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Is It Time to Break Your Museum’s Organizational Mold?

By Mark Sundlov

Over the course of the twentieth century, and into today, museums have witnessed dramatic changes in their organizational and funding environments—some driven from within the museum field, others from outside of the field. It’s clear that …

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