In the midst of calls for desperately-needed reform to the museum field, the American Alliance of Museums, or AAM, has faced a lot of backlash and disillusionment from museum professionals for being out of touch or not advocating enough for certain subsets of the demographic it serves. AAM’s annual conference is massive and cost-prohibitive for…
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Museums are places of privilege. Of course they are. I’ve written before about how that isn’t inherently a bad thing – it just means we need to make changes to society in order to increase the access of people to this particular privilege. Museum workers making a living wage is critical. But what about our…
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Here at Museum Drip, we do not subscribe to the capsule wardrobe craze. Naturally I support consuming less and smart spending, but welcome to the side of the internet where if we don’t inject a little spice into our closet every couple of months we will lose our minds. For those who may not be…
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This title feels like a throwback to the earliest days of Museum Drip when I came here to spit pure acrimony. I don’t feel the need to weigh in specifically on the ins and outs of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Union’s strike and success – it’s been covered extensively and if you follow me…
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Here’s the blog post I wish I would have been able to read prior to planning my wedding. There are plenty of listicles point you towards the most splashy museum-as-venue options but very few sources to tell you what to expect or give a realistic picture of the unique challenges it presents. This Brides.com article…
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What an honor it is to be here featured on Museum Drip. As someone outside of the museum world, it feels a bit like sitting at the cool kids’ table. I’m not positive how I got here, I hope you like me, and please don’t ask me to name my favorite artist because they are…
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Julie Arrison-Bishop and I connected via Instagram as she launched her small but mighty museum consulting firm, MuseumTastic. What are the pros and cons of working with museum consultants? How can they support museum missions and staff and contribute to a more welcoming and inclusive environment? I’m obsessed with MuseumTastic’s motto: “Fantastic work isn’t complicated,…
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A welcoming museum environment for visitors starts with a welcoming museum environment for museum employees. Employees who feel heard and valued and are not plagued by communication issues or extreme overwork are likely to be better equipped to have conversations about what makes museums friendly and inclusive for their visitors. One of the best ways…
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A lot of us are unhappy at work, especially in fields such as the museum world, teaching, healthcare – arenas where we were told “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Because, that advice is very silly. In America especially, income inequality alone is a reason to feel…
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I did an Instagram poll to gauge interest in the topic of interrogating why museum exhibitions are only three months long and it turns out that a lot of people have a lot of opinions. For the most part, museum people seem to be not in favor of the standard 8-12 week exhibition period, yet…
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