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Added to Medium, November 29, 2018 For this month’s patron request, I am going to give my impressions about John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum. In previous patron requests, I wrote about museums I have visited during my childhood. This time I have written about a museum I visited while I was in college and my… Continue reading Patron Request: Museum Impressions, John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum

It has been a long time since I talked about my experience and experienced the New England Museum Association (NEMA) conference. After a few years of not being able to attend the conference, I chose to attend the 100th annual NEMA conference. As always, I had a positive learning experience as well as reunited with… Continue reading Recap: The 100th Annual New England Museum Association Conference

Added to Medium, November 1, 2018 In the past, I have written a number of blog posts about museums and leadership. I decided to write one more about museum leadership when I came across Joan Baldwin's "Me vs. Us Museum Leadership" posted earlier this week. Baldwin started her post on Leadership Matters website with a… Continue reading Reaction: Me vs. Us Museum Leadership

Added to Medium, October 25, 2018 As museums plan for the future, museum professionals are looking back at how much progress the museum field has come and how much we still need to accomplish as a field. We are constantly looking for ways to improve the field within the museum walls and within our communities.… Continue reading How Museums Are Looking Back and Moving Forward

Added to Medium, October 11, 2018 Time has definitely flown by so quickly. I remember as if it was only yesterday when I first started writing my blog on the Medium website. Now I am writing the 100th blog post on my own website. In the two years I have been writing the blog, I… Continue reading Special Blog Post: The 100th Blog Post

Added to Medium, October 4, 2018 In honor of the month of Halloween and this month's patron request, I am going to give my impressions about the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. This museum is another one of the museums I have visited during my childhood but my memory of this experience is limited… Continue reading Patron Request: Museum Impressions, Salem Witch Museum

Added to Medium, September 27, 2018 Museums always need to think about and plan how they can stay relevant as society's expectations change and as technology advances. In previous blog posts, I discussed about relevance and its significance in museums and history. For instance, I wrote about how museums can use the history of food… Continue reading Museums vs. The Couch: How Museums Can Retain Relevance and Visitation

Added to Medium, September 20, 2018 I recently received AAM’s recent Museum magazine, What Binds Us? Global Perspectives Local Solutions, in the mail. As I read the articles, it made me think about my own experience in learning more about perspectives outside of the country. The magazine provided numerous examples of how museums outside of… Continue reading Global Perspectives on Museums

Added to Medium, September 13, 2018 This post is made possible by the contribution from Patreon, a membership platform that provides business tools for creators to run a subscription content service as well as ways for artists and writers to build relationships and provide exclusive experiences to patrons. Is there a museum you would like… Continue reading Patron Request: Museum Impressions, Abigail Adams Birthplace

Added to Medium, September 6, 2018 On September 5th AAM released a blog post written by Laurie Davis, the Talent Acquisitions Manager at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum & Foundation, about structured interviews and why they are important for reducing hiring bias. To have our museum field grow and be more diverse, one of the… Continue reading Reaction: The Importance of Structured Interviews