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The Fixer Upper Effect: Waco museums enjoy the ride (and try to learn the deeper meaning)
Category: Alliance BlogIt’s Monday, November 5, at 1:01 pm. I’m headed to a meeting in downtown Waco, Texas. As I drive by The Silos, a retail space developed by Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, I am … -
The Grande Race: Making The City a Museum Without Walls
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the May/June 2010 edition of the Museum magazine. On a sunny summer afternoon, there are few people touring the galleries at the Grand Rapids Public … -
Call for Papers for Exhibition journal
Learn about article proposals or skip to other ways to contribute, including volunteer contributions as book reviewers and exhibition critique writers. Proposals due June 3, 2026 for the … -
What YouTube Can Do for Museums
Category: Museum MagazineThis 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 … -
Microclimates: A Greener Future for Collection Care
Category: Alliance BlogThere are many options available for museums to address climate action and become more sustainable, but recent work at two institutions has highlighted the value in one particular method: … -
Immersive Experiences in Museums: A Look at Art Windsor-Essex’s “Against the Current”
Category: Alliance BlogTo say that a lot has changed for cultural institutions and museums in the past few years is an understatement. This is a time when visitors, who have spent the last two years enduring a … -
Virtual Programs for Children—What Do Parents Want Now?
Category: Alliance BlogAfter of year of chaos, anguish, and reflection, the world is entering a new phase—perhaps “post-pandemic,” maybe the “new normal”—it will take a while to settle on the right label. Last … -
Saying No: A Practical Guide
Category: Alliance BlogMost of us in the museum field feel we have too much work and too little time. No matter how much we get done, our to-do lists never seem to get any shorter—only longer by leaps and bounds. … -
Social Media Can Transform Your Museum: An interview with Lanae Spruce
Category: Alliance BlogI’ll never forget the moment I began to understand the true power of social media. It was 2015 and I was working for a popular online feminist magazine. My job involved reading every one of … -
In Praise of Mission Creep
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogMy focus this year is on exploring the ways museums serve as essential infrastructure for their communities: improving education for our children, creating livable communities for our …
