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Sold out of science: embracing private collectors in natural history museums.
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogIs there such a thing as déjà prevu—the feeling of seeing something that you intended to write, but haven’t, yet? This feeling swept over me recently when I read a piece by Mark Carnall, … -
Students Solve a History Mystery and Teach a Lesson in Collaboration
Category: Alliance BlogFourth and fifth graders at Silverton Elementary School reversed roles with teachers and set an example of how museums and schools can work together to broaden the telling of a community’s … -
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 2/17/2017
Category: Alliance BlogThis week’s Roundup shares stories about the virtues of complexity, #DayOfFacts, alternate reality in service of accessibility, #Art-Less without immigrants, and some tips for … -
Talking About Museums and Internships
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogHi, Nicole here! Throughout the course of my work on museums and labor at CFM this past year, I have had the pleasure of talking with—and learning from—colleagues across the US in various … -
What Does a Welcoming Online Collections Portal Look Like?
Category: Alliance BlogIn late February 2020, the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University became the latest institution to launch an online collections portal, a feature that is increasingly … -
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s #MuseumFromHome Strategy: Funny TikToks
Category: Alliance BlogEver since the rash of closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, museums have been working behind the scenes to set strategies for engaging the public through remote … -
Museums and ADA@25
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. Progress and looking ahead These artworks were on display in “The Art of the Lived Experiment” at … -
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Attending Museum Conferences
Category: Alliance BlogTwo years ago, in 2016, I had the opportunity to attend the AAM Annual Meeting in Washington DC, thanks to the Getty Leadership and Career Management Program Fellowship. Little did I know … -
Point of View: The Stories We Weave
Category: Museum MagazineStorytelling in museums can be a tool of … -
Are Museums the Rightful Home for Confederate Monuments?
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogIn a chapter titled “Capture the Flag: the struggle over representation and identity,” CFM’s TrendsWatch 2016 explored the growing pressure for museums to play a role in the detoxification …
