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Right to Rest
Category: Exhibition JournalThis article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Fall 2025) Vol. 44 No. 2 and is reproduced with permission. Alma Thomas (1891–1978) was an American artist, educator, and community … -
#AAM2019 Keynote: Kippen de Alba Chu and Kimberly Drew
< Disclaimer: This video is unedited and contains several “unbeeped” profanities. Transcript Kippen de Alba Chu: Good morning, everyone. Yeah, this morning’s script was … -
Museopunks Episode 38: Decolonization and its Discontents
As decolonization moves more firmly onto the agenda in museums, so too does its critique. In this episode, we speak with Sumaya Kassim, author of the essay ‘The Museum Will Not Be … -
Revisiting Wild Times: The Loss of Nonprofit Status
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogIn 2018 I published a scenario titled “Wild Times” set in a version of 2040 in which museums lost their nonprofit status due to a combination of political attacks, economic stress, and a … -
Different Lenses for Addressing Our Planet Crisis
Category: On-Demand ProgramsIt will take more than the media and science-based institutions to educate the population about the climate crisis and how individuals can take personal or collective action. This session … -
Beyond the Four-Legged Chicken
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Museum magazine. A History of Museum Registration In 1881, an important moment occurred in the history of registration. … -
2018 MUSE Award Winners
Audio Experiences Gold Through the Eyes of Love The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Through the Eyes of Love represents a new kind of hybrid – mixing the intimacy of podcasts with the … -
Considering AR or VR? Learn What We Learned from Our Projects and Visitors!
Category: On-Demand ProgramsEmbarking on an augmented or virtual reality project can be daunting. Learn what to watch out for, account for, and steer toward so you can avoid (or at least prepare for) problems that may … -
Reinforcement Crew: A Look Back
Category: Alliance BlogAs the Reinforcement Crew enters its second decade of serving museums, we thought it was only appropriate to take a look back at how this endeavor began as well as highlight some of the … -
Achieving the Unforgettable: Engaging the Senses with Whole-Body Learning
Category: Museum Magazine“Hey!! They just made the ruler larger!” It had been more than a month since my (Matthew McNerney’s) 5-year-old son visited the Field Museum’s iconic “Underground Adventure,” …
