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| (c) Bill Watterson |
I wish I could say I had a good reason for taking an
unannounced year-long sabbatical, but I just needed a break to think and work
and buy a house and adopt a dog learn to kayak and try to brew beer and time sort of got away from me. But now I’m back, with a year full of
thoughts and pondering and questions, and I’m excited to dive right back into
thinking about museums:
Over the last year a few concepts have come up again and
again as I worked in and thought about museums.
- What does a museum do for its community? What should it be doing for its community?
- What role do exhibit design and strategy play in a museum’s place in the community?
- How can a museum’s collections and research be more accessible to the public? Should they be?
- How can a museum that is already built and conceived alter its exhibits without altering its identity?
- How can museums that aren't specifically built for children still reach them in a meaningful way?
I've really started thinking a lot more
about the public face a museum presents, what it means for the museum and its
community, and how exhibits can advance that interaction. I’m very excited to spend some more time
thinking about it and discussing it in this larger forum to see what we can
come up with.
