(cross-posted from The Clutter Museum) There’s been a ton of talk over the past year about how participating in social media—whether through blogging, social bookmarking, Twitter, Flickr, or whatever—can be a form of curatorial practice. And I totally get the appeal of that particular metaphor. In fact, I understand that some people mean to use [...]
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Professional development in museums
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 [...]
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 [...]
Millennials in the museum: an educational dilemma
Although I teach in a museum studies graduate program (and wish I could do it full-time), my primary job is to help faculty become more thoughtful about teaching undergraduates at the University of California, Davis. Since I began working in the university’s Teaching Resources Center, faculty have come to me for assistance with myriad issues, [...]
10 tips for visiting museums with girls
(Cross-posted at BlogHer) I know this content of this post isn’t news for the museum professionals who read this blog, but I get some search traffic from people looking for more general information about museum-going. This post is meant for them. Did you know that during conversations they have about science museum exhibits, parents are [...]