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@cjsigmond and Katie recently visited @USBotanicGarden to kick off our new visitor study there. They saw beautiful flowers, greenery, and architecture of the Conservatory and gardens!
Lina and Katie attended the @AASLH virtual conference. Katie enjoyed sessions on Gen Z and social media and Lina’s favorite session was on doing women’s history in public.
Curious about museums and history? Visit AASLH’s website here: https://t.co/ONCZXdbdHE
Meet Claire, our Research Assistant! Claire attended Gallaudet University, she loves crafting, and her favorite museum is @ngadc. Learn more about Claire 👇
https://t.co/ou7EyvBKIB
Project Spotlight🌟
We worked with the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center to create an impact-driven strategy to develop a vision for their audiences and future.
Curious to learn more? Check out this (and other!) project summaries on our site!
https://t.co/3NacJPxXSK
On our Learning Hub, Emily writes about the idea of knowing when you are ready to do an evaluation.
Want to see if you’re ready to start an evaluation? Check out her post on our website here: https://t.co/Dd5uhZK801
Did you know that @cjsigmond, our Head of Strategy, used to teach English in France? Read Cathy’s origin story for more interesting facts about her!
https://t.co/3JuawPrBCm
“But, trust is only positive to me as an unnamed, underlying quality of relationships. As soon as trust needs to be named, spoken, or labeled, my reaction turns very negative.”
Intrigued by this? Check out this post by @KrantzAmandaJ
https://t.co/D18Qb2gdZ0
Did you know that @KrantzAmandaJ, our Director of Research and Practice, loves gardening and visiting Longwood Gardens with her family?
Read more about Amanda here:
https://t.co/Jq5y0AtQfc
We were intrigued by this blog post by @AAMers. The authors propose measuring a sense of belonging being a step for museums to explore inclusive practices. What do you think?
https://t.co/SEiH0K83MC
@museum_matters put some of her Visual Thinking Strategies facilitation skills to use during our bi-weekly coffee break. VTS is an open-ended method for discussing objects. You can learn more about @VTSNational here https://t.co/1hRmJ0vSbI
Project Spotlight 🔦
Two years ago, we had a blast collaborating with @airandspace to lead research to support them in redesigning their website to be as K-12 educator-friendly as possible. Check out our approach and takeaways here: https://t.co/aVaBB0OOfw
Did you know that @StephanieKera, our Director and Owner, is an anthropologist who grew up in rural Kentucky? Her favorite museum is @tenementmuseum. Want to know more about Stephanie? Read her origin story here!
https://t.co/niMyvHpcR7
When is the last time you felt truly seen and taken care of in a public setting? What made you feel this way?
We ask this question drawing upon our monthly newsletter, where we shared ideas of feeling seen. Sign up here for our newsletter: https://t.co/xQ7T6x8Ill
Lina writes about how museums can respectfully engage with their stolen objects in this month’s Learning Hub post!
Read more below 👇
https://t.co/kuiqfOu3hM
BTS alert 👀
@museum_matters was at @HoodMuseum visiting the traveling Kluge-Ruhe’s Madayin exhibition. Madayin is an exhibition on Indigenous Australian arts! See more here: https://t.co/p8InM2byoA
Next week, Ebony will be presenting at the @SIAffiliates Conference. Register here to watch Ebony present our findings from an evaluation we did for @Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative 📖✏️💼🏫: https://t.co/lxLxlL8C9b
Interested in climate change and museums🌧️
With the recent floods in South Asia and climate change affecting the Global South, read our Learning Hub post written by Dr. Emlyn Koster on the Anthropocene, climate change, and museums.
https://t.co/0Sv2e9Zowi