A Museum Professional’s Oath for Better Visitor Interactions
Museums serve visitors, both on-site and off. Connecting with others is a grave responsibility, a relationship that can change
Museums serve visitors, both on-site and off. Connecting with others is a grave responsibility, a relationship that can change
Community Engagement is a commitment. Often organizations need to go through stages to improve their engagement with patrons. At the
Community Engagement is one of those terms that is tossed around in museums but can become encrusted with coded meaning.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed in 1948 explicitly calls out the importance of arts and culture. Article 27
A well-reported statistic compares the number of museums to Starbucks and McDonalds. There are 1.5 times more museums in the
Research is the fuel in the engine of the museum’s output. Like a car, which is basically inert without a
In museum galleries, we signal ideas through a variety of ways. Collections are visible in the galleries. Interpretation adds more
No institution is an island. Understanding your part in the greater whole of your community can help, your organization find
Taken from the Marvel Comic Books, the Black Panther is a movie about a fictional African nation that cloaks its
There is a symphonic aspect to exhibition and museum gallery planning. Many ideas come together to create something coherent