As we enter the holiday season, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect on a momentous year marked by political change and a pandemic that is still raging on. As you know, Covid-19 has severely affected our operations since March, including our...
While there is so far no known cure for Covid and the disease continues to kill thousands daily around the globe, humanity has spent the better part of this year attempting to make do – some by doing their best to protect themselves and...
Kudos to… Erica Lehrer (MSP04) co-authored a short text published in May 2020 in the American Alliance of Museums web series “Museums and Equity in Times of Crisis.” The article ponders how museums can engage their communities in critical reflection on the work and purpose of...
The Association of Midwest Museums has compiled a variety of recent webinar and instructional video recordings for museum professionals. Recordings can be accessed here: https://www.midwestmuseums.org/resources/webinars-videos/
Museum Island (Museumsinsel) is a magical place, an area that houses multiple museums on a small island in Berlin, Germany. I had the pleasure of working with the Deputy Director of the Antikensammlung, which is the ancient art collection that is spread among different...
Congratulations to MSP’s founding Director, Ray Silverman, on his recent retirement! Ray collaborated with colleagues at the University of Michigan to bring to life the graduate certificate in Museum Studies. The program welcomed its first cohort in 2003 and is still going strong. After...
