Interpretive Planning for the 21st Century
Last week I had the distinct pleasure to visit with Seb Chan at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and yes, I…
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I post musings about the museum field and share ideas inspired by guests on my radio program Museum Life. I publish occasional papers on technical aspects of exhibition development and some of my creative writing just for fun.
Writing and Responding to RFPs. The Dance Everyone Can Do Better
The following summary captures the discussion at the recent Conversation hosted by The Museum Group at the American Alliance of Museums…
Continue reading →Why are the Graphics Late? Tips to Avoid This Question
A colleague of mine always refers to the graphics as the redheaded step child of a project. (Note: This reference comes…
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Writing For People Who Are Standing Up
Ashley Healy’s article about experimenting with digital labeling techniques reminded me that the rules for writing good labels remain in effective…
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The Dialogic Dance
I confess that the first time I heard the term dialogic my first thought was that it had something to do…
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Following Up on Ferguson
On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black youth, was shot by a white policeman. The officer Darren Wilson said…
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