Category: Museums Matter
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Before Curiosity Comes Belonging: Why Feeling Welcome Is the First Step To Wonder
Back when I was in high school, I saw Titanic in theaters seven times. That’s nearly a full 24 hours of Titanic screenings. I was already a Titanic buff before the movie came out. I’d read multiple books about the sinking of the Titanic and followed the news about the deep-sea expeditions to locate the… Read more
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The Serious Case for Having Fun at Museums
When most people think about museums, certain words naturally come to mind: art, history, culture, science, preservation, education. Depending on the museum, perhaps beauty, scholarship, or even reverence. Fun rarely makes the list. If it appears at all, it often arrives as an afterthought—a pleasant bonus rather than a central feature of the experience. Museums,… Read more
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The Secret to a Truly Great Museum Visit? Connection!
Why Connection Belongs in the Museumazing 4 C’s At Museumazing, we talk a lot about the 4 C’s: Curiosity, Creativity, Culture, and Connection. At first glance, connection might seem like the outlier in that group. The other three sound more like qualities you develop as you browse a museum exhibit or things more obviously related… Read more
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Amazing Museum Experiences for All! Why I Created Museumazing
From an Elementary School Field Trip, a Core Memory I remember my first museum field trip. It was in elementary school, and we went to the local university art gallery. We were all given clipboards and taken to sit in front of an enormous painting. (I’m sure it wouldn’t look so enormous if I went… Read more