“The Curator Rules”
These are the slides and my notes from my talk at Marymount University, the Bissel Lecture in the Humanities, presented
Collections, Curation, Exhibits, featured, History of Museums, Museums
Curation, Exhibits, Museums, teaching
Exhibit and exhibit labels workshop
I talked to the “Methods in Public Humanities” class today about exhibitions. A very quick overview, and didn’t even get
Digital humanities, Exhibits, History of Museums, Museums
History of museum exhibitions; a Pinterest experiment
When I taught a course on the history of museums, I found it useful to have a ready source of
Collections, Education, Exhibits, History of Museums
The Curator Rules
Museum curators have certain ways of doing things, certain rules they follow. It’s important to know what these rules are
Collections, History of Museums, Museums, Public humanities
Writing about the past, thinking about the future: National Museum of American History
My article on the history and philosophy of collecting at the National Museum of American History has been published in
History of Museums, Museums, teaching
“Museum Histories” course, Spring 2015
Here’s the syllabus for my upcoming course, AMST1903I. It’s a history of museums, mostly American, history and science as well
history, History of Museums
Crossing borders, or not, at the AHA
I go to the American Historical Association annual meeting about once every ten years. The usual complaints keep me away:
Museums, Public humanities
Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and related events
I am pleased to join a group of distinguished museum folks in this statement about the role of museums in
Digital humanities, History of Museums, presentation, Public humanities
Public and Digital Humanities
I enjoyed speaking with Melissa Rayner as part of Gale/Cengage’s GaleGeeks webcasts. You can enjoy a recording here. (For those
Collections, Exhibits, History of Museums, Museums, Technology
Collecting the History of Technology at the National Museum of American History
Collecting for history museums is challenging work, and there needs to be more research and writing on both its history and
