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Kris Johnson is a Museum Studies graduate student from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). She came across our blog a few months ago and contacted us to see if we’d be interested in sharing her experience on the Incluseum (you can do the same!). Last month, in Tales of a Museum Studies Grad Student Part […]

“City Telling” project, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation - Photographic series by project participants Dina and Belen drawing inspiration from Andrea Zittel’s “A-Z Living Unit"

Simona Bodo is an independent researcher and consultant who co-created and edits Patrimonio and Intercultura, a rich on-line resource  devoted to the intercultural potential of heritage education projects. This week we are continuing with Part II of her guest blog post (read Part I here) in which Bodo shares some lessons she has learned about how museums […]

TAM TAM – The Museum for All” project, Museum of Peoples and Cultures and Fondazione Ismu - Project participant Elda’s clogs in dialogue with the Museum’s Chinese lady shoes.

One of our favorite things about running the Incluseum is making new connections. We love when people, like today’s guest blogger, take the time to contact us to share their work. Simona Bodo is an independent researcher and consultant who co-created and edits Patrimonio and Intercultura, a rich on-line resource  devoted to the intercultural potential of heritage education […]

Ladies of Llangollen, Queering the Museum, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 2010. Photographer: David Rowan.

One of our early goals with the Incluseum, was to provide a space where research and practice-based examples of social inclusion in museums could co-exist and, hopefully, inform each other. While most of our recent blog posts have been practice-oriented, we haven’t lost sight of our desire to link in research. Today, Maria Anna Tseliou, […]

Edited Science Program slide with words–better suited for Deaf visitors. Image Credit: Kris Johnson.

Kris Johnson is a Museum Studies graduate student from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). She came across our blog a few months ago and contacted us to see if we’d be interested in sharing her experience on the Incluseum (you can do the same!). We were very impressed by the work she’s doing to help […]

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A selection of “stuff” we enjoyed reading this month. What did you think of these articles, blogposts, etc.? What else did you read? – On curators: a few articles on curators/curating caught our attention this month. All have to do with museum curation in a digital age and making room for broader participation and increased […]

Touch Tour participants at the Whitney explore a George Segal sculpture in tandem with guided description. Photograph by Matt Ducklo.

I had the pleasure of hearing Danielle Linzer, Manager of Access and Community Programs at the Whitney Museum of American Art, speak at last year’s American Alliance of Museums conference. Over the last few years, Danielle has launched wonderful initiatives aimed at increasing the Whitney’s level of accessibility to people with disabilities. In this blog post, she […]

“We partner with local artists regularly to incorporate the many artistic styles and perspectives found in the arts of the Americas, and our Denver community.” Photo Courtesy: The Denver Art Museum

America’s changing demographics is a reality that will increasingly impact museums whose audience continues to primarily be middle-to-upper class white Americans. For instance, it is projected that, by 2050, the Hispanic/Latino populations will comprise 30 percent of the U.S. population (Farrell & Medvedeva, 2010). So what are museums doing? Verónica Betancourt tackled this question in her provocative Masters Thesis, Brillan por […]

Photo courtesy of Emily Shallman.

Emily Shallman and I started talking about exclusion in arts and education while we were both working on our respective Master’s degrees.  Lately, I have been eager to ask her to blog about her extensive research in inequitable access to the arts in public schools.  Her findings suggest that museums, along with many non-profit arts […]

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Here’s a glimpse of museum-related articles and blog posts that impacted us this month. What have you enjoyed reading? - The Weight of White People in the World: This blogpost, authored by Clayton Lord, uses data about audience representation in Bay Area theaters as a springboard to discuss the lack of diversity in the arts more […]

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