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Museums as First Responders: Museum of Homelessness
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed gaping holes in the systems that should shield communities from harm. Patching the frayed social safety net will require government, private, and non-profit sectors to work together, going beyond their … -
When Museum Neighbors Include Neighbors without Homes
TrendsWatch 2019 draws attention to the rising rates of homelessness across the world, including the U.S., and profiles the work of several museums working specifically with and for people experiencing housing insecurity. But many museums, … -
Talking with Visitors About the Eviction Crisis
This year’s TrendsWatch profiles several museums working to educate the public about homelessness and housing insecurity. One of the exhibitions I highlighted was Evicted, presented by the National Building Museum from April 2018-May 2019. … -
TrendsWatch 2019: Give Me Shelter: Everyone deserves a place to live
This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “You call this progress, because you have motor cars and telephones and flying machines and a thousand potions to make you smell … -
Handing the Mic to People Experiencing Homelessness
For me, the most exciting part of publishing TrendsWatch is making new connections with people doing great work around each issues’ themes. One of the topics we address in TrendsWatch 2019 is homeless and housing insecurity. In a happy … -
The Museum of Street Culture
One national trend I’ve been tracking is the recent rise in people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. On any given night over a half million people in the US are coping with homelessness. Over a third of these people are …
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