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With Their Subject Matter in the Crosshairs, What Should Museums Do?
My parents were part of the generation that fought and won World War II. As their children, it was common for us to ask them, “What did you do during the war?” We wanted to be reassured they had stood up and done the right thing when it … -
Why the Tenement Museum Launched a Podcast
Earlier this year, I gave the keynote speech at the annual conference of the Council of American Jewish Museums. The theme of the conference (as well as the prompt I received for my remarks) was “The Creativity Challenge.” In my speech, I …
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Contemplating Colonial Echoes: Visitor Perspectives in a Portuguese Museum
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Rethinking Exhibition Mounts: Bio-Based Prototypes for Low-Carbon Display
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Entwined Histories of Monstrous Proportions: Preparing Interpreters for Complex and Contentious Topics with Visitors
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Exhibition Journal
This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2026) Vol. 45 No. …