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Catching the Data Bug: A Q&A with Colleen Dilenschneider

By Adam Rozan

I’m not sure how I first came across Colleen Dilenschneider—whether it was hearing her speak at a conference or reading one of her articles on the Know Your Own Bone blog, where she shares critical market research from IMPACTS Experience …
What Can Data Teach Us About Museum Collections?

By Diana Greenwald

Author’s Note: When I initially wrote this blog post several months ago, it was to describe and celebrate an initiative that I spearheaded at the National Gallery of Art that made new use of museum collection data. The point of the …
For the Love of Front-End Research: How to make new ideas audience-centered using visitor studies

By Elizabeth Bolander

The “Eureka!” moment when you come up with a fabulous idea to implement at your museum is a great one, but it is also sometimes accompanied by trepidation: What if visitors don’t respond to the idea? How can I get my colleagues on board? …
Goldilocks data: Benefiting from the data that’s “just right” might be easier—and harder—than you think.

By Tom Shapiro

There’s big data, there’s your own organization’s internal data (aka hyper-local data), and, increasingly, there’s Goldilocks data—the “just right” blend of timely information, relevant context, and affordability. All three types can …
Becoming a Data Startup – Part III, Goals

By Robert Stein

Greetings to all you budding data startups! Thanks for checking out this next installment in our series. In this post, we’ll finally be getting some of the ways that we can build data learning cycles and goals that you and your team can …
Becoming a Data Startup – Part 2

By Robert Stein

It’s time again for our next installment of Becoming a Data Startup! For those of you who read along in our last post, you learned some simple tips and tricks for formatting your data that I promised would make things easier for analysis …
Measuring Impact in the Cultural Sector: Catching up with Harry Verwayen of Europeana

By AAM Editor

Though Washington D.C. didn’t get the worst of spring storm Stella, the weather promised just enough snow and ice to cause cancellations, delays, and low-level havoc on people’s schedules. Due to the impending weather, the Smithsonian …
Becoming a Data Startup – Part 1

By Robert Stein

Have you ever wished you could visualize and analyze some of your museum’s data, but weren’t quite sure how to start? Maybe you’re a museum person who is comfortable with technology, but not quite a coder. Perhaps you don’t think of …
The power of applied data for museums

By Andrew Simnick

Dr. Andrew Simnick is Senior Vice President for Finance, Strategy, and Operations at The Art Institute of Chicago. Matthew W. Norris is Executive Director of Analytics at The Art Institute of Chicago.Since 2014, Andrew and Matthew have …