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    Author: Marissa Walker

    I am a graduate of George Washington University's Museum Studies program. My interests include visitor experience, digital and in-gallery engagement, exhibition design, and performance.

    Museum Details: In Mosul, Fragile Cultural Heritage Recaptured

    Although Iraq's most precious cultural artifacts are certainly not out of danger, they are one step closer to safety after this week's events.

    March 9, 2017March 7, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Infinity Lines: Museum Mermaid Glimpses Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors

    Last Tuesday, as the sun sank below the curved rim of the Hirshhorn Museum roof, two things became evidently clear: 1. There are a crap-ton of Smithsonian…… Read more “Infinity Lines: Museum Mermaid Glimpses Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors”

    March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Museum Details: Drama at the Met

    The Met board is evidently not a fan of Thomas Campbell.

    March 2, 2017March 5, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Empowering the Inconvenient: An Examination of Parisian Democratic Theater

    Democracy is Paris’ lifeblood. Democratic ideals are built into the city’s architecture. But does that make all performances in these spaces democratic?

    February 27, 2017February 27, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Museum Details: A Weekly Industry Quote

    When President Trump responds to Anti-Semitism proactively and in real time, and without pleas and pressure, that's when we'll be able to say this President has turned… Read more "Museum Details: A Weekly Industry Quote"

    February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Soundsuits of Freedom: Museum Mermaid Reviews Nick Cave at The Jepson Center

    Nick Cave’s gorgeous soundsuits cry out for social justice without saying a word.

    February 20, 2017February 21, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Is Shia LaBeouf Our Patronus? A Museum Struggles with Digital Free Speech

    When the radical freedom of the internet is applied to a linear platform, shit gets weird.

    February 13, 2017February 14, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    #MuseumsResist: Museums Continue the Fight for Social Justice Online

    Actual reality: political museum mobilization is gaining steam.

    February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    The Resistance is Us: Museums Get In Formation

    Star Wars references are becoming increasingly difficult to avoid in discussing institutional opposition the current political landscape.

    January 30, 2017February 8, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    American Culture Responds: Museums, Art & the Trump Inauguration

    Will the Trump inauguration be met with cultural appeasement?

    January 20, 2017 by Marissa Walker

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