On writing to the audience In my years of working in museums I’ve gotten quite a few letters from members of the public looking for
Tag: audience
Issue: Museums and Social Change
The last three months have been a real emotional roller coaster ride for me in regards to how museums as civic institutions can play a useful
“Outsourcing” the curatorial impulse, Part Two
Curation, stuff, people, meanings. Fear of change vs fear of irrelevance. Framing debates and the need for new frames. That was Part One of this
“Outsourcing” the curatorial impulse, Part One
This past Saturday, my lovely and talented wife and I made our weekly trek to the local farmers’ market in Union Square, Somerville. It is,
Responses to Kennicott’s “How to view art”
Responses to Kennicott’s “How to view art: “Be dead serious about it, but don’t expect too much” As you could tell from my last post,
The bright side of visitor photography, now and later
After the handwringing in my last post, I thought I’d instead get aspirational, and look towards the bright side of life when it comes to
Thinking about Museums 