In my Senior year of college I took a career development class. My friend and I (both members of the Theatre Honor Society and highly involved in arts in the school) ended up being the only people in the class who were focused on cultural careers. Most of the people in the class were also… Continue reading I was looking at 990s and I ended up here
As I mentioned, I am doing an analysis on my last blog post A Peek Behind the Curtain. If you missed it, take a look. But it’s not necessary, I will be going over the benefits of museum workers participating in question & answers (Q&A’s) with visitors and the general public. My premise was this:… Continue reading Review: A Peek Behind the Curtain
For many people, museums are like Disney or Busch Gardens, they’re there to have a good time but have no idea how the organization works, all the people they don’t see and all the hard work being put into their enjoyment. So in order to begin to rub away the opaqueness and bring in some… Continue reading A Peek Behind the Curtain
Talk to a teacher about music and they will adamantly talk to you about their students never taking off their headphones. Personal audio provides a person with their own little bubble to help pass the time or help them ignore others. I found that out within the first few days of starting my freshman year… Continue reading Let the Music Play: Integrating Music into a Personal Museum Experience
When I was young my parents would take my brother and I to Lowery Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida to their Zoo Boo around Halloween time (which I just learned changed the name to Creatures of the Night, way cooler). I think I still have a picture of me dressed as Tinkerbell somewhere in my… Continue reading 2Spook, Much Scare: Halloween Events in Museums
A popular topic being discussed right now in the museum field is diversity and inclusion. It is every where, in panels in conferences and being taught in museum studies programs. When we went over things being done in museums to expand diversity and inclusion in my first semester, I just thought, of course this is… Continue reading Now, This is Important
Understanding the pros and cons of digital content is a messy and confusing. Even though there are copyright and usage laws, trying to understand what is covered in them just makes things more confusing. But what allows for this sense of ownership? Why not share with the masses? Honestly it all comes back to the… Continue reading Dark Side of Internet Culture
Before there was high-speed internet and social media sites there was WEB 1.0 The definition of Web 1.0 is hard to define but it is generally agreed to be the time prior to Web 2.0, which is marked by the growth of user-generated content, ease of use, and of social media. In an article we… Continue reading Growing and Living with the Internet
Everyone who knows me knows I’m a history museum girl. I don’t get anything from art museums, and I’m not afraid to share it. But the thing is, I do love art. I love creating it and some art does really speak to me. For instance, I love Instagram. To me, the best Instagram photos… Continue reading Navigating Instagram as a History Museum
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