Tag: Museopunks

  • Museopunks Episode 34: Paradigm Lost

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    By Suse Anderson
    In early 2019, experience designer Ed Rodley asked the hivemind what they saw as the biggest issues facing ppl who make museum experiences in 2019? The answer from Jay Rounds, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Museum Studies emeritus at the …

  • Museopunks Episode 33: A Museum for Everyone

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    By Suse Anderson
    OF/BY/FOR ALL is a global movement and a set of tools to help community institutions around the world become more representative OF and co-created BY their communities. In this episode, we’re joined by OF/BY/FOR ALL founder Nina Simon and …

  • Museopunks Episode 23: The Gendered Museum

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    By Suse Anderson
    Did you know that several studies in recent years have shown that when women enter a specific field in large numbers, the pay for that field declines overall, even for the same jobs that men were doing? This is one of many implications of …

  • Museopunks Episode 22: Human Behavior

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    By Suse Anderson
    Museums that want to impact their visitors are often concerned with changing their behaviors. However, before any kind of change can take place, it’s important to understand visitors and the behaviors that they bring into the museum …

  • Museopunks Episode 21: The “Outsiders” Edition

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    By Suse Anderson
    Since the 1960s, artists have been critically examining the practices of museums, at times critiquing the idea of what a museum is and how it presents its stories. One of the most influential exhibitions of Institutional Critique was …

  • Museopunks Episode 19: The State Of Love And Trust

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    By Suse Anderson
    Don’t call this a comeback! After an almost three-year hiatus, Museopunks returns to explore progressive museum practice. How much has changed since the ‘Punks last hit the airwaves? Does Jeffrey have any new tattoos? Has Suse lost her …

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