“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
Exhibits
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, 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
Collections, Exhibits
Authenticity, and bears
The scene: Roger Williams Natural History Museum, Providence, Rhode Island. A group of twenty third-graders has just arrived. The docent
Collections, Exhibits
A rock’s story
I’ve been following closely (this may sound odd) the story of a rock. Not just any rock, and not just
Collections, Exhibits
“Facing the Museum,” Completed!
I’ve written about Faces – now called “Facing the Museum” several times on this blog. It started with the discover
Exhibits
White ceiling or black ceiling?
What color should the ceiling of a museum be? The museum has a white ceiling now. It makes it space
