Museum Planning, Mark Walhimer

Interactive Museum Consultants, Tweets by Mark Walhimer author Museums 101 and Designing Museum Experiences, #museumplanning #Museums

[The Associated Press @AP]

The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory dedication in Chicago with dignitaries. The roughly $850 million project covers both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.

[Mark Walhimer @WalhimerArt]

'I thought I wouldn't be here' - David Hockney on his biggest ever exhibition
by Katie Razzall @katierazz @BBC_Culture
https://t.co/iyddXDQyFc

[Regina Harsanyi @ReginaHarsanyi]

I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with @rheaplex and @LindaDouniaR on a new work. Visit MoMI before August 2nd to interact with To Be Perceived, Against Evil in person.

[Mark Walhimer @WalhimerArt]

7 Pavilions That Have the Venice Biennale Buzzing
@jsf @alexmarshall81 @la_rysman @Juliahalperin
@la_Biennale
https://t.co/TtigDH0DEw

[日テレR&Dラボ @ntv_rd]

NIKEの巨大エアにダイブ！AIRシリーズ歴史と未来に没入できるインスタレーション『NikeAir_Lab』。未公開のプロトタイプ約100点や、「空気をデザインする」様々なワークショップも。本ラボは、Dropcityにて今秋、正式にオープン予定とのこと #MilanDesignWeek2026 #ミラノデザインウィーク2026

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Michelle and I can’t wait for you to visit the Obama Presidential Center!

Starting on June 19, the Center will be open to the public, and you’ll be able to check out the Museum along with public spaces like a new branch of the Chicago Public Library with a reading room, a two-acre playground, a fruit and vegetable garden, and more.

Tickets available at https://t.co/ahkDMKalIn.

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

The Museum of Modern Art’s Marcel Duchamp exhibit—the first retrospective of the modernist master’s work in North America since 1973—is “a wonder,” Hilton Als writes. https://t.co/BYZLKt1Gq3

[Museum Planning, Mark Walhimer @MuseumPlanning]

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Amid Tension Over Awards Ban by @alexmarshall81 @la_Biennale
https://t.co/My0CNKwoLd

[Museum Planning, Mark Walhimer @MuseumPlanning]

The Audacity of Art at the Obama Presidential Center
by @rpogrebin @ObamaFoundation @BarackObama @MichelleObama #museums
https://t.co/fNRDqCE0SL

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

50 days until the doors open.

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

The Obama Foundation just announced the final group of major artist commissions for the Obama Presidential Center in advance of the June 19 opening in Chicago: Njideka Akunyili Crosby, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Jeffrey Gibson, Rashid Johnson, Hugo McCloud, Martin Puryear, Lorna Simpson, and Norman Teague are creating major site-specific works for the campus, joining a growing roster of artists whose work is central to the Center’s vision of civic engagement.

Spanning the full breadth of the campus, the new commissions place art within spaces where people gather, commune, and connect, embedding a wide range of cultural traditions and materials into the fabric of everyday life at the Center. The artists bring together Indigenous drum-making, Afro-Asian Cuban symbolism, conceptual photography, industrial materials, historic ephemera, and locally rooted inclusive design, united by a shared investment in place, memory, and community.

[Regina Harsanyi @ReginaHarsanyi]

Join us at MoMI during Frieze Week!

Get the very first look at @travess' new book accompanied by an installation of Pixel Rugs, a special performance with Edgar Fabián Frías showcasing artwork developed during our Tezos Fellowship, and a new performance and talk from @madebyoona.

It will also be the perfect day to see @rheaplex and @LindaDouniaR's new installation, which goes on display just two days prior.

RSVP at the quote tweet to join us throughout the afternoon and for drinks in the early evening. See you there ❣️

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.

The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

[Museum Planning, Mark Walhimer @MuseumPlanning]

Current list of signers; https://t.co/7KXsnUIPpj

[Museum Planning, Mark Walhimer @MuseumPlanning]

Support Museum Funding – Field Wide Open Letter, museums of all types, associations, and companies (not for individuals to sign) @AAMers @AASLH @ALALibrary #museums
https://t.co/6bQWpKty9d

[The Metropolitan Museum of Art @metmuseum]

Discover fresh insights at The Met!

Join us starting May 7 for "Research Out Loud: Met Fellows Present," an engaging series of talks, tours, and interactive activities led by Met Fellows.

Hear behind-the-scenes perspectives from emerging scholars as they share their latest findings on art history, visual culture, cultural heritage preservation, interpretation, and scientific research across the Museum.

Explore the full schedule and plan your visit: https://t.co/97K2XjAlj6

[Regina Harsanyi @ReginaHarsanyi]

Come to MoMI for media art church today at 3pm. See you there!

[The Andy Warhol Museum @TheWarholMuseum]

In 1965, Andy Warhol announced that he was retiring from painting. Our "Up, Up and Away" activation, on view through June 1, explores his non-painting mediums during this "retirement" period that showed the depth and range of his talents and interests: https://t.co/sPaKF72LhA

[Artnet @artnet]

#ArtnetNews: IMLS spared in legal battle—but threat of budget cuts looms. The threat to the IMLS, NEA, and NEH continues as Congress looks to the 2027 fiscal year budget. Read more: https://t.co/cNettRDqrP