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Undoing Adultism in Museum Spaces
Adultism is “the everyday, systematic, and institutionalized oppression that young people face at the hands of adults” (Kivel). Denial of political power. Lack of privacy. Physical and emotional abuse. Arbitrary punishments. Rules they did … -
Every child is an artist
“Every child is an artist. The problem is to remain an artist” — Pablo Picasso According to a study by the College Board in 2012, required arts instruction in K-12 schools often comes to an end in middle school – the exact moment when … -
Tips for Museum Educators to become Exhibition Design Facilitators
As a museum educator, do you ever feel forgotten? Feel as though your expertise was relegated to the tail-end of exhibition planning? Do you wish museum education played a larger leadership role at your institution? In this blog post, I … -
Native Eyes: Honoring the Power of Museum and Community Partnership
Excerpted from Vol. 3, “Intersections: Folklore and Museum Education,” Journal of Folklore and Education Museums can be a catalyst for communities to come together to design something authentic. When museums acknowledge the expertise of … -
Selling When We Should Be Investing
When I was a classroom teacher, I assumed that a field trip would never be worth it: not worth the money my school didn’t have, nor the time I didn’t have, nor the learning my students would lose by missing a day of school. This imagined … -
Electing to value education within museums
I am not going to lie. Like many of us, I am suffering from election anxiety today. As a parent and educator, I see the glaring gaps in our fractured educational system and become frustrated and pessimistic. At the same time, one of the … -
The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences
Delivered March 22, 2016, at the Building Arts Audiences: The Philadelphia Summit, Will Miller presents findings from the Wallace Foundation report, The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences (2014). Watch the … -
Build Your Audience Through Strategic Organizational Alignment
Internationally renowned for his expertise in arts management, Michael Kaiser discusses the importance of organizational alignment around audience-building initiatives. Kaiser uses examples from his work at the Kennedy Center and Alvin … -
Your Roving Reporter: An interview with Jim Croft: Executive Vice President of The Field Museum
CEO Betty Brewer asked Jim Croft to think about changes he has seen over his 30+ years at The Field Museum as he prepared to leave the museum and move full time into the work of academia. You are one of a handful of people who formed the … -
The Productive Workplace
Did you know that Tuesday consistently wins the prize as the most productive day of the week, with, you guessed it, Friday as the least productive. No matter what day of the week it is, too little time and too much to do is a common …
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