I wrote this post for a more general audience at BlogHer, but the post ended up including a nice round-up of links, so I’m sharing it here as well, along with a couple of provocative questions near the end of the post. Late last year, the American Association of Museums released a discussion paper titled [...]
Posts under ‘civic discourse’
What can museums learn from the decline of American newspapers?
(Cross-posted at BlogHer) Those of you who know me well know that my husband is an all-around, old-time, self-described “newspaperman.” He’s done writing, editing, photography, graphic design, web design, telepimping (coordinating a newspaper’s classified-ad and voicemail-based dating service), and anything having to do with “putting the paper to bed”—that is, getting it to the printer. [...]
Dangerous travelogues
I’ve become quite enchanted lately with the tweets of many of the museums and related institutions I follow on Twitter. I’m a sucker for a link to a picture or video of a baby animal, even if it is an amorphous little shark pup. That said, I’ve noted some carelessness lately in the way institutions [...]
Confluence, Context, and Community (Part II)
This post is the second in a series. Be sure to check out Part I for more explanation. After September 11, there was much ado in the media about people not wanting to be out and about in public places and the resulting trend of “nesting” in one’s home by outfitting it with greater personal [...]
Confluence, Context, and Community (Part I)
This past week I experienced one of those wonderful confluences of thought and experience that make me thankful for my tendency to snatch up whatever interesting opportunity that comes along, no matter how overcommitted I already may be. I spent Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon visiting my friend and colleague Barbara Ganley in Vermont, where [...]
Another forum on museums and civic discourse
Today subscribers to the listserv H-PUBLIC received the following invitation. Read all the way to the end to see how you can join in what proves to be an interesting discussion! FORUM: What difference can museums make by engaging the public in civic dialogue? This is a second question around the Winter 2008 issue of [...]