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what will the museum of the future be like?

Elizabeth Merritt
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Elizabeth Merritt replied to Douglas Worts's discussion UK Museum Funding Takes a Hit in the group Museums Fostering a Culture of Sustainability
"I agree with taking a broader tack-- encouraging museums to examine the needs in their community and triangulate from that, without worrying overmuch about whether the resulting programs and activities are traditionally museum-like. We obsess too…"
Nov 3, 2010
Elizabeth Merritt replied to Douglas Worts's discussion UK Museum Funding Takes a Hit in the group Museums Fostering a Culture of Sustainability
"Douglas, have you looked at the UK evaluation framework "Inspiring Learning?" Here is a recent essay on it http://bit.ly/cCSDyv While this focuses on learning-based outcomes, that is an important component of community support."
Nov 3, 2010
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Museums Fostering a Culture of Sustainability

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?See More
Jun 8, 2010
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Sep 22, 2009
Elizabeth Merritt replied to Elaine Heumann Gurian's discussion Museum as Soup Kitchen
"Just posted to the CFM Blog about the Philbrook Museum of Art's foray into community gardening, and how this echos storied told in the Institute for the Future's scenario building in the Superstruct game last fall. Thanks for the lead,…"
Jul 9, 2009
Elizabeth Merritt replied to Elaine Heumann Gurian's discussion Museum as Soup Kitchen
"Orchestras as soup kitchens! Evidently museums are not the only cultural institutions grappling with the issue of their broader societal responsibilities during economic crises. US orchestras to help feed needy Yahoo! News - AP,…"
Feb 20, 2009
Elizabeth Merritt replied to Elaine Heumann Gurian's discussion Museum as Soup Kitchen
"Very good question, Elaine, timely and immensely important. I started to respond, and it spun off into a whole blog post of its own. My train of thought--despite Megan's lovely and apropos story of the Boston Children's Museum, are museum…"
Feb 13, 2009

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Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums at the American Association of Museums. The Center is a think tank and research & design lab for the museum field.
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At 7:33am on May 28, 2008, Lynda Kelly said…
Hi there Elizabeth and welcome to our group. Hope you find it interesting
At 3:02pm on February 12, 2009, James G. Leventhal said…
very little badgerness here...
At 12:34am on May 22, 2012, Sotia Teneh said…

Good day,                        
How is everything with you, I picked interest on you, after going through your
short profile and deemed it necessary to write you immediately. I have something
very vital to diclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself here,
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Have a nice day.
thanks
Sotia Teneh.

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