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Save the Historic House, Save the World

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2011 edition of Museum magazine. A Conversation with Michael Babin and Laurie Ossman At Northern Virginia’s Woodlawn—a historic site that was once part of George …
The Transformer: Interview With Ken Kay

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2011 edition of the Museum magazine. Ken Kay has spent more than 25 years bringing together the education, business, and policy communities to improve U.S. competitiveness. As president …
The Future In The Stars: An Interview With Neil Degrasse Tyson

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2011 edition of the Museum magazine. Museum director, astrophysicist and television personality. There are not many who claim to be all three at the same time. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the …
The Matchmaker: A conversation with Charles Best, CEO and Founder, DonorsChoose.org

By Susan Breitkopf

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Museum magazine. During a lunch conversation with colleagues at a public high school in the Bronx, former teacher Charles Best had a thought. Why not directly connect …
“Connecting With The Story”: A conversation with author JULIA ALVAREZ

By Rina Rapuano

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2010 edition of the Museum magazine. Julia Alvarez may have only lived in the Dominican Republic from the age of 3 months through 10 years, but being born in the U.S. didn’t help when …

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