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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Rock and Roll Family Edition

Museum 2.0

No museum puts up a label that says: “Our last curator thought this painting was lousy and kept it in storage. Before the MAH exhibition, those historic surfboards rested deep in the collection storage of the Bishop Museum in Hawaii. Their music was relevant to the crowd. They made magic at the MAH.

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Meditations on Relevance Part 5: Relevance is a Bridge

Museum 2.0

This summer, we opened two exhibitions at my museum that are highly relevant to local culture. Before the Princes of Surf exhibition, these boards rested deep in the collection storage of the Bishop Museum in Hawaii. Relevance only leads to deep meaning if it leads to something significant. Killer content. Muscle and bone.

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