Why interrupt regularly scheduled programming to blog a new year’s message? There are three reasons that come to mind: 1. To note a hiatus in posting. The next new Museum Questions post will be on January 5, 2015. In the meantime, if you need something to read, here are a few older posts that youContinue reading “What is the purpose of a Happy New Year blog post?”
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Schools and Museums: Interview with Kylie Peppler
Kylie Peppler is Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Director of The Creativity Labs at Indiana University Bloomington. An artist by training, her research focuses on the intersection of arts, new media, and informal learning. How does your research relate to museums? I’m a learning scientist, which means I study learning in real world contexts.Continue reading “Schools and Museums: Interview with Kylie Peppler”
To Pay or Not to Pay: A 2013-14 Study of Museum Practice
Recently, five museum professionals took it upon themselves to conduct a survey of museums and the issue of paid vs unpaid educators. These intrepid professionals were Jeanne Hoel, The Museum of Contemporary Art, LA; Barbara Bassett, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Sheila McGuire, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; and April Oswald, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Jeanne shared the findingsContinue reading “To Pay or Not to Pay: A 2013-14 Study of Museum Practice”
Schools and Museums: Interview with Anna Cutler
Anna Cutler is the Director of Learning at Tate in the United Kingdom. Before joining Tate Anna was the director of Creative Partnerships Kent, where she was involved with research into learning in the visual arts. Why offer school tours? Students’ horizons have been so concertinaed into one perspective – museums offer an expandedContinue reading “Schools and Museums: Interview with Anna Cutler”
Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and related events
A few weeks ago, Gretchen Jennings reached out to a number of bloggers to discuss what we could do to address events in Ferguson, Cleveland, and Staten Island. These bloggers, including myself, decided to collaboratively draft a joint statement. Writing a collaborative statement with people you do not know is challenging. In the end, this document includesContinue reading “Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and related events”
Schools and Museums: Interview with Anne Kraybill
Anne Kraybill is the Distance Learning Project Manager at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, where she is developing an online for-credit course for high school students in the state, and eventually the nation, to take online. She was formerly the Museum’s School and Community Programs Manager, where she oversaw the implementation of the WillardContinue reading “Schools and Museums: Interview with Anne Kraybill”
Should museums respond to the grand jury verdicts in Ferguson and New York City?
I am taking a break today from my ongoing exploration of field trips to explore a currently pressing issue. I will return to the subject of schools and museums on Thursday. Over the past ten days, I have been part of discussions – largely taking place on social media, which is worth contemplating in a separateContinue reading “Should museums respond to the grand jury verdicts in Ferguson and New York City?”
Schools and Museums: Interview with Cindy Foley and Caitlin Lynch
The Columbus Museum of Art has spent the last seven years rethinking the museum’s value and the visitor experience. Much of this work is documented in the July 2014 issue of the Journal of Museum Education. Rethinking value and visitor experience has led museum staff to reconsider school programs, including the field trip. Cindy Foley is the Executive Assistant DirectorContinue reading “Schools and Museums: Interview with Cindy Foley and Caitlin Lynch”
The Moth: A Student Perspective on Field Trips
The Museum Questions series on field trips includes interviews and guest posts from school teachers, museum educators, scholars, and others. However, until now we have been missing the voices of students. The Moth podcast for November 25th included a short (five minute) story from a high school student, Truly Johnson, about making a friend during a tripContinue reading “The Moth: A Student Perspective on Field Trips”
Schools and Museums: Interview with Karina Mangu-Ward
Karina Mangu-Ward is the Director of Activating Innovation at EmcArts where her work fosters a field-wide movement around the importance of innovation and adaptive change in the arts. In a recent blog post on ArtsFwd.org, you said, “We don’t need new models, we need a new mindset.” Can you share your thinking around this? WhenContinue reading “Schools and Museums: Interview with Karina Mangu-Ward”
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