MUSEUM LEARNING. Center for the Future of Museums. Center for the Future of Museums. Museum Futures script | neil cummings. The Museum of the Future. Seven takeaways from Museums and the Web 2013 | Museum Cultures. Museums and the Web 2013 thoughts. Museums and the Web 2013 in Portland Oregon was an action-packed few days of intense conversations and great food for thought. Portland food trucks. You just can’t go wrong. Danny Birchall and Susan Edwards have both written great summaries of their experiences at the conference and I recommend both. It’s always fascinating to see how varied people’s experiences of the same event can be, and also how some of the same idea wind up poking through everyone’s sessions. Games, gamification, and play in museums If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know I’m not a huge fan of gamification (ack!). Immersion and affection, or relationship-building One of the great joys of these events is the extent to which we don’t talk about technology.
This drumbeat of emotional appeals echoed a number of conversations I had about immersive theater throughout the conference. Suse’s locket. Ending with a bang What was your experience of the conference, locally or remotely? Like this: Like Loading... MW2013. Museum 3 - what will the museum of the future be like? Collaboration & Engagement: Museums & the Web 2013 Takeaways | The Butterfly Net. Games, curation, design thinking, more games, crowdsourcding, theater, humor, and 3D printing. These were some of the topics of great salons, discussions, workshops, and sessions, at this year’s Museums & the Web conference in Portland, Oregon. Reaching outPortlandia, on the Portland Building in Portland, OR A common thread through all of these topics is some flavor of engagement (yes, even 3D printing!
I’ll explain below.). ‘Engagement’ has become a buzz word of sorts in museum technology circles. Why is it that we seem so preoccupied with defining ‘engagement’ (and non-engagement) and exploring its nuances? Inspiration from Theater The conference was book-ended by two plenary sessions informed by theater. How with this rage shall Beauty hold a plea, Whose action is No stronger than a flower? So how can museums stand out and be heard in this mess? Even though I have experienced Sleep No More (SNM) myself, it’s a bit hard to explain. This is a very powerful form of engagement, clearly. Museum Management and Curatorship. Museummarketing.info.
Museum Marketing and Strategy: Designing Missions, Building Audiences ... - Neil G. Kotler, Philip Kotler, Wendy I. Kotler. Home | ArtsMarketing.org. Know Your Own Bone. PRAM - Home. Social media strategy for Museums and Galleries. Museums-Social-Media - home. Social Engagement Done Right: Getty Museum's New Initiative. We invent hashtags, issue images in hopes of getting re-tweeted, ask tiresome questions of our Facebook fans and we think we’re being social.
We share clever semi-contextual ads on our Twitter stream and because we’re doing it in real time we think we’re being social. We stick a QR code on an ad or a billboard or a retail display, assuming some poor soul will actually scan it, and we think we’re being social. But if we’re honest, we’d have to admit that more often than not we’re simply using social media rather than exhibiting social behavior. True there are plenty of examples of brands doing it right. But this week I was reminded what social behavior is really all about — inviting participation, creating community, generating content, and enhancing the experience that a user has with a brand in a way that yields a mutually rewarding experience. Hundreds of art lovers submitted lines, some serious, some eloquent, some amusing, some set in the 1600′s, some imagining the future. Connect: How to Develop a (Small-Scale) Social Media Plan. Yesterday, I enjoyed three hours of graduate students' presentations of social media plans for museums in the Pacific Northwest.
I've been working with these UW museology students for the past quarter, and each partnered with a local client institution to develop a social media plan either for a particular exhibition, program, or initiative, or for an entire institution. Here is the process I offered them for developing and writing these plans. It can be used internally by staff, or externally (as in the students' cases) as a consultant with a partner organization. There are three parts: the institution or initiative's content and audience goals, the institution's assets, and the project concept that will match goals to resources in an achievable way.
In most cases, parts 1 and 2 were discussed in a meeting as background research, and then the project idea (part 3) was presented back by the project developer for feedback from the larger team. Part 1: Define your goals. Social media. Museum Management. Amdaconference.org | Art Museum Development Association | Chicago 2013. Why Are Strategic Plans Needed? A strategic plan, simply put, is a map or chart that an organization agrees to follow for three or five years in order to reach their goals. Institutions need strategic plans to help direct efforts and resources in an efficient and strategic manner. Responding to community and audience needs requires a strategic plan. The planning process is strategic because you are establishing the goals that make the organization dynamic in its community and allow it to keep in step with the community’s needs. It is systematic because it is focused and evaluative in choosing priorities. Institutions make decisions about short- and long-term goals and secure consensus.
And most importantly, strategic planning is about building commitment and engaging stakeholders. Once the plan is in place, and you have met with all the stakeholders you can, you now have the authority to complete the work and a course of direction to take. Strategic plans are different from long-range or operational plans. Www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/history/history_volunteers/pdf/strategic_planning_technical_leaflet_aaslh.pdf. Www.aam-us.org/docs/continuum/developing-an-institutional-plan-final.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
CMOG STANDARDS RESOURCES: Ontario Museum Association (OMA) Museum Governance. Museum of Science and Industry Skip main navigation Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services « About the Museum Museum Governance In 2006 the Museum’s Board of Trustees formally adopted a series of governance guidelines and documents which increased the effectiveness of the Board and its Committees and provided the Museum’s Board, management and employees with a common set of expectations and responsibilities while carrying out the Museum’s mission. Related Links Annual Reports page »Board of Trustees page » Documents Museum Hours Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Museum Location Museum of Science+Industry 5700 S.
Chicago, IL 60637 Getting Here » Buy Tickets Online Support Us DonateSupport from individuals, corporations and foundations help us fulfill our goal of inspiring all who visit.Learn More » Visit the Museum What’s Here Education About The Museum. Board Approved Policies – What Do You Need? | INNO/Genesis. Ancient Policy Book I’ve assisted museums with policy development in the past, and recently had occasion to try and assemble as comprehensive a list as possible of potential policies and procedures for collection/visitor-based institutions. Entries in the list that follows all come from online postings by museum organizations. Probably no one museum needs to have all of them, but perhaps every museum could benefit by scanning the list to see if there are any important items they might be missing. List of Potential Museum Policies / Procedures Collections AccessionsDonationsDisposalsPurchasesArchives & Records ManagementRegistration Human Resources Health and Safety Research Facility Rentals Education Exhibitions Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Financial Management Asset ManagementSigning AuthoritiesDeficit FinancingProcurement [Illustration courtesy of Pearson Scott Foresman, Public Domain]
Museum governance. The British Museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through a three year funding agreement. Its aim is to hold for the benefit and education of humanity a collection representative of world cultures and to ensure that the collection is housed in safety, conserved, curated, researched and exhibited. The Museum is governed by a board of 25 trustees in accordance with the British Museum Act of 1963 and the Museums and Galleries Act of 1992.
Trustee appointments are governed by the regulatory framework set out in the code of practice on public appointments issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The Board is responsible for the general management and control of the Museum through the adoption of its Annual Plan and overarching strategy and for the appointment of the Director. A full range of policies covering every area of Museum activity has been adopted by its Board of Trustees. British Museum policies. John Falk, Rethinking the Museum Visitor Experience. Visitor Studies Association - Home.
Visitor Studies - The Museum Resource Network. Welcome to the Visitor Studies group. This group was created for anyone involved with conducting visitor research, museum studies students and those interested in the field. Please feel free to share current visitor studies research with the group. Quick Links to Visitor Studies Resources Associations & Professional Groups American Evaluation Association (AEA) American Statistical Association (ASA) Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Committee of Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) Visitor Studies Association (VSA) Visitor Studies Group in UK (VSG) Directories of Visitor Studies Researchers 2009 Directory of Audience Researchers & Evaluators (pdf from CARE) Articles & Downloads Seven Year Randi Korn Audience Study, Dallas Museum of Art 2010 Survey on Ethics in Evaluation Results (from CES) Current Trends in Audience Research and Evaluation Publication (2004 to 2008) Guide to European Museum Statistics Visitor Studies: Theory, Research and Practice Journal Archive Professional Development Blogs.
Museum education. Museum education is a specialized field devoted to developing and strengthening museums' role as public institutions. The purpose of museum education is to enhance the visitors ability to understand and appreciate museum collections. In a seminal report called Excellence and Equity[1] published by the American Association of Museums (1992), the educational role of museums was identified as the core to museums' service to the public.
According to the report, "...the public dimensions of museums leads them to perform the public service of education - a term that in its broadest sense includes exploration, study, observation, critical thinking, contemplation and dialogue. " As museum education has developed as a field of study and interest in its own right, efforts have been made to record its history and to establish a research agenda to strengthen its position as a discipline in the wider work of museums. Publications[edit] See also[edit] Museology References[edit] External links[edit] Museum Education Roundtable. Public Programs | The J. Paul Getty Museum. Book Review of 'The Engaging Museum' by Graham Black :: Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past. You are here: Projects Graham Black, 2000 A review by IPUP Research Associate Dr Georgios Alexopoulos Overview The Engaging Museum: Developing Museums for Visitor Involvement, published by Routledge in 2005, is another important contribution to their “The Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management” series.
The author, Graham Black, is both an academic and a heritage practitioner, currently Reader in Public History and Heritage Management at Nottingham Trent University as well as a professional heritage interpretation consultant. The central theme of this book is the responsibility of contemporary museums to respond to audiences as “partners in a joint enterprise” (p. 3). Outline This book is divided into four sections that address a wide range of issues focused on important aspects of the work of museums. The first section (“Museum audiences: their nature, needs, and expectations”) examines the needs and expectations of both traditional museum audiences as well as non-visitors. Analysis. Dialogue :: engaging your visitors.
The Museum Resource Network - Resources for the Entire Museum Community - Professionals, Students & Visitors! Careers and JobHQ. Careers. Canadian Museums Association - Careers. Museum Exhibition Design | Museum PlanningMuseum Planning. Defining and describing “Museum Exhibition Design” is not an easy task. After 20+ years working in museum exhibition design, I have arrived at my own definition.
The first tough part is a definition of a “museum”. I have kludged together a definition of “museum”: Museum – “An organization in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which researches, communicates and exhibits things and ideas, for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.” Many museums are non collecting, so a museum is not about displaying a collectionSome museums are “for profit”, so a museum can’t be defined by tax statusSome museums don’t have a building or a “home”, so it is not about a location Second tough part “exhibition”, I kludged together: Exhibition: “An event at which displays are put out in a public space for people to view and interact” Third part “design”, I kludged together: Design – “The making of a plan for the construction of an object or a system” Definition: Style Board.
Top 10 Tips to Great Museum Exhibit Design. Image: baboon™ | Flickr When it’s a great experience, going to a museum can teach us, delight us and inspire us; however, a lot of effort goes into a museum exhibit design. As architects, we can learn a lot by understanding the ingredients that make such designs so successful. It’s not as simple as you might think. A museum is constantly looking for different ways to attract visitors, but what happens once they get there? Often they suffer from three main problems — they can’t find a specific piece of information, they must leave too soon because they are bored or they stay a long time but miss key lessons from the main exhibits. (1) Obviously, visitor accessibility and attention are paramount, but that’s not all it takes to design for a great museum experience.
The following are 10 ingredients for successful museum exhibit design: The latter design secrets apply to more than just museum experiences. . (1) Carliner, Saul. NAME: National Association for Museum Exhibition - Exhibitionist Online. Museum Exhibit Design Careers | Education | Information | TheArtCareerProject.com. What is Museum Exhibit Design? While walking through a museum, we’ll often encounter stunning and displays that are meant to show a certain artifact or piece of artwork in the most attractive way possible. These visually stimulating displays often invoke awe and wonder in children and adults alike. These wondrous displays are referred to as museum exhibits. They can be found in all types of museums, including art museums, history museums, and science museums. Museum exhibits are set up and arranged to be both attractive and educational. Designing a museum exhibit, therefore takes a good deal of careful planning and hard work.
Some exhibits are designed to be permanent fixtures in a museum, while others are only temporary. In many instances, the careful planning and set up of museum exhibits is left to the careful hands of museum exhibit designers. What Does a Museum Exhibit Designer Do? A museum exhibit designer is responsible for the overall design and planning of museum exhibits. Creating engaging displays. How to Build a Museum Exhibit in an Hour | Morrison County Historical Society. 17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory. 26 Mobile Apps That Actually CAN Help Your Business. Museum Store Association. Collection (artwork) Collection Mgmt. Policy. Natural History Collections: Home.
The Herbarium. Details - The history of the collections contained in the natural history departments of the British Museum. by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Museum Research | Research Centers. Research and Conservation. 2.1 Definition of Research. Celebrating Darwin — Evolutionary Research at the Museum.