Leah Melber, Ph.D. began her career in informal education while a college student in 1991 by joining the staff of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County as an interpreter within their children’s Discovery Center. She was immediately intrigued by how the physical setting of a museum or zoo can completely redefine, and reinvigorate, the learning … Continue reading
ABBA Museum World’s First ABBA Museum Ready to Open Fans of the legendary Swedish disco group ABBA can hardly wait: in just a few weeks, Stockholm will open the doors to the world’s first museum dedicated to the iconic foursome. After ABBA The Movie in 1977, the Mamma Mia musical and movie, and a 2010 travelling museum exhibit, the world’s first … Continue reading
I attended the Ohio Museums Association’s (OMA) Annual Conference in Sandusky, Ohio last weekend. It. Was. COLD. Not chilly. COLD. If you get a chance to check out OMA’s Flickr page you’ll notice winter coats, mittens, and hats. April in Ohio, well, April on the great Lake Erie, proved to be cooler than usual. This … Continue reading
As soon as Russell Dornan saw Jurassic Park (20 years ago!) he knew “that’s” what he wanted to do. His love of dinosaurs has since evolved to include the full diversity natural history has to offer. After volunteering at the Natural History Museum for a few years, he completed a twelve month curatorial traineeship and … Continue reading
Anne Frank a “Belieber”? Anne Frank Museum Defends Bieber After Furore Over “She Would Have Been a Belieber” Amsterdam’s Anne Frank Museum on Monday defended teen idol Justin Bieber amid a furore over his comments that he hoped the Jewish teen who died in a Nazi camp would have been a fan. “We think that what’s special … Continue reading
Today, Museum Minute gets a bit personal. This morning my Uncle John passed after a long battle with cancer, just weeks after losing my Aunt Marty unexpectedly. My dear friend (and Museum Blogger) Becca Beck, at the Indiana Historical Society, recently composed a post titled, “Stuff of Life” reflecting on the loss of her grandfather and the … Continue reading
At the age of fourteen, Kiron Mukherjee got his first job at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Ten years and 12 different positions later, he’s still there, coordinating the museum’s family and children’s programming. He has a keen interest in emerging technologies, promotional marketing and providing engaging and educational children’s programming with equitable access for all. … … Continue reading
I have two twitter chats scheduled on my calendar each week: #edutues on Tuesday afternoons, hosted by @QueensMuseum (Queens Museum of Art) and #mpossible, led by @SIEdLab (Smithsonian EdLab) on Thursday afternoons at 4pm. Both of these chats primarily focus on education. More often than not, however, the role of technology in education – and highlighted the museum … Continue reading
Caroline Posynick is an extroverted collections manager in Victoria, BC, Canada, who loves to preserve museum and archival collections just as much as she loves to share what she ‘discovers’ in their holdings. Caroline went into this career to be one who works directly with objects and materials but she now finds that it is using … Continue reading
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