How do people see images of your institution? Your website? Promotional flyers? Other people’s vacation photos? Are the images ordinary? Beautiful? Edgy? What mood, tone, and attitude do they convey? Is it the one you want? What if you design a museum lookbook and… Show off your museum from a new angle? Use evocative images to…
How do you tell your community about your exhibits? Are you opening a new exhibit? Do you have an existing exhibit you want more people to visit? What if you create an exhibit trailer and… Preview your new exhibit to the world? Re-envision and remind visitors of the great exhibit you already have? Make something busy and exciting? Quiet…
I’ve been to a lot of quiet museums lately. Is your museum quiet? Does it need to be? What if you… Create soundscapes in your spaces? Urban sounds? Nature sounds? Other languages? Play music in the galleries and exhibits? Different styles on different days? Create harmonious experiences? Create cacophonous experiences? Create musical audio tours? No…
Last month, Jaunty Dame (one of my favorite blogs on the interwebs) gave her answer to the question,“What books would you like to read that don’t exist?” and I’ve been thinking about the idea ever since. Her suggestions are excellent (YES to the George Martin book), and so is the question. I’d love to see a…
This week I’ve had the pleasure of getting a sneak peek of a chapter from Lynda Norris and Rainey Tisdale’s manuscript on Museums & Creative Practice. That thought-provoking reading, coupled with another creativity-focused project I’m preparing for, reminded me of a draft post I started back in March, 2012 but never finished. Since there’s no…
In my spare time (hah!), I occasionally write for Persephone Magazine, “a daily blog for bookish and clever women.” I adore many things about PM, but one of my favorites is Elvis. And what is Elvis (other than a hunka hunka burnin’ love)? Elvis is the magazine’s commenting criteria. From the PM website: Empathy – are…
I’m a big believer in motivational music to get you in the right mindset. Boxers listening to “Eye of the Tiger.” Sharks listening to the theme from Jaws. Musical motifs - anthems - get you focused and remind you of what you’re doing and why. In all of my museum work, my philosophy centers around change.…
