new TV”—or so seemingly everyone tells me at VidCon, the annual …
Rise and Shine: Early Morning Programs for People With Autism

By Greg Stevens

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2016 issue of Museum magazine. For people with autism and other sensory processing disorders (SPDs), visiting museums and other public sites can be a difficult experience. A variety …
Taking A Fresh Look At Provenance

By Tracey Berg-Fulton

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2016 issue of Museum magazine. Pursuing a future in which provenance research and data are efficient, accessible, and equitable. Museums know that provenance, including provenance …
Heritage At Risk: Safeguarding Museums During Conflict

By Brian I. Daniels

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2016 issue of Museum magazine. Envisioning museums as part of an intellectual and professional community that crosses international borders. In recent years, the impact of outside …
Direct Care of Collections: Ethics, Guidelines, and Recommendations

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the July-August 2016 issue of Museum magazine. First issued in 2016, the white paper was updated in 2019 to reflect the updated FASB accounting standard that allows for direct care as well as …
Capture the Flag: the Struggle Over Representation and Identity

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2016 issue of Museum magazine. Exploring the social justice role of museums in the preservation and presentation of history and culture. “Take down the flag. Take it down now. Put it in a …
More than Just a Party: How the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boosted Participation by Young Adults

By Bob Harlow

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. Many arts organizations face a similar challenge—declining participation by young adults. The National Endowment for the Arts’ 2012 Survey of Public …