Chicago History Museum Public 
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 22, 2024
Being a mission ambassador, professional public speaker, fundraising auctioneer and nonprofit trainer, Erin utilizes a smart, eloquent, energetic approach to engaging donors in the event venue and changing trajectories for organizations in the board room. Based in Chicago, Chris conducts gala auctions all across Illinois and the nation.
Museum 2.0
DECEMBER 3, 2019
I love alternative history novels. I was thinking I’d do a few alternative histories of museums for the first post of the last month of the decade. As I imagined a world without the many museum tech projects of the decade, I felt inherently sad about the imagining away the successes that friends and colleagues have enjoying.
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Museum 2.0
AUGUST 8, 2010
Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. We have neighborhood newspapers, internationally-renowned magazines of political commentary, and three View-Master reels of Chicago hot dog stands, neon signs, and motor inns, respectively. Geography is fluid, though.
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
Last week Ginny Fitzgerald, the Director of Visitor Services and Membership at Chicago History Museum, joined us to host a webinar about how she prepares her team for peak attendance times. Chicago History Museum defines their summer season as June 1 through August 31. Summer Tourism. Spring Field Trips.
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
But here's a quick list of the conferences, public events and workshops where I'll be appearing in the next few months. PUBLIC EVENTS TO WHICH ALL ARE INVITED September 28, 2016: St. Paul, MN at the Minnesota History Center, 8-10am - Free! Register Now October 18, 2016: Chicago, IL at Navy Pier, 3:30-5:30pm - Free!
Museum 2.0
JULY 26, 2010
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. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). is in conflict with (currently, Iran).
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 31, 2009
In 2006, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard, seasoned museum researchers and practitioners, released a co-authored book entitled Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. This is a pretty powerful and provocative book—you talk about rethinking the whole business of museums.
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