Art Therapy
As someone who works in the humanities, I occasionally find myself in the position of defending my line of work. […]
Insights Blog
Is Antiquarianism Unnecessary?
I decided in high school that I wanted to study history and use it in the museum field. This was […]
Preservation New Jersey Rallies Support for Historic Places
Preservation New Jersey is a state-wide non-profit that–as its name rightly implies–advocates to preserve the rich heritage of New Jersey’s cities and towns. […]
Beyond the Cage: How the Zoo Inspires its Audience
Every year for as long as I can remember, my family took a trip to the Bronx Zoo in the […]
Getting Help From a Few Thousand Friends
The New York Times photography blog Lens featured a good example of the power of crowdsourcing this past week. Lens […]
Shiny, Happy People
A couple of weeks ago a query was posted to a museum list-serv from a professor of Library Science asking […]
Race and Identity in the Museum
There are exhibits, and then there are exhibits. You know the good ones right away – they make you think, […]
The Care and Keeping of Dinosaurs in the Mid-Atlantic Region
For 26 years, I’ve been filled with a monomaniacal desire to study the humanities. Earlier this year, however, I became […]
Staff Size Doesn't Matter…Or Does It?
Five or six years ago my boss at the time related a story to me. He just returned from a […]
Urban Farming at a Historic Germantown Homestead
This season marks the fifth year of an urban farming experiment at Wyck Historic House and Gardens. The 18th-century homestead, […]