Philosophy of Choice: What if visitors could choose their own intellectual pathways in museum exhibitions?

Category: Museum Magazine
What if visitors could choose their own intellectual pathways in museum exhibitions? This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s July/August 2024 issue, a benefit of …

Collaboration for Community Impact

Category: Museum Magazine
After Facing Change, four historical societies in the Twin Cities are working together to better engage the African American communities …

Using an Annual DEAI Report as a Tool for Transparency, Accountability, and Change

Category: Alliance Blog
At science museums, we spend considerable time and effort instilling the notion in our visitors that mistakes are not something to shy away from, but opportunities for learning and growth. …

How Can Museums Empower Communities? TACA Perforum

Category: 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 …

Out of the Blue: A Punderful Session About Out-of-the-Box Thinking

Category: Alliance Blog
I love a good pun, so when I saw a session at the 2018 Annual Meeting and Museum Expo about whales and puns, I was hooked! The session began with an emotional video about nine blue whales …

Fall 2015: Creating an inclusive experience: exhibitions and universal design

Features …

Museopunks Episode 40: A very human exhibition

Category: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
Being Human, the new permanent gallery at Wellcome Collection explores what it means to be human in the 21st century. In creating the exhibition, the Wellcome Collection worked with two …

Talking About Museums and Internships

Category: Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Hi, 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 …

November/December 2024 Preview

In this issue: November/December 2024 issue By the Numbers: Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion at Museums » Statistics from AAM’s Museum Board Leadership Report shed light on …

Museums, What’s Your Gen Z Score?

Category: Alliance Blog
The United States is experiencing its most age-diverse society ever, as lifespans get longer and a tidal wave of young people prepare to enter adulthood. As a result, museums are facing …

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