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MuseoBlogger gets a makeover
For any regular readers out there who check in today and think you've landed on the wrong site, this is still the same MuseoBlogger, just with a fresh new face. The last time I updated the overall look...
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Rock Hall receives $5M endowment gift from NYC foundation
In yesterday's Plain Dealer, John Soeder reported on the five million dollar gift from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation based in New York City. The funds, raised through concerts by hall of...
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Warning: tonight I am heartsick, and I'm climbing a soapbox
Although not specifically related to museums in any way, you may file this post under observations on our current cultural landscape. Forgive me my soapbox, I've grown accustomed to employing it when I...
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Voices of the Past audio podcast: the role of museums on the social web
As promised, here is a link to the audio podcast of the Voices of the Past interview I did last month. Voices of the Past advocates for heritage resources via new media and the web. Bethany Frank...
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Keeping it real: observations from a kid-centered visit to the Natural...
Outside with Charles Herndon' s Venus from the Ice FieldsI spent the better part of four hours today at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History with my two young daughters. After breakfast I let my not...
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The Cleveland Museum of Art has chosen a new director
Click on the link below to read the article by The Plain Dealer's art critic, Steven Litt, detailing the Museum's choice to lead their institution through the completion of their ongoing expansion and...
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Voices of the Past video netcast interview on museums and social media
I am pleased to announce that the video netcast of the interview I gave Voices of the Past back in July has now been posted. Tune in to the program below to learn about ways museums can employ social...
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Are you a future freelancer? Thoughts for museum staffers considering consulting
Nora, who turns four on Friday, in front of the Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryTonight I realized that it has been exactly four years since my last day as a full-time museum staff member. It was a...
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Michael Rush to present "The War of the Rose: A Cautionary Tale" at...
While catching up on some museum news this evening I came upon a press release from Appalachian State University announcing an upcoming lecture, "The War of the Rose: A Cautionary Tale" by Michael...
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Walsh University Museum Studies student blogs feature observations on...
Megan, Anita, Jessica, and Monica show off their space station modules made of candy, pretzels, and peanut butter.Incredibly, next Monday I will distribute a midterm exam to my Exhibition Development...
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Treasures of Heaven at the Cleveland Museum of Art: A magical mystery tour of...
The Crippled and Sick Cured at the Tomb of Saint Nicholas, 1425. Gentile da Fabriano. Image courtesy of the Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.I majored in Anthropology in...
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Guest Post: Anita Burton reviews Soul Soldiers at the Western Reserve...
This week I am pleased to share the first of four guest blog posts written by the students in my Exhibition Development and Design class at Walsh University. This semester my students are learning...
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Guest Post: Jessica Shoemaker reviews Nina Simon's "The Participatory Museum"
Jessica Shoemaker contributes the second essay in a series of four guest blog posts written by the students in my Exhibition Development and Design class at Walsh University. This semester my students...
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Guest Post: Megan McQuillen reviews the National First Ladies Library's...
Megan McQuillen contributes the third essay in a series of four guest blog posts written by the students in my Exhibition Development and Design class at Walsh University. This semester my students are...
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Back to the future?: A refresher course in the basics of exhibit development...
Photo by Brian Forrest of MOCA, via LA Times Culture Monster blogContinuing the tradition of putting in my two cents about the latest happenings in the museum world, I offer a few observations on the...
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Is online fundraising truly the wave of the future? Cogapp's Alex Morrison...
While conducting a search for information on museums using online fundraising to complement more traditional development approaches, I found this interesting SlideShare presentation by Alex Morrison...
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The rise of Museum Studies: Are the rest of us esoteric dinosaurs?
I spent the past several days putting together an academic track of plenary sessions, roundtable discussions, receptions, and student programs for the Ohio Museums Association'sannual conference being...
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Guest Post: Monica Allison considers sex and the concept of "the...
Monica Allison contributes the final essay in a series of four guest blog posts written by the students in my Exhibition Development and Design class at Walsh University. This past semester my students...
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Boston's Museum of Science launches social media fundraising campaign, rides...
Earlier this month I shared a presentation by Alex Morrison about online fundraising for museums. Since then, I have been following the social media fundraising effort undertaken by the Museum of...
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Are hospitals becoming the new museums?
A Cleveland Clinic staff member walks pastWhispering, by Jaume Plensa.Recently, I have had many occasions to visit two of the finest hospitals in the United States, located right here in Cleveland,...
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