Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Even though the museum is now open, the Museum Without Walls will continue.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The First Wave includes 6 museums, 5 performing arts organizations, 3 public libraries, 3 parks, and 3 community centers. The Change Network program launches next week in prototype form with a First Wave of twenty organizations (full list at the end of this post). Half are led by people of color or indigenous people.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2007

This week, we consider Chapter 11 of Elaine Gurian's Civilizing the Museum , "Function Follows Form: How mixed-used spaces in museums build community," but first, a short and relevant note about my writing process. Museums are naturally tuned to some of these but not all. short streets and frequent opportunities to turn corners.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

The conventional wisdom on museum memberships is that they are "one size fits many" programs whose primary benefits are free entrance to the museum and insider access to exhibition openings. But what about all the other people who love your museum? Want to know how the Brooklyn Museum is answering this question?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Around 7,000 tech workers have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces or Territorial Defense Only last month, OneUkraine sprang up from a host of major European tech founders and investors, who plan to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people. billion in research and innovation it has to spend this year.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. CA: One of the best things that happened to me while volunteering for the local art museum is they funded my travel to Los Angeles and my tuition to take the week-long grant writing training bootcamp hosted by The Grantsmanship Center.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

This year, the American Association of Museums annual conference was in Los Angeles (my hometown). I hosted two sessions, one on design for participation and the other on mission-driven museum technology development. He started with museums as a "place to go"--to see things, consume experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Jude, Make A Wish, American Cancer Society, and The Museum of African American History. He also did stints in other markets including Los Angeles, Sacramento and Albuquerque. Over the past 15 years, Allen has volunteered for small elementary schools to major museums and nonprofits raising millions of dollars.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2009

While this post is not about museums, it tells the story of how a performance group developed participatory elements as an integral part of their show. The idea came from the wife of one of the guys, although certainly dance contests have been a feature of rock & roll since Dick Clark hosted American Bandstand.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Select a Content Management System (CMS) and hosting service. ? Host and participate in tweet chats. ? Host and participate in Google+ Hangouts. ? Follow and study WITNESS , Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) , Big Cat Rescue , Anaheim Ballet , and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2009

I once asked Eric Siegel, the Director of the New York Hall of Science, why museums are rarely innovative shining stars on the cutting edge of culture. He commented that as non-profits, museums are built to survive, not to succeed. Unlike startups and rock stars, museums aren't structured to shoot for the moon and burn up trying.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Select a Content Management System (CMS) and hosting service. Host and participate in tweet chats. Host and participate in Google+ Hangouts. Host and participate in Google+ Hangouts. Follow and study Water.org , Surfrider Foundation , Oceana , Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) , and DoSomething.org.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 10, 2025

And now, Meow Wolf is headed to New York City with a brand new otherworldly museum, it was announced today from the stage of SXSW 2025. While the NYC installation’s opening date has yet to be announced, it will be Meow Wolfs seventh museum overall. It dates back 400 years to its origins as a Dutch fur trading port.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Webby Special Achievement: Some Good News hosted by John Krasinski. Best Web Personality/Host : The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Desi Lydic Womansplains; Complex’s “Sneaker Shopping” - Joe La Puma. Art & Culture : BBC Culture; National Museum of Women in the Arts Instagram. Webby Breakout of the Year: Houseparty.

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