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Rachael Cristine Woody

Rachael Cristine Woody is a guest author for Lucidea’s Think Clearly Blog. Rachael is the Owner of Rachael Cristine Consulting, and provides services to museums, libraries, and archives. Previously she was at the Freer|Sackler Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the Oregon Wine History Archive at Linfield College. She is active in Northwest Archivists and the Society of American Archivists, and is an alumna of the Archives Leadership Institute, a National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) program.

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Rachael Woody Webinars

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Storytelling Design: Translating the Physical to Digital

Thumbnail for the webinar Finding Story Inspiration with Collections Online with a picture of the presenter, Rachael Cristine Woody

Finding Story Inspiration with Collections Online

Rachael Cristine Woody Presents: Storytelling Goals with Collections Online [webinar cover thumbnail]

Storytelling Goals with Collections Online

Museum expert Rachael Woody describes where to find additional information to Enhance Museum Collections Online with “Hidden” Troves of Information

Enhance Museum Collections Online with “Hidden” Troves of Information

Museum Collections Online and the Potential of AI

How to Construct Museum CMS Projects that Attract Funding

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Rachael Cristine Woody

An example of a zoom tool showing more detail of a art piece online.

Zooming Into Story Details:
How Museums Can Enhance Storytelling with Visual Tools

Visual tools such as zoom are crowd pleasers when presenting visual content online, allowing museums to create immersive and eng...
A hand tapping on a digital screen in a museum setting.

7 Digital Storytelling Elements That Live In Your Museum CMS

A museum’s Collections Management System (CMS) is more than just a catalog—it can also serve as a foundation for digital storyte...
A YouTube thumbnail for the National Galleries of Scotland’s Harryhausen Digital Exhibit.

Examining the National Galleries of Scotland’s Harryhausen Digital Exhibit

A museum curator working on a laptop to digitize an exhibit.

Translating Physical Museum Exhibits to the Digital Realm

Exhibit design has long been a cornerstone of storytelling, crafting immersive, sensory-rich experiences within museum walls. Bu...
A group of museum professionals having a meeting.

Museum Exhibit Design as Storytelling Infrastructure

A group of museum visitors admire art and architecture.

Museum Forecast 2025: The Words We Use

This is the sixth year of our forecasts for the museum field! An incredible amount of change has occurred in the sector which br...
An open laptop displaying Rachael Woody's 2024 Museum Forecasts article.

A Year in Review: An Assessment of My 2024 Museum Forecast

At the start of 2024, I shared three forecasts for museums regarding digital programs, AI, and burnout in the museum industry. T...
A woman pointing at a museum exhibit behind a glass barrier.

Demand-Driven Museum Story Inspiration

Let's look at the numbers and consider taking inspiration from what our visitors are most interested in. This demand-driven appr...
An AI-generated image of a suit of armour projected within a museum space using augmented reality.

Reimagining “Impossible” Museum Exhibitions as Story Inspiration

Online exhibits lack the constraints that can make it impossible to relate stories in a physical exhibition and can inspire us t...
A museum curator looks at historic artifacts on her laptop for storytelling inspiration.

Exhibitions of Past, Present, and Future as Story Inspiration

In a previous post, I covered how the flexibility of collections online can inspire online storytelling. This week we’ll tap int...
A museum professional considering how museum collections online can use storytelling to inspire reflection

Storytelling to Inspire Reflection Using Museum Collections Online

Storytelling with online collections is impactful, whether we choose online-only or as part of a hybrid approach to museum exhib...
Museum professionals can use online collections and storytelling to create learning opportunities.

Museum Collections Online: Learning Through Storytelling

Digitizing museum collections introduces new and engaging opportunities for storytelling. By leveraging digital surrogates—essen...