Embracing Wikipedia?
As September approaches, teachers and professors across the country are no doubt dusting off their speeches about why Wikipedia is […]
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Making Space for the Community
Civic engagement comes in different shapes and sizes. Last month, I wrote about how one museum uses its history and […]
An Ode to the Tenement Museum
This week, Nina Simon at Museum 2.0 wrote about institutions with a public service perspective – museums that have transformed […]
Art Therapy
As someone who works in the humanities, I occasionally find myself in the position of defending my line of work. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Delaware: Victrola Museum Expands Hours
Refreshing news of an expansion of museum hours comes from Delaware, where the Johnson Victrola Museum will resume a full […]