Linda Norris works with museums and thinks, talks, debates, dreams and wonders about their place in the world. She has been lucky enough to work throughout the United States and internationally – from big cities in Ukraine to small towns in upstate New York, and everywhere in between. Every one of those experiences has broadened … Continue reading
All Aboard? Transportation Museum Launches Feasibility Study of Bringing Back Historic 611 The Virginia Museum of Transportation announced Friday that it is launching a study whether or not to bring back the Norfolk and Western 611 steam locomotive. To read more, click here. Game Over National Pinball Museum Closing In Baltimore After Moving From D.C. One Year Ago Baltimore’s year-old National Pinball … Continue reading
The Harlem Shake is everywhere. Athletes, firefighters, news anchors, skydivers and Grumpy Cat have joined in on the fun. Naturally, I compiled a list of museums that have hopped on this viral video trend. Enjoy! And my personal favorite… Has your institution made a Harlem Shake video? Do you have a favorite? Link to it in the … Continue reading
Paige Dansinger is a fine artist and art historian who uses social media to teach art history. Her innovative design of #DrawArt, a multi-user projection and mobile learning experience has awarded her attention in ARTnews and inclusion in Gutai: Splendid Playground, Card Box, at the Guggenheim Museum, NY. Paige is a gifted museum educator and is considered an innovator in … Continue reading
Comeback in Detroit Detroit Historical Museum Comes Back in a Big Way The Detroit Historical Museum, open just 11 weeks since its extreme makeover, is bricks-and-mortar proof that there can be life after city control and brutal economic change. The museum “was certainly” on the road to closure in 2006, says Bob Bury, CEO of the Detroit … Continue reading
For over 30 years, Paul Orselli has worked to create inventive and playful museums and exhibits. He is now the President and Chief Instigator at POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.) an exhibit design and development corporation that he founded. Paul has consulted on museum projects throughout North America, Europe, and the Middle East. His clients include … Continue reading
Community-Curated Open Studio Project Brooklyn Museum Tests A Democratic Model For years, Gabrielle Watson kept her art to herself. She painted large, expressionistic oil portraits of friends and relatives in her Crown Heights apartment when she wasn’t at her day job as a lawyer. Some of her friends didn’t even know about her art habit. … Continue reading
Close your eyes and think about the museum professionals in your life: your colleagues, your friends and your partners in crime. They’re passionate people, right? And driven. And pretty darn smart. However, passion, drive and smarts aren’t all we need in our professional lives. We need fair compensation, feasible (if still challenging) expectations and opportunities … Continue reading
Jenni Fuchs is a thirty-something museologist currently living in Berlin with her husband and two-year old son, known online as #MuseumBaby as he has already visited over 30 different museums in five different countries. She may be German by birth, but she’s Scottish at heart, having previously spent more than half her life in Edinburgh. … Continue reading
Artifact Acquisition Guidelines Strengthened Museum Leaders Toughen Artifact Acquisition Guidelines The Association of Art Museum Directors has voted to strengthen rules requiring museums to publish pictures and information about antiquities they have acquired that might be subject to questions of looting. To read more, click here. Broward World AIDS Museum World AIDS Museum Trying to Get Started … Continue reading
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