Note: This is a revision of an earlier version of this post. As an adjunct professor in John F. Kennedy University’s graduate program in museum studies, professional development is frequently at the front of my mind. By “professional development,” I mean helping students and emerging museum professionals become more thoughtful museum thinkers and makers. I’m [...]
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Welcome to the Museum Women’s Blogosphere
(Cross-posted at BlogHer) In recent years many museums have begun to emerge from their longtime stodginess in favor of exhibits and activities that appeal to, well, people. In the 1960s and 1970s, museums embraced more interactive exhibits–inspired, no doubt, by the success of Charles and Ray Eames’s exhibit Mathematica, which brought complex math to the [...]
Web 2.0 and Museums, from Museums and the Web
Just catching up on my Museums & the Web notes. . . Please forgive the bullets. My comments are in italics. This session was a study in vast contrasts. I completely understand each institution’s approach to Web 2.0 technologies, but I must say the Smithsonian approach, while it may produce quality content, does not strike [...]