Values Museums love to talk about their values. A quick Google search of “museum values” will turn up a long list of worthy-sounding concepts like
Category: Theory
Dialogues About Useful Dialectics
MCN2017 is less than a month away, and I’m in crunch mode trying to finish preparing from my two sessions. If you’re going to be
Useful Dialectics, Part Three – Hierarchy vs. Network
In this post, I explore the current tension between ways of thinking about power relationships; the established hierarchical model, versus the emergent network model.
Useful Dialectics, Part Two – Design vs. Tradition
I explore and refine the dialectical relationship between design and tradition, which can be seen as the distinctions between reflective and non-reflective practice.
Useful Dialectics, Part One – Transformation vs. Change
I’m very excited for MCN2017 in November! The intellectual thrill of beating a session into shape with friends old and new is like a
On Unhelpful Analogies
In all the hubbub around changing practices in museums, a constant trope has been the tension between two camps. On the one hand are those
Thinking about Museums 