-
Three Core Values That Will Boost Your Museum Writing
Writing well is essential for communicating information in any field, especially in educational institutions like museums. However, with the wide range of roles museum professionals fill, it can be difficult to define what writing well … -
How to Use Storytelling to Build and Engage Audiences
As far as museums go, the National Geographic Museum is unlike any other. With access to over 130 years’ worth of photos, footage, data, and archival materials—plus a built-in audience already hooked on the National Geographic … -
The Power of a Story Well Told
We all know the power of a story well told. One example: the books that became the Odyssey and the Iliad were told orally long before they appeared in book form. Imagine—so powerfully memorable were those tales that even in their great … -
Exploring the Sixth Extinction through Immersive Theater
One of the most-read guest posts of 2017 on the CFM blog shared how immersive theater helped one Connecticut museum build new audiences. Since the topic evidently struck a chord with readers, I tuned my radar to find other examples of … -
When Museums and Theatre Work Together
One way museums can court new audiences is to incorporate other forms of storytelling into their mix. Combining museum experiences with poetry jams, zines, dance, music and other formats can bring potential new fans into the museum while … -
#AAM2017 Preview: using comics to have difficult conversations in museums
Greetings! Sage here. I have had the pleasure of working with Smithsonian Exhibits designer and comic book artist Evan Keeling for the past two years. Now we’ve developed an amazing panel of comic artists, educators and scholars from … -
Spontaneous, object-based fun with MuseumProv
I’m always on the lookout for entrepreneurs finding and filling open economic niches in and around museums. Previously, on the Blog, Nick Gray has shared how Museum Hack is building its business on the market for fun, irreverent, social … -
Futurist Friday: It’s ByoLogycal
Your Futurist Friday assignment, watch this 5 minute video, and tell me whether you are willing to try the drug it touts: ByoRenew, a synthetic virus introduced in 2012 with the promise that “you might never be sick again.” … -
Futurist Friday: Send in the Drones
This week smart drone manufacturer 3DR is premiering Life After Gravity, an original sci-fi series described as “a thriller on a global scale—intergalactic, really—about the blessingsand poisons of extraordinary power, the many … -
Telling Tales: A Conversation with Andy Goodman
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2012 edition of the Museum magazine. As critical cogs in America’s educational infrastructure, museums tell the story of the country’s heritages-historic, cultural, …
Tag: Storytelling
Upcoming Events
-
Museums & Social Media Summit
Event Date:Presented by: MuseumNext -
Demystifying Accreditation Webinar
Event Date:Presented by: American Alliance of Museums -
MuseumNext Forecast Summit
Event Date:Presented by: MuseumNext -
Museum Wellness Summit
Event Date:Presented by: MuseumNext
Latest Stories from AAM
Teaching with Museum Collections in the Age of AI
Category:
Center for the Future of Museums Blog
I started writing about artificial intelligence and the implications for museums back in …
From the President: If We Build It
Category:
Museum Magazine
Educate. Inspire. Engage. Enrich. Stimulate. Nearly every museum, park, garden, zoo, …
Reflecting Our Communities: Programming for engagement with the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block
Category:
Museum Magazine
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block has taken a community-based approach to …