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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 … -
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 … -
Museums, Health, and Wellness Compendium
For years, museums have demonstrated their public value as educational providers, community anchors, and stewards of our national heritage. They’ve also earned a reputation for driving … -
What’s the secret ingredient in the Tsongas Industrial History Center’s success?
Officially opened 25 years ago as a partnership between the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Graduate School of Education and Lowell National Historical Park, the Tsongas Industrial … -
Psyched about Storytelling
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogAAM just announced the theme for our 2013 annual meeting in Baltimore, and it is (drumroll, please): Storytelling This is such a great theme, for many reasons. While people who work in, and … -
Speechless: A sensory exhibition charts a new path to accessibility in learning
Category: Alliance BlogMuseums are constantly experimenting with how we can present content in ways that engage and inform a wide audience. Part of the challenge is to consider issues of accessibility and … -
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, … -
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 … -
Unschooling—a Fringe Future of Education
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogEarlier this month I blogged about the future of education—a theme CFM will be exploring for some time. As part of this exploration, I will share scanning hits—news, hints, pictures and … -
Navigating a Disrupted Future at #AAM2021
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogHow is a talk different from a written report? How is a digital presentation different from its analog kin? Earlier this week I gave my annual TrendsWatch session at the #AAM2021 virtual …
