What Do We Do Next? Thoughts on German Museums and Syrian Refugees
How can local German museums best support, engage with, and document the arriving Syrian refugees?
Re-imagining The Unloved – An Argument for Experimental Collections
A few months ago, I sweet-talked (in very poor German) my way into a behind-the-scenes tour of a local museum. As a staff member was showing me around, he mentioned that the collection space was roughly divided into two zones. Zone 1 housed the “valuable” items – the pieces that get put on display and used by researchers. Zone 2…
Inspiration – Object Display At The National Museum of Iceland
Another must-see on my trip to Reykjavik was The National Museum of Iceland. We almost didn’t get to go, but am I ever glad we did. It was gorgeous, interesting, fun, and I may have tried to hide our suitcases so we’d miss our flight and I could go back again. And while I loved the museum…
Museums Askew 