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Museums Fostering a Culture of Sustainability

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The most pressing cultural challenge confronting humanity today may be the transformation of the fundamental unsustainability of existing communities - locally and globally. What are the potential roles museums can play in this transformation?

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Income Distribution - defining culture

Economies are defining forces within any culture - and in most instances, major contributors to cultures of UNsustainability.Here's an interesting video on the disparity of income in the US.This…Continue

Tags: equity, income, economics, culture, sustainability

Started by Douglas Worts Mar 13.

Museums Measuring Success

Increasingly, museum professionals are challenging the old standard ways of measuring 'success'. It is hard to break the old habits of relying on attendance, revenues and gifts - but these have…Continue

Tags: museums, success, of, measures, culture

Started by Douglas Worts Sep 15, 2012.

Science & museum education - Call to list ongoing research & evaluation projects

July 9, 2012Citizen science, science teaching, informal science, everyday science, Science Buzz, Cafe Scientifique, public engagement with science ...The July MUSEUM EDUCATION MONITOR (MEM) will…Continue

Tags: research, evaluation, interpretation, science, education

Started by Christine Castle Jul 10, 2012.

What is the most progressive museum you've experienced?

There are many museums that are trying to be relevant to their communities. I am hoping that colleagues will post short descriptions about which museums have made exemplary forays into this realm of…Continue

Started by Douglas Worts Mar 23, 2012.