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Added to Medium, January 10th, 2019 We are in the new year and this is the time of year when we figure out what and how we will accomplish our goals and resolutions. Museum professionals, especially myself, develop personal and professional goals. For museum professionals to accomplish the goals and resolutions, there are a number… Continue reading A New Year: What Needs to be Accomplished in the Museum Field

Added to Medium, December 31, 2018 In honor of the new year, I am sharing a list of books I plan to read in the upcoming year. A while back I wrote a similar list for books I wanted to read in 2017, and I realized that I have not updated the list to currently… Continue reading Books I Want to Read in 2019

Added to Medium, December 20, 2018 This past year has flown by so quickly and a lot has happened in both my career and in the museum field. For instance, I have written the 100th blog post, and I am thankful for everyone who has read and commented on the blog. With the rest of… Continue reading Moving Forward in 2019 for Museum Education

Added to Medium, December 13, 2018 I have been asked a number of times throughout my life so far what museums I have been to and which ones I would like to visit. For this month’s Patron request, I decided to answer their question with a list of museums I would like to visit with… Continue reading Patron Request: Museums I Would Like To Visit

Added to Medium, December 6, 2018 Many museum professionals, as well as non-profit professionals, are familiar with Giving Tuesday. This takes place annually the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to ask shoppers to consider donating money to non-profit organizations, and museums also participate in asking visitors to donate to help support museums. It is ironic that while… Continue reading Reaction: Giving Tuesday & Low Salaries in Museums

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