The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s Post

Good to see the important work of Museum Development teams supported by ACE. I know from my career in museums and my current role as a consultant, how vital their work is in supporting the extraordinary diversity of museums across the country.

"Happy International Museum Day, art and history enthusiasts! Today, let's embark on a journey through the corridors of culture, imagination, and knowledge. 🌍✨ Museums are not just buildings filled with artifacts; they're portals to different worlds, eras, and perspectives. Let's keep exploring, discovering, and preserving the wonders of our shared heritage. 🏛️💫 #InternationalMuseumDay #MuseumMagic #ExploreLearnDiscover #digitalproworld #digitalproworldenterprises"

Oops LAST DAY sorry for the late notice, but GET YOUR MAP application in TODAY! Its a lot of work but a GREAT chance to set goals, assess strengths, address barriers and make an action plan, plus work with an amazing cadre of program officers and peer reviewers focused on helping your organization set and achieve your desired outcomes! #MAP #MuseumAssessmentProgram #AAM #IMLS #DueNow

Today marks #InternationalMuseumsDay. Museums are at the heart of our communities, looking to the past, present and future, bringing us together. It is a day to advocate for museums and to share a vision for what museums are and could be. Many debate the role of museums, for me they are about people, a reflection of who we are and who we want to be. Museums have the potential to be transformative, to be at the heart of national conversations, to bring the world around us together, improve well-being and be an economic driver. This is why we must advocate for museums, their potential is unspent, austerity has limited their potential. There is far more they can do, they can be a space for all and not the few. Support your museum. #IMD2024

You should have a policy on cataloguing. This could either be a standalone document or part of a wider collections management policy. Either way, in deciding your policy you will need to consider this question: "How will you identify contemporary or historic bias within the museum's cataloguing practice?" 🔗 https://buff.ly/3SHILoW #PrimaryProcedures #MuseumDocumentation #Museums

planning a museum: Define your vision and mission: Clearly articulate the purpose and goals of your museum. Consider the type of exhibits, collections, and experiences you want to offer to visitors. 

Exclusion happens everywhere in the museum. From the objects that the curator choose to collect, to the presence or absence of stories in the interpretation and the exhibitions, and the displays. How those interpretations are framed, how a museum reaches out to communities to tell particular stories or to tell stories they are already telling. Museums choose stories they are telling. And they do so in a way that suggest or we suggest it is for our core audience. And these are the people who already sees themselves in the stories that we present, in the objects on Display. And they are the people who are already coming. We serve them, and we continue to serve them. But many lives and experiences are not represented in the stories. Or at worst even considered in the planning and development of exhibitions, programmes and events. #20daylinkedinchallengewithhaoma #inclusivity #museums

Sobering data re external factors impacting the value proposition of museums (courtesy of Susie Wilkening). "How can we more effectively position ourselves as high-value destinations that stay a priority even when budgets are tight?" As the calculus seems even more transactional, museums must focus even more on visitor ROI and relevance. #museums #visitorexperience https://lnkd.in/gH7XaMwz