A postcard from an absent friend, namely me!
Category: Professional Development
On modern guilds
Acknowledging the present crisis I’ve been wondering what the future of museum work might look like. As the world starts to hesitantly open up again,
Luggage to leave behind
The previous post, “Where to now, friends?” was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever written for public consumption. It needed to come out, but that
Where to now, friends?
What I’m interested in is where to go next, personally, professionally, and as a society.
Thoughts on the Museums Computer Group 2019 conference
I had the great good fortune to be in London in October for the MCG19 conference, and they just published my reflection on the event. I’d watched MCG via Twitter for years, but never had the chance to attend until now. And I am very glad I did. The theme of ‘Openness’ was incredibly timely, and the talks all explored some of the interesting frontiers of museums’ ongoing quest to figure out what it means to be more open and accessible to more audiences, both digital and physical. Check it out!
On keeping your antenna up
Hello, world! It’s been awhile! Almost a month ago, I hit an important professional milestone. The job I’d come to the Peabody Essex Museum to
Thinking about Museums 