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Full Spectrum: Addressing the Needs of Kids with Autism
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the March/April 2011 edition of the Museum magazine. An average sixth-grade class is touring your galleries. Most of the children are only mildly … -
CSISOS: Cool Sessions in Search of Speakers
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogThe call for proposals for the AAM 2013 annual meeting closes on Friday, Aug. 24. As I’ve explained in an earlier post, this year AAM is encouraging people to post early drafts of their … -
Practicing What We Preach
Category: Museum MagazineMuseum studies graduate students co-curate a feminist art exhibition to test assumptions on ideal approaches to inclusion. This article originally appeared in the March/April 2020 issue … -
From Theory to Practice: Applying Futures Studies
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogA guest post contributed by Joe Cavanaugh, museum director of the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. Joe was one of Elizabeth Merritt’s classmates in the … -
Announcing Education Future Fiction Challenge Winners
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogHi, Sylvea here… In late January the we invited museum professionals, educators, futurists, education policy advocates, and community allies to contribute their vision of an … -
Toxic Philanthropy
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogWe live in a time in which the public is hyper sensitive to the ethics of where money comes from, and where it goes. As I observed in TrendsWatch 2015, nonprofits don’t get a free pass in … -
You, Me, We: Tackling Identity and Discrimination with Young Audiences
Category: Alliance BlogIn February 2023, Boston Children’s Museum opened a new exhibition called You, Me, We, which encourages families to connect with each other around questions of fairness in the world, … -
Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Your Museum Exhibits
Category: On-Demand ProgramsThis recording is from the Future of Museums Summit held October 29–30, 2024. This session can help your museum calculate, track, and reduce the environmental impact of their daily … -
Becoming a Data Startup – Part 1
Category: Alliance BlogHave you ever wished you could visualize and analyze some of your museum’s data, but weren’t quite sure how to start? Maybe you’re a museum person who is comfortable with technology, but … -
Forecasting the Future of History Organizations and Their Leaders
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogFor three weeks every November leaders and practitioners from the field of the public history meet at the Seminar for Historical Administration to discuss challenges and future directions …
