Engage in ‘Degrowth’ for Intentional Museum Work
Museum professionals engaging in degrowth can focus on the most important aspects of their work and be more intentional with time, attention, budgets
How to Evaluate Your Museum Work and Calculate Your Worth
For museum professionals; this post outlines three methods for self-evaluation—with ideas for where to find self, peer, and market value information.
Create a Museum Grant Writing Roadmap for 2022
5 steps to creating a Museum Grant Roadmap for 2022, from a museum expert and consultant, proven practices
Tips for the Museum Worker: Survival Edition
Tips from a museum expert and consultant to help museum workers—and the broader museum community—survive the uncertainty of the next pandemic year.
Museum Forecast 2022
Museums that prioritize accessibility, are ethical in job creation, and have the resources to pursue exciting digital projects will thrive in 2022
A Year in Review: An Assessment of the 2021 Museum Forecast
A review of how museum closures, collections deaccessioning, and digital collections actually evolved compared to Rachael Woody’s 2021 Museum Forecast
7 Actions to Take for Museum Funding Readiness
Museum professionals can take a number of actions to prepare for funding opportunities; here is a game plan from a museum expert and consultant
Applying the Liberation Model to Museum Grant Funding Inequity
Museum professionals must lobby for increased funding, proposing a liberated form of financially aiding museums via easily granted financial awards
Part 3: Create a Museum Digital Project Workflow that Works
This post on museum digital project workflows offers expert advice on how museum professionals can become confident workflow creators and managers.
Part 2: Create a Museum Digital Project Workflow that Works
To determine digital project workflow, project activities need to be defined, standards and specifications considered, and resources identified.
Part 1: Create a Museum Digital Project Workflow that Works
Museum digital projects include object digitization and cataloging; and established workflow for staff to follow is critical to success.
Part 3: How Much Will Museum Digital Projects Cost Me?
A museum digital project usually involves costs of training and education, increased personnel capacity, or working with a consultant
Part 2: How Much Will Museum Digital Projects Cost Me?
Planning a museum digital project includes knowing the costs of digitization software, museum CMS platforms, and digital asset management systems.
Part 1: How Much Will Museum Digital Projects Cost Me?
When planning a museum digital project, evaluate the tools and resources required to succeed; read for costs of digitization equipment and software
Figuring out a Museum DAMS Solution When You Only Have a CMS
If your museum has a CMS but not a DAMS (and no budget for a DAMS) there are a few ways you can creatively construct a “for now” DAMS solution.
The Evolution and Overlap of Museum DAMS and CMS
There are differences and overlaps between a museum DAMS and CMS, and how they’ve evolved their cross-functionality to address real-world needs.
Does Your Museum Need a DAMS?
Museum digital files are assets museum staff use to care for, manage, and represent the physical collection. Using a DAMS is an important investment.
Ray Harryhausen | Titan of Cinema: Reminiscing with Fantastical Creatures from Childhood
The final post in a series on the Harryhausen Titan of Cinema Experience analyzing the specific pivot to an online virtual exhibition during COVID.
Ray Harryhausen | Titan of Cinema: How the Archives Enrich Virtual Exhibit Storytelling
The third post in a series on the Harryhausen Titan of Cinema Experience analyzing the specific pivot to an online virtual exhibition during COVID
How to Choose the Right Tools for Museum Digital Projects
For each museum digitization project, research and identify equipment and software tools, outline and commit to standards, keep end result(s) in mind
Include these Museum Digitization Standards in Your Next Project
Digitization standards for file resolution and formats should be intentionally thought of and committed to prior to any museum digitization project.
Considering Museum Digitization Tools by Item Type
Before a museum collections digitization project, assess what types of items you have and therefore, what digitization tools you need.
Ray Harryhausen | Titan of Cinema: The Translation from Physical to Virtual
The second post in a series on the Harryhausen Titan of Cinema Experience analyzing the specific pivot to an online virtual exhibition during COVID
Ray Harryhausen | Titan of Cinema Virtual Exhibition Experience
The first post in a miniseries on the Harryhausen Titan of Cinema Experience analyzing the specific pivot to an online virtual exhibition during COVID
The Top 3 Museum Digital Project Strategies That Lead to Success
There are 3 project management strategic areas critical to the success of any museum digital project: accountability, communication, and flexibility.
