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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Five Reasons that Museums are Radical Spaces
Museums often hold diverse collections. Think of the Royal Ontario Museum whose holdings include dinosaurs, building columns, and moccasins in one collection. Accusations of privilege and elitism are regular criticism of museums as making museum more old guard than future leaning. Museums have acquisition policies and hierarchy, certainly, but even anarchists need to organize …
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The Near-Future of Museum Education for K-12 Audiences
This afternoon I had the privilege of participating in the North Carolina Museum of Art’s project, #NCMAAsk (search twitter for more), which is focused on museums, technology, and the future. There were a number of issues that came up, but, many of them centered around hearing, listening, and flexibility. Museums in their partnership with …
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#MobileVideo Call To Arms
I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have wasted 15 seconds. For that matter, I think my teenage years were a study in wasting time. Think of all the time you might waste in your day? I bet you could find a few minutes that could be put to use to …
Social Media Tips for Interns
We were talking in the office about interns and social media. Here are some of the thoughts I brought to that conversation. Social media can be a powerful tool for connecting, potentially scaffolding for future job acquisition and fulfillment. It can also be a means for future challenges with job acquisition. So, a little guidance …