Originally posted on Cabinet of Curiosities:
“Black Lives Matter Black Friday”, Photo by The All-Nite Images. Flickr.com. Since posting the Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers & Colleagues on Ferguson & Related Events, so many threads of amazing conversations have occurred. For me, the discussions have been thought-provoking, challenging, and restorative. So let’s keep it going,…
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Joint Statement From Museum Bloggers & Colleagues on Ferguson & Related Events
The recent series of events, from Ferguson to Cleveland and New York, have created a watershed moment. Things must change. New laws and policies will help, but any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. Museums are a part of this educational and … Continue reading
What Happened in Museums This Week? March 23 – March 29
Admission Policy Lawsuit NYC’s Met Museum Sued Over ‘Deceptive’ Admission Policy Can a “recommended” admission fee be deceptive? Yes, according to a class-action lawsuit aimed at New York’s prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art. The suit, filed this month, accuses the Met of scheming to defraud visitors into believing a general admission fee of $25 per person is required, … Continue reading
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,300 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading
Explore a wonderful exhibit in a new online interactive!
I have always loved the Thorne miniature rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago. The one inch to one foot scale rooms interpret a variety of interiors from the United States and Europe between the 13th century and the 1930s. It’s really hard not to be impressed by the tremendous amount of detail the creators … Continue reading
Educational Jingles: Set your message to a familiar song
“Whilst snug in their Club-Room, they Jovially twine/ The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCHUS’S Vine.” Recognize the meter? How about now: “O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave/ O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” That’s right. Our national anthem is set to another tune. When Americans wanted to … Continue reading
Interactive Timelines: Fantastic, fun, and free!
The Washington Post has used it to chart the progression of events ranging from the captivity of miners in Chile to the many marriages of Elizabeth Taylor. You can use it to document the milestones of absolutely anything that interests you, and it’s free! It’s dipity. Once you create a free account, you can make … Continue reading
Museum Minute 