Re-reading these texts in light of my more recent interest in professional practice in the art museum, prompted me to wonder to what extent these characteristics of creative learning are present in the work we do as, amongst others, curators, educators, and conservators in the museum. To wha...
The problem in the present context: exhibition of books and printed matter. Books are made for physical handling, but most of the books institutions find worth holding are too old, fragile, or singular to be touched by just any hands. Only the gatekeepers – archivists, librarians, conservator...
Or are we doing it to assure ourselves that we are “doing something,” to assure our donors we still exist— and that our jobs are worth keeping (which is in itself important!)?” These are relevant and astute questions to be asking. Simon goes on to propose a different set of activi...
A week after the COVID pandemic shut down most museums across the country, I joined the ranks of thousands of museum workers who were laid off from their jobs. Of all the things that happened in the chaotic month that was March 2020, this is the event I remember most. I distinctly reca...