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Museums Challenged to Showcase ‘Creepiest Objects’ Deliver Stuff of Nightmares

By Katherine Wu, Smithsonian Magazine

When the National Museums of Scotland sent out the call for museums to post the creepiest objects in their collections on Twitter, they stepp…

How Museums Can Help the Public Make Sense of Pandemics

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A Hawaii Museum Has Eliminated the Sale of All Single-Use Plastics

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Category: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
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After of year of chaos, anguish, and reflection, the world is entering a new phase—perhaps “post-pandemic,” maybe the “new normal”—it will take a while to settle on the right label. Last …

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The Idaho State Museum is amplifying the voices of the Hispanic and Latino communities through a new exhibition, Nuestras …

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