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Which New Audiences? A Great Washington Post Article and its Implications about Age, Income, and Race

Museum 2.0

The Washington Post covered the MAH's transformation as part of an article about museums engaging new audiences. The whole second half of the article was dedicated to our work: Smaller museums can be especially scrappy in finding ways to connect with the community. Simon knew something had to change. “We

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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

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You know those research studies that make you want to immediately change your practice in some way? I recently read the BERI report on bilingual labels in museums and was blown away by its findings. is a controversial topic, and the same is true in museums. This guest post was written by Steve Yalowitz, one of its authors.

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

These are the slides and notes for the talk I gave at the American Alliance of Museums conference on Monday, April 27 about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. They talked about community building.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Social Change Behind the Firewall. You're Never Too Old To Change the World. Microblogging in a Museum Context. Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation. Let the Change Blogging Meme Hit The Road. Twitter Demographics.

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Who Counts? Grappling with Attendance as a Proxy for Impact

Museum 2.0

When you count attendance to your museum, do you include: people who eat in the cafe? It''s about museum attendance and how the five big, free museums in St. Summertime concerts at the history museum? Outdoor movies at the art museum? If a kid gets dragged to a museum with their parents, do they count?