article thumbnail

Worst of Museums for this Decade

Museum 2.0

These two adages were both in my mind last week when I asked people for the worst museum trends. In this decade museums worst trends were in labor and tech: 1. Now, many see the downsides, including crushing student debt along large numbers of credentialed people with few open jobs. good riddance to museum studies programs! .

Museum 45
article thumbnail

Crisis Lessons Learned When My Apartment Building Was on Fire

Care2

When your museum gallery space floods during a freak storm, you know you’re in for some headaches, tough choices, and unexpected fundraising challenges as you deal with major water damage. Over time, especially when the weather got cold, students stopped hurrying outside and more people chose to ignore the alarms altogether.

Lesson 70
article thumbnail

Reflections on the Science Center World Congress

Museum 2.0

Most museum conferences are focused on professional learning and networking. In most sessions, I didn't learn new things to apply to my own museum practice; instead, I learned new things about what that practice looks like in different countries. How are we addressing this woman?