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Want to Work at the MAH? Now's Your Chance.

Museum 2.0

We are now hiring two full-time positions: Exhibitions Catalyst , to animate our exhibitions in partnership with artists, community organizations, and residents Marketing and Communications Catalyst , to spread the word and connect our community on social media and in the press Both these people have important roles to play in the future of the MAH.

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Populism, Commercialism, and Jeffrey Deitch: The Shifting Debate about LA MOCA

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Schimmel's departure was seen as the final confirmation of Deitch and Broad's populist, celebrity-driven approach to exhibitions, and that concerned many critics , artists , and museum directors in the art world. In some ways, this debate is fabulous. Attendance has increased in the past two years from 150,000 to 400,000 annually.

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Guest Post by Lina Srivastava: Building Cultural Engagement for Change Through Media and Narrative

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In particular, the building of platforms that allow for (1) storytelling and communication, and (2) effecting and demonstrating impact, allow for continuous commitment to the movement. It's important to build your platforms to both create and demonstrate impact.

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What Communication Professionals Can Learn From The Eras Tour

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Despite containing what you know to be groundbreaking new data and super useful takeaways for the press, it can feel tough to find new ways to engage audiences when releasing the same report year after year. In recent years, we have seen artists like Beyoncé and U2 experiment with new ways to launch music.

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Guest Post: Radical Collaboration - Tools for Partnering with Community Members

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It’s not unusual for us to meet with an environmental activist, a balloon artist, a farmer, and the Mayor of Santa Cruz all in one day. When planning programs or events, we involve a combination of these groups to share and bridge audiences, bringing big, diverse crowds to new artists and ideas. Large and small (or no) followings.

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Month at the Museum, Part 1: A Video Contest that Delivers

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MSI did three things that most organizations don't or can't do when they set up a video contest: They got a TON of local, national, and international press. But many videos reinforced common stereotypes about science museums, full of bouncy evangelists in lab coats pressing the "science is fun!" Museum staffers.

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My Dad: Allen Stamm Humanitarian of the Year

Have Fun - Do Good

The Stamm award honors individuals who demonstrate outstanding leadership with particular impact in education, health and human services. And some more juicy bits from the United Way press release: Tom says, “Cultural entrepreneurs have been creating solutions to problems and have been cultural change agents for years.…”