Bringing in Other Disciplines to Your Historic Site
Recently I had the opportunity to meet with Toivo Motter, Director of Education at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron, Ohio. As [...]
Learning About Museum Classroom Placement
I don’t know how many conversations I’ve been involved with over the years with colleagues collectively lamenting the state of their museum classroom, [...]
State Museum Association Conferences – For Connections and Conversations, Too!
Museum associations offer all sorts of services – training, newsletters, advocacy, salary surveys, preservation supplies discounts, technical assistance, site visits, and more – but the most important service they offer is access to your nearby peers.
A Parent By Any Other Name…Part 2
As Paul noted in Part 1 of this blog, every opportunity in an academic museum comes with a trade-off. I, too, initially basked [...]