Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

TL;DR A lot of really shitty people hate museums and hate that museums would even attempt social justice therefore museums are okay, maybe. It is well documented that most jobs in museums pay poorly. Gainful, full time museum employment is also notoriously difficult and competitive.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Monday, May 18th is International Museum Day , the mission of which is to raise awareness of the fact that, “museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”. 2019 saw more than 55,000 museums across 150 countries participate.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2021

How many cultural organizations were actively prioritizing digital benefits and digital access in membership? With the first wave of lockdowns in Spring 2020, the primary value proposition of membership vanished overnight, and closures caused many museums to reinvent their benefits and programming in digital formats.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2020

I had a total fan-girl moment meeting Colleen when she delivered the Arts & Cultural track’s keynote at bbcon 2019 in Nashville last October. These are just a few of the countless women in the arts and cultural space who we we’re grateful to work with. Robert Gilmor , Jr.”

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 23, 2014

A new company in New York, Museum Hack , is reinventing the museum tour from the outside in. They give high-energy, interactive tours of the Metropolitan Museum and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). The tours are pricey, personalized, NOT affiliated with the museums involved… and very, very popular.

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Everyaction

JULY 5, 2018

Arts and culture organizations such as media companies, magazines, public radio stations, museums, theaters, and arts advocates have unique needs when it comes to data management. Database and CRM systems for arts and cultural organizations should offer the capability for several key tasks: 1.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

Dear Museum 2.0 As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). I am closing down my consulting business at the end of April, but the Museum 2.0 Here are a few things that make the MAH an exciting museum to me: It's small.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Davey Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts , a top-tier body of select professionals from the “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. GOLD – Activism for Websites. Gold – Activism for Websites. Gold – Arts for Websites.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Recently, modernist and impressionist paintings have been selling particularly well in the art world. Recently, modernist and impressionist paintings have been selling particularly well in the art world. Art that has personal meaning for your community is also a safe bet.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Organized by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) , this year’s 27th annual awards includes over 6,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. Excellence – Website for Art. The Frist Art Museum. Without further ado: the winners!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

About National Native American Heritage Month Blackfeet (Sihasapa) Indians painting on a hide next to a log building National Native American Heritage Month, also known as National American Indian Heritage Month, was created after decades of activism by many American Indians throughout history.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2019

Museums and nonprofits can also reap huge benefits from employing artificial intelligence, particularly in their membership and development departments. Top-notch donor cultivation depends on consistent activity, customized communications, and an excellent strategy. That’s why they can also come in handy in museums.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 10, 2020

Nina Simon, Lauren Bentua, and many others would host us in the halls of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art. One of the ways I have thought about this in my own life (as a person of color) is “how do I thrive in a system I am actively trying to overthrow”, it seems counterintuitive. Many of you are probably old museumcampers.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Why does your museum open its doors each day? Every arts and culture organization has a brand and that brand has a purpose. For arts and culture organizations, brand purpose is often about facilitating learning and engaging visitors in unforgettable experiences that provide educational and social value. Where are they located?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2020

Colleen surfaces several insights that are out of the control of arts organizations , such as the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine and the government lifting travel, movement and access restrictions. . Zoos, aquariums, museums and gardens can look at their online ticket sales process.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

Without any official IT roles on this small staff, MAH takes advantage of free online tools to manage information and programs internally, and to curate museum activities and art for their community.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

These aren’t just jokes for people who like art — they’re real membership categories at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston. Al though I live a thousand miles away, I almost bought a membership just to support their art puns. . Or are you more of a “Sugar Dada”? . Special Member Access .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As I think about arts & cultural institutions, I realize that my family is an ideal target for these organizations. What does our consumption of arts & cultural organizations look like? The easier you can make it for me, the more likely I am to take my family to visit a zoo, museum, or aquarium, or attend a performance.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

Two weeks ago, Roberto Bedoya asked several arts bloggers, including me, to write a post reflecting on Whiteness and its implications for the arts. I am in no way an expert in issues related to racial and ethnic representation in the arts. I write this piece in good faith about the organizations I know best: museums.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I was thinking I’d do a few alternative histories of museums for the first post of the last month of the decade. As I imagined a world without the many museum tech projects of the decade, I felt inherently sad about the imagining away the successes that friends and colleagues have enjoying. But I couldn’t get there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

This came the "dashboard" for the Indianapolis Museum of Art , an ongoing effort to measure various aspects of the Museum's performance. According to the web site, the goal is to seek to quantify and report out on areas of activity of general interest to museum studies specialists, colleagues, and patrons.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

It gave me a chance to really think about how we have been opening up our museum and what it means for our community. Museums can be incredible catalysts for social change. We can change that by embracing participatory culture and opening up to the active, social ways that people engage with art, history, science, and ideas today.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2013

Earlier in 2013, I was amazed to visit one of the new “Studio” spaces at the Denver Art Museum. The Denver Art Museum is no stranger to community collaborations, but we’ve been dipping in our toe a little more deeply when it comes to developing permanent participatory installations.

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Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Met Museum receives $125 million pledge for Modern Wing renovation. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has announced a $125 million pledge from trustee emeritus Oscar L. Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang to fund the renovation of the museum’s Modern Wing. A weekly update with the latest news from PND. December 2, 2021.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 27, 2012

A year ago, I wrote a post speculating about whether events (institutionally-produced programs) might be a primary driver for people to attend museums, with exhibitions being secondary. Many museums, big and small, thrive on events. At our museum, about 68% of casual visitors (non-school tours) attended through events this year.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

You gravitated toward the museum, zoo, gallery, symphony, cultural management organization because of your roots. Think about what types of activities your organization offers that kids would like. If you can manage two to four activities per year, you’ve provided some value to the parents and involved children at an early age.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 16, 2017

Like Seema, I've been looking for ways to increase active resistance of racism, hate, and bigotry--both as an individual and as the leader of a museum. Seema and I have started an open google doc to assemble ideas for specific things museums and museum professionals can do to resist oppression. Museums are ideas.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Though we’re disappointed to not be exploring Seattle with all of our awesome Arts and Cultural friends, we are super excited for our first-ever virtual bbcon 2020 ! Arts and Cultural will have thousands of professionals represented from organizations ranging from zoos to museums, performing arts organizations to libraries, and beyond!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 19, 2014

Here are a few of the hashtags I''ve seen applied to photographs of museum objects on Instagram lately: #heytherebigfella #biggysmallistheillest #forbrightfuture #myfavorite #instagood #bestday #withmyhomies #whatever #learnedfromthebest #revolutionary #nowicandie These tags all do a great job capturing the magic of exploring a museum.

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CauseVox

MAY 25, 2021

Now, with vaccines readily available and COVID cases declining in many areas, admission-based organizations like museums, zoos, and science centers are gearing up to reopen their doors or expand their current capacity to invite their communities back in.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We see this in the arts and culture realm, especially. Think museums, zoos, theaters, and other places that rely on philanthropy to operate and offer a “visitation membership.” Members pay a monthly or annual fee for a special perk, like free admission to your museum or a discount in your store.

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Forum One

MARCH 16, 2023

Your museum may even be planning some audience research in the near future. [Exhibition Hall] Please stop by and say hello! Who you talk to and how you structure your research has a significant impact on the findings you gather and insights you can take action on.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Gretchen Jennings convened a group of bloggers and colleagues online to develop a statement about museums'' responsibilities and opportunities in response to the events in Ferguson, Cleveland and Staten Island. Museums are a part of this educational and cultural network. Schools and other arts organizations are rising to the challenge.

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NetWits

JULY 27, 2012

Join Our Newsletter is displayed first, followed by links to social media accounts on the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum website. Long Island Children’s Museum has “Join Our Email List” at the top of their website. Harbor History Museum asks for only the basics. Include Links to Your Social Media Accounts.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Is your museum running on interns? It is a strong, museum-focused complement to an excellent three-parter on Createquity about the ethics and future of unpaid arts internships. I got my first real job in a museum (at the Guggenheim) after a life-changing internship. It''s probably a path you had to navigate too.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

This morning, I checked in on the Pocket Museums on our museum's ground floor. After I took down all the "kick me" and "kick it" post-its covering the Pocket Museum title label in the men's room, I realized that this is the perfect example of an A-to-B test for gendered response to a participatory museum experience.

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