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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

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4) Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop :: shop.artic.edu. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts. 8) Field Museum Store :: store.fieldmuseum.org. 23) SFMOMA Museum Store :: museumstore.sfmoma.org. 18) NPR Shop :: shop.npr.org.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

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Based in Chicago, Chris conducts gala auctions all across Illinois and the nation. Jude, Make A Wish, American Cancer Society, and The Museum of African American History. She is a veteran touring artist, songwriter, live sound engineer and music publisher. He is currently licensed in Illinois and Florida.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

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Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street.

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Want to Get Your Content Out There? Put it on Wikipedia.

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At a recent talk in Chicago, an audience member asked a question. His foundation supports a private museum that is rarely open to the public. The people who want that content may not be in the same city as the museum nor even aware of the museum's holdings. This is museum digitization 101. but people aren't coming.

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Is it Real? Artwork, Authenticity. and Cognitive Science

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How does this question play out in museums? At the 2013 American Alliance of Museums annual conference, a group of exhibition designers explored authenticity in a session called Is it Real? They explored a huge range of museum objects and grey areas of "realness." Many artists work with assistants and reproducing processes.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

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From a museum perspective, I think there's a lot to learn from these venues' business models, approach to collecting and exhibiting work, and connection with their audiences. It's run by Jon Rubin, an artist and professor of social practice at Carnegie Mellon, and his students. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL).

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Month at the Museum, Part 1: A Video Contest that Delivers

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On October 20, a young woman named Kate will move into Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry and live there for a month. This post is not about the Month at the Museum concept or implementation. Instead, this post focuses on a fascinating aspect of Month at the Museum: the video applications. That will come later.

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