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Creating Conversation in Art Museums
Screenshot from blog.bokcenter.harvard.comCreating conversation in art museums has always been particularly interesting to me. Rika Burnham and Elliot Kai Kee's Teaching in the Art Museum:...
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Recongizing Competition
As part of my recent visit to Iowa, I went to the Iowa City Farmer's Market and the Annual Iowa Arts Festival. I really liked both of these community events, and noticed a few things in particular that...
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Turning a Challenge into an Asset
Freya and me. I think I'm having more fun!I recently traveled to Iowa for a visit with my sister, brother in law, and their new baby girl, Freya. On a rainy Sunday during our time together, we visited...
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Creating Co-Working Spaces in Museums and Libraries
The MLK Library in Washington DC’s Chinatown just opened a brand-new, beautifully designed co-working space for entrepreneurs. It was unveiled last week, and applications to claim a spot are now open....
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Storytelling: A Natural Human Tendency
When I speak with people about The Pop-Up Museum concept, I'm often asked why I'm so concerned with conversation. Why the heck do I care so much about getting people to talk to and listen to one...
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The Global Shapers + Pop-Up Museum
Since moving to DC, I have become part of the World Economic Forum'sGlobal Shaper community, which is a network of hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their...
View ArticleInterview with High Note's Aaron Abernathy
I'm still loving the pop-up concert series High Note. Here's an interview with High Note's Aaron Abernathy, on the topic of the pop-up format and how his work intersects with museums. His second...
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Inspirational Women Innovating in Museums & Culture
Screenshot from www.themuseumofthefuture.com I've been listed in a compilation of current inspiring women innovating museums and culture. Thanks to Jasper Visser of The Museum of the Future: Innovation...
View Article#artsENGAGE Blog Salon
For the next few weeks, I'll be blogging at the National Alliance for Media Arts + Culture's blog salon ENGAGE: art + community in the digital age. Topics range from participation, engagement, and...
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Signs of Loving Use
Should museums be lovingly used? Are they?On a recent trip to New York City, I wondered in Central Park, soaking up early spring sunshine. I came across the statue Alice in Wonderland, where children...
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The High Note: A Pop-Up Concert Series {Part 2}
The inaugural concert of the pop-up music series High Note was awesome. Everyone was dressed to the nines, in the mood for music, and loving the experience. Here are three things that impressed me...
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The High Note: A Pop-Up Concert Series
What does it take to connect people to one another? Must it be complicated, or can it be as simple as an object? Or a song?One of the reasons I started experimenting with the pop-up museum model was my...
View ArticleMuseums + The Modern Ideas Festival
In my opinion, museums are uniquely capable of bringing people together and are excellent spaces for idea exchange. This can happen through simple conversation between visitors, or on a larger scale....
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Selfless Portraits
Sometimes small gestures – drawing a stranger’s profile photo – can be more meaningful than they appear. At least that’s what I found after participating in Selfless Portraits, “a collaborative art...
View ArticlePop-Up Museum Tools
For those looking to create their own pop-up museums, I've created two tools to help along the way. I'm including a copy here but they will live in the Tools tab for continual access. The first is a...
View ArticleMy, What an Awesome Week
Many people are curious about microphilanthropy, giving circles, and crowdfunding. The following two articles share my perspective on the subject as an Awesome Foundation Seattle Award grantee. Online...
View ArticleThe Apple Pop-Up Museum
Last week, via a Twitter conversation with @futureofmuseums, I heard about the Apple Pop-Up Museum. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, it’s a museum made up of the collection of two technology...
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Addressing Controversial Topics Through Community Conversation
Part of an advertisement for the NMAI symposiumAddressing controversial issues in museums can be difficult. It’s my understanding that fear of financial, political, and community repercussions all...
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Why James Smithson Would Love Pop-Up Museums
This blog post does not reflect any view of the Smithsonian institution; thoughts and opinions are my own.The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian by...
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Museums + Kitchen Tables
A while back, I did some thinking about what the museum of the future would be. The closest analogy I could settle on was something that people gathered around, is a good platform for conversation, and...
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