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Visitor Voices

By Sheri Levinsky-Raskin

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. A story of accessibility and inclusion The “Visitor Voices” session at the 2015 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Atlanta featured stories and …
Museums and ADA@25

By Beth Bienvenu

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. Progress and looking ahead These artworks were on display in “The Art of the Lived Experiment” at the DisArt Festival, which aims to change …
The Human Experience

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. A conversation with NEH Chairman Dr. William “Bro” Adams After being nominated by President Obama to serve as chairman of the National Endowment for …
Turning Museums Inside Out

By Winifred Kehl

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. Opening collections, engaging audiences On a corner near the north entrance of the University of Washington in Seattle, set back from the road and …
Museums and ADA@25

By Greg Stevens

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 edition of Museum magazine. A look back July 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law intended to guarantee equal access for …
Excellence On A Small Scale

By Ann Fortescue

What does excellence at a small museum look like? My experience moving from a large history museum, with a full-time staff of 77 and an annual budget of $9.3 million, to a small art museum with a full-time staff of three and an annual …
Exploding the Four Walls: Museums Face the Prospects and Perils of Digital Learning

By Jeff Levine

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2015 edition of Museum magazine. On May 30, 1899, a struggling young inventor wrote the Smithsonian Institution asking for help: “I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I …
Nine Effective Strategies of Audience Building

By Lucas Held, Anne Bergeron and Beth Tuttle

Lucas Held, Anne Bergeron and Beth Tuttle summarize The Wallace Foundation report, The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences, by Bob Harlow (2014, The Wallace Foundation), and Magnetic: The Art and Science of …
Beyond the Label: Strategies for effective interactive media

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2015 edition of Museum magazine. Creating digital interactive experiences in museums can be costly and time-consuming. Given the financial and human resources required to create …
Food Forward: Eat and drink trends in museums

By Marika Barranco

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. Museums today are leveraging eating, drinking and tasting in new ways for visitors. Institutions striving to deliver multisensory experiences can find no …