Think With Me
David Carr passed away unexpectedly on January 31, 2016. He was an thought leader without parallel in the cultural community. He…
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What If?
Leslie Bedford’s book The Art of Museum Exhibitions continues to influence my thinking about exhibition development. Bedford succeeds in creating a…
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Patriotism Racism Museumism
Last Friday, I aired my conversation with Teresa Bergman, author of Exhibiting Patriotism. We had taped the show several weeks before…
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Balancing Story and Design
How do you tell stories in three dimensions? Do exhibits need to lead people through a story, providing intellectual and artistic…
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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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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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What Makes Special Audiences Special?
My interview with Beth Redmond-Jones on Museum Life today really got me thinking. As Beth said on the show, 1 in…
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Hope for Science Centers
I have been very concerned about the future of science centers, but after my interview today with Alan Friedman, I am…
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The word museum may conjure an image of rooms filled with artwork or looming dinosaur skeletons, taxidermy or objects from cultures…
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