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Guests are People Too: Avoiding Toxic Behind-the-Scenes Venting
Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society Anyone have school tours running around lately? Anyone tired from a busy [...]
Putting Visitor Research Data to Work at the Colony of Avalon
The Colony of Avalon is widely recognized as the best preserved early English colonial site in North America. Located in the rural [...]
54 AASLH Members Receive Over $5 Million in IMLS Grants
54 AASLH member institutions were awarded prestigious Museums for America grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). These grants, [...]
Interpretation at Catered Events
Catered events have become an increasingly important part of the business operations of many museums in recent years. In 2013, [...]
5 Ways to Get a Woman Out of the Kitchen
When I first came to the Doak House Museum in Greeneville, Tennessee, one of my first tasks was to learn the tour [...]
Footsteps to Freedom
The Lombard Historical Society’s Footsteps to Freedom exhibit explores the history of the Underground Railroad by focusing on the work [...]
Days of Grace: California Artist Grace Hudson in Hawaii
This comprehensive and visually-stunning catalog accompanied an exhibit of the same name on display at the Grace Hudson Museum in [...]
Keeping It “Small”
Lauren Silberman I used to think that history museums with a million dollar budget were small. Please keep in mind that I had [...]
Staying Plugged In…
It’s Electric! Connection…the very concept, elusive as it is, is the thread by which the museum field binds communities together. This is especially true for [...]
Interactives for Everyone!
Contributed by Rebecca Martin who has worked at the Litchfield Historical Society and the National Archives I know that hands-on, multi-sensory experiences really do make a [...]
To Do or Not to Do: Professional Development
Note: I completely support professional development for museum staff. The sole intent of this commentary is to start a conversation. Throughout my career, I fortunately [...]
Making Point of View Central to Interpretation
Photo courtesy of Ford’s Theatre. Ford’s Theatre is a National Historic Site that also operates as a working theatre, producing four main stage [...]
Network of Museums – What is our role?
Whether we exchange art, artifacts or expertise, I’ve always believed neighboring cultural institutions should help each other. Collegiality is a given in our field. With [...]