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Solving the Engagement Puzzle: A Museum Escape Room Event Captivates All Ages
On a typical day at Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), visitors move through exhibits with a destination in mind—a favorite artifact, a hands-on activity, or the temporary exhibition that got them in the door. But on … -
From Social Night to Strategic Asset: Rethinking Adult Programming
Cocktails & Culture, an after-hours, adult event series at the Witte Museum, reached its peak in 2018. A regional natural history museum serving 350,000 visitors annually, the Witte had just completed a yearslong $120 million … -
Making SPACE: An innovative high school program creating artists and winning awards
This post originally appeared on the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) DNA blog on October 3, 2018, and is republished here with permission. Each year AAM’s Education Committee (EdCom) Professional Network recognizes outstanding museum … -
A New Spin: Are DJs, rappers and bloggers ‘curators’?
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2010 edition of Museum magazine. A November 2008 headline in The New York Times read as follows: “Ludacris as Curator of His Own Hip-Hop Museum.” The concert review …
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