#svegliamuseo is an experimental project created to “wake up” Italian museums online, exploiting the power of the web to generate a network effect. By acting primarily on online channels, #svegliamuseo convenes experts and enthusiastic by providing a platform for conversations and exchange on technologies, media and online communication in the museum and cultural sector. The … Continue reading
This is not a paid endorsement for The SyFy Channel. In fact, I understand that SyFy isn’t for everyone – just like C-SPAN and Powerblock TV isn’t for everyone. I’m a sucker for SyFy movies. As someone who lives and breathes history, which I find incredibly exciting (and at times exhilarating), the thing about history is … Continue reading
As our nation commemorates the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights movement, “The Power of Story” seems a timely theme for this year’s American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, held in Baltimore, Maryland last week. I’ve returned from the “Greatest City in America” refreshed, reenergized, full … Continue reading
Gretchen Jennings is a museum administrator, educator, and exhibition project director. Her B.A. and M.A. are in History from, respectively, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana and Concordia University, Montreal. From 2005 to 2007 she served as Director of Education for Interpretation and Visitor Experience at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. She has … Continue reading
It’s a new week, so that means there’s a new highly influential, field defining report to check out! The 2012 Museum Edition of the New Media Consortium Horizon Report has arrived. To get the run down, watch the video below. Did you catch all of that? There’s a lot of rich information in this report. I really … Continue reading
The Pew Internet & American Life Project recently conducted a survey of 1,258 arts organizations (1,155 completed the entire survey) that received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in the years 2007-2011 regarding the role of digital technologies within their organizations. For a brief introduction to the study and findings watch the video below. The report is divided into the following … Continue reading
“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
This was my view from the Tribune Tower in Chicago yesterday. I was attending the session, “Your Friends or Mine? Does Your Company Have a Say in Your Social Network?” Social Media Week is now taking place in twelve international cities. The free programs address a variety of social media topics. Sessions started yesterday and … Continue reading
Hello friends! I have had a busy summer and I hope you have too. One of the things that has been keeping me busy is social media. Since I’m a bit of a computer addict anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to volunteer to be the voice of a couple organizations online. … Continue reading
Well, hello! It’s been over a month since my last “daily” post (ha!), but I’ve been thinking about my dear ol’ Museum Minute often. It’s good to be back. Since I’m a bit rusty in the blogging department, I’m going to just give a little shout out to an event I’m participating in on May … Continue reading
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