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Natural History Museums as Superman’s Crystal Palace
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogToday, guest blogger Henry McGhie (seen below), Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology at the Manchester Museum, shares his thoughts on how museums can empower visitors to become … -
Collecting Girlhood: Why the new activist museum is virtual
Category: Alliance BlogThe assumption that museums must be permanent buildings with physical collections is no longer sustainable. With decreased funding, increased competition, and the burden of care, museums … -
Museum Jobs That Didn’t Exist in 2003
Category: Center for the Future of Museums Blog(& what that says about the evolution of our field.) A couple weeks ago, I read a post on Coexist called “Eight New Jobs People will have in 2025,” projecting openings for Digital Death … -
¡Bienvenidos a Nuestro Museo!
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogWhat is the role of Spanish-language advertising or exhibit labels i… -
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 … -
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, … -
Creating Access, Inclusion, and Belonging through Language
Category: On-Demand ProgramsThis is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Panelists in this session share how they incorporate Spanish language into visitor and staff experiences. … -
A Roundup of Decolonization News
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogThe popularity of last week’s guest post by Frank Howarth on decolonizing the museum mind prompts me to share a round-up of some of the stories I’ve been collecting on efforts to decolonize … -
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 … -
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 …
