One museum navigates the exceedingly difficult task of simultaneously remaining true to its subject matter and its mission.
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Smithsonian Internship Reflection: Flying Through Folklife
The chronicles of my unbelievable Smithsonian Folklife internship.
Museum Details: A Museum of Claudel’s Own
Camille Claudel has spent history in Rodin's shadow. This year, she steps into the light.
Museum Details: Horror of India’s Colonization Warrants Exposure
Scholars are calling for the continuing study of the British colonization of India. But where will such scholarship find a home?
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"
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.
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.
#MuseumsResist: Museums Continue the Fight for Social Justice Online
Actual reality: political museum mobilization is gaining steam.
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.
American Culture Responds: Museums, Art & the Trump Inauguration
Will the Trump inauguration be met with cultural appeasement?