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Point of View: Repairing Leader-Staff Trust
Category: Museum MagazineClaims about integrity, benevolence, and sincerity are at the heart of many internal organizational conflicts. This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s May/June 2025 issue, a … -
Will You Know Innovation When You See It?
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogLast week my virtual self gave a brief intro via Skype to Phelan Fretz’s session on Innovation at the NEMA meeting in Burlington, Vermont. Phelan (who is the executive director of the ECHO … -
To B Corps or not to B Corps—A Case Study
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogSome people think that because museums are nonprofits, they are not allowed to make money. Cue my mantra: nonprofit is a tax status, not a business strategy. A financially successful … -
Towards Frictionless Augmented Reality
Category: Alliance BlogAuthor’s Note: Several months ago, putting on an Augmented Reality (AR) headset was an uncomfortable nuisance for museum visitors. Now, it’s a potential health risk. The COVID-19 pandemic … -
Time to Partner Up
Category: Museum MagazineWhen you build relationships with other community groups, your small museum can reach its full potential. My tenure at The Lewes Historical Society began what seems like a lifetime ago: on … -
January/February 2025 Preview
In this issue: January/February 2025 issue By the Numbers: Taking the Pulse of the Post-Pandemic World The COVID-19 pandemic was the defining global disruption of the 21st century to date: … -
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 … -
Strategizing Me: Make a Personal Career Plan
Category: Museum MagazineThis article appeared in the March/April 2017 issue of Museum magazine. Effective leaders create mission statements to shape their museum careers. The one thing that can be said … -
March/April 2024 Preview
In this issue: Mar/Apr 2024 issue By the Numbers: Museum Volunteers Explore some of the data from 5,340 museum volunteers who participated in the 2023 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers. (US … -
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 …
