The Metropolitan Museum Shrouded a Mark Chagall Painting to Draw Attention to World Refugee Day
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Influence of Museums
To mark World Refugee Day, the Metropolitan Museum of Art labeled works in its modern and contemporary art galleries by refugee artists, including Max Beckmann, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Max …
How Can Museums Empower Communities? TACA Perforum
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Last month I had the honor of speaking on a panel organized by The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) in Dallas, hosted by the Nasher Sculpture Center. Every year TACA brings together speakers …
Tips for Creating Accessible Museums: Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning
The American Alliance of Museums offers the following information from Violet Rose Arma, Curatorial Assistant & Administrative Support, University of Arizona Museum of Art. The …
Food Forward: Eat and drink trends in museums
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. Museums today are leveraging eating, drinking and tasting in new ways for visitors. Institutions …
Chatting About Museums with ChatGPT
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Two months ago, the research and development lab OpenAI released ChatGPT, an interactive “chatbot” powered by artificial intelligence. Chatbots aren’t new (I’ve been writing about …
The Connected Museum of 2040
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
I hope you’ve had a chance to read your print copy of Museum 2040, or to download a digital copy. If you’re a little confused about why the magazine is set in the future, read my …
Online Programs: Mission and Institutional Planning
Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing If you are learning how to write exhibition labels or want to reinvigorate your current label writing, this program will guide you in finding …
A Museum-School Partnership: Why It’s Important & How It Works
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Alliance Blog
Ellen Balkin is the Education Manager and Suzanna Ritz is the Curriculum Coordinator for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. By all accounts, the educational landscape of New Orleans has …
3 Trauma-Informed Practices for Museums to Follow
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Alliance Blog
Earlier this year, I presented at MuseumNext’s Museums, Health, and Wellbeing Summit about what we risk by not integrating trauma-informed practices and values into our work. In my talk, I …
Different by Design: A New, Inclusive Framework for Accessible Museum Exhibitions
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Alliance Blog
In January 2020, I authored a post for the Alliance Blog about speechless: different by design, an exhibition that I curated for the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and the High Museum of Art in …
“Why would you want to visit a museum?”
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
This week’s guest post is by Ron Chew, independent consultant and Community Scholar in Residence at the Museology Graduate Program, University of Washington. Ron is the former director of …