A small but enthusiastic group met on May 20 in “The Unconference Room” at the American Alliance of Museum’s 2014 meeting in Seattle to continue discussions on The Empathetic Museum that began at AAM’s meeting in Baltimore in 2013: Janeen Bryant VP for Education at the Levine Museum of the New South; Karen Hasselflet, Cultural…
The annual American Alliance of Museums conference will be in Seattle, WA this year May 18-22. Here are two sessions that aren’t on the official program, and one that is. Pop-Up Session on The Empathetic Museum Look for information on the time and place beginning on Saturday, May 17. One can only sign up for…
In the wake of the terrible bombings at the Boston Marathon last year on April 15, and as part of my series of posts on the Empathetic Museum, I wrote with admiration about the ways in which Boston museums had rallied for their community. A week or so later I posted again , this time focusing on the…
As a follow-up to #Museum Blogger day on Twitter (March 19), co-organizers Jamie Glavic and Jenni Fuchs have created a kind of bloggers round robin to keep up the momentum. Various bloggers answer 11 questions about themselves and their blogs and then tap others to do the same. Uncatalogued Museum author Linda Norris has asked me…
Here’s my second post from Kolkata, India, featuring the observations of National Council of Science Museums students–some staff and some Fellows–on the challenges of science museums in India today. Notice that many of the challenges are faced by science museums everywhere. Back row, L to R: Anuj and Bikash; Front row, L to R: Neelu,…
“Science learning in non-formal setting” catches my ear like anything. Subhajit What I love to do is to become surprised and curious. Rajat I want to eradicate that problem which I faced in childhood, not understanding science properly from merely school education and this is the place where I can best fulfill my mission. Subhalaksmi…
Dear readers, I’m beginning the New Year on a new site, and I hope you have all made the transition successfully. I thank you for your thoughts and observations about the blog throughout the year–in conversations, in the comments section, in emails and on Twitter and other social media. I truly appreciate your interest and your…
“Open Authority” is a phrase that’s everywhere in museum blogs, tweets, and conferences these days. What exactly does it mean? At the recent Museum Computer Network (MCN) conference in Montreal Ed Rodley and a panel explored this question in Defining Open Authority in the Museum, proposing that “developments in the realm of accessibility have dovetailed…
Montreal landmark. Look closely to see lighted cross on top of Mount Royal I had a great time at the 2013 Museum Computer Network conference in Montreal, November 20-24. Since I began blogging and tweeting in 2011, I’ve wanted to attend MCN as well as the Museums and the Web conference–the two biggies, as far…
(and it certainly isn’t exhibition coverage) I had a conversation the other day during which something went “click,” and a whole series of vague questions and half-thoughts just fell into place. I was on a phone call with an arts reporter at a nationally known newspaper. I’d written an email thanking several reporters who had…