Links of the Week: August 26, 2022: More on the Long View
Taking a long view without centering humanity is no view at all.
We Need to Complicate Our Narratives of Progress
A new book questions the progress narrative of Western civilization, and museum workers should take note.
Study Hall: The Org Culture of Self-Examination in Museums
Museum-field studies are interesting, but does institutional org culture prevent real learning?
Links of the Week: December 10, 2021: Everything Must Go, Part 2
Some end-of-year reading on museums, silos, learning, racism, leadership, and climate
Are Museums Really Ready for Audience Research?
Museums' audience research efforts are undermined by troubling organizational trends.
Do We Need Museum Collectives?
Can the exceptionalist museum field move in a collaborative, networked direction?
How to Fix Professional Development Classes in Museums
A broken museum model has made staff learning a failure. It's time to put workers in charge for a change.
I, Jargoneer
Museum workers are done with buzzwords. So how do we move from words to real impact?
The Not-So-Fine Art of Being Wrong in Museums
Changing your mind? Open to opinions? The museum field doesn't seem to value I-don't-know-it-alls.
Museums and the Paradox of Learning
Museums, teach your people well … Learning must be a key supporting mindset of a cultural sector workplace.