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When Noise Is Everywhere, Joy Becomes Radical

By Becky Jefcoate

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Fall 2026) Vol. 45 No. 2 and is reproduced with permission. The Fitzwilliam, the main museum of the University of Cambridge, is home to more than 500,000 objects —from ancient Egyptian …
Solving the Engagement Puzzle: A Museum Escape Room Event Captivates All Ages

By Kate Higbee

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

By Katye Brought and Beth Stricker

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

By Lydia Ross and Ricardo Gamboa

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’?

By N. Elizabeth Schlatter

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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