15 Takeaways from #AAM2017: #Inclusion #Politics #Action
“I’m calling for love and I’m standing against hate.” -Dr. Johnnetta Cole The 2017 AAM Annual Conference in St. Louis was a busy one, both in the conversation presentations and outside the presentations. I have already written a little bit about #AAMSlaveAuction. Here are my notes from the conference presentations. Big Takeaways: Inclusion is small …
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7 Action Steps Post- #AAM2017SlaveAuction #AAM2017
The Context: The 2017 AAM conference was held in St. Louis, a city with racial challenges since long before Ferguson. Five thousand or so delegates joined the AAM team for the conference, whose theme was Gateways for Understanding: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums. AAM shared why St. Louis served as a useful place …
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Big Trouble in Little Data #musetech
Big data is , well, big thing these days. Honestly, it has been for a while. We make so much data by interacting with digital tools. Daily 2.5 Exabytes are produced every day. That is the equivalent to 5 million laptops filled to the brim with data. Imagine yourself right now attempting to find one …
#MW17 Cleveland: Big Takeaways
Before #MW17 becomes a faraway memory, I am setting down my greatest takeaways. Data isn’t numbers; it’s code for ideas. Unlock those ideas thoughtfully. Data is a perennial topic at MW. But, this year, it seemed to be even more popular with more questions and conversations that highlighted great knowledge about its use (and misuse) …
Are we doing enough to #SaveTheNEA ?
I have been ruminating on this post for a couple days. I started thinking about this issue when I saw a number of images showing coal workers and their plight. At the same time, I was seeing a number of tweets about #SavetheNEA. I assumed that the importance of arts is a result of my …
Leading Access in Museums #ArtsAdvocacyDay
Americans people museums twice as often as sporting events. If you have worked in a museum, this is a fact you very likely know. The high numbers feel field-affirming. People like museums, see. We know people like sports (LeBron anyone?) And, they love museums twice as much. The challenge with all numbers is there is so much …
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Where did the Museum Visitors Go?
Museum visitorship is down. You don’t have to believe me. The NEA, the Art Newspaper, and the Guardian are reputable sources who say just this. Colleen Dillenschneider, wunderkind audience lady, last year wrote extensively about audience declines. The number of people is tied to the amount of money going into museum operating accounts, both through …
The Danish word hygge is hard to translate. Books like the Little Book of Hygge, often translate the word as coziness. These authors go on to share how that word is but a scarce approximation of its actual meaning. This Danish cultural norm, a sort of way of being, is central to that nation’s high …
Art & #AlternativeFacts : Making the Call Between Fact, Fiction, and Opinion
Years ago, I was in a meeting with a favorite supervisor who bristled when I suggested that we might have a “fun facts” section on the app we were developing. I assure you that she wasn’t against fun. She felt that “fact” was a dicey issue. I have been thinking about this conversation often in …
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The Art of Facts: Four Ways that Art Protects You in the World of “Fake News”
Observation: They say seeing is believing. Sure, there are plenty of invisible, real phenomenon, including the gravitational pull that prevent you from flying off the earth as you read this. But, so much of our understanding of the universe is based on observation. Attempt to draw something you see. For your drawing to have any …
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