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New Year, New Exhibits Approaches January 22, 2026
You know that exhibit in your museum? The one with the hand crank that stopped working last July? Or the touchscreen that's been displaying "Loading..." since Thanksgiving? Maybe it's the fabric panel that's faded to the point where visitors squint at it like they're deciphering ancient hieroglyphics.We've all been there. January brings that fresh-start energy, […]
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Frame by Frame: What Two Graphic Novels Can Teach Us About Museum Storytelling January 11, 2026
If you're looking for fresh inspiration for your next museum exhibit, pick up a graphic novel.I recently read Guy Delisle's "Muybridge" and Lauren Redniss's "Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout," and both books made me think hard about how we tell stories in museum spaces. Each provides compelling examples in […]
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Happy New PROJECTS! January 3, 2026
2026 sounds like a date from a retro sci-fi novel where we should all be commuting via jetpack. While the jetpacks might be on backorder, the future is definitely here. And looking at the calendar, the "Holiday Fog" has finally lifted. The confetti has been swept up, the champagne flutes are put away, and now […]
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Three Chatbots Walk Into a Museum... December 19, 2025
If you've been following museum tech trends lately, you've probably noticed AI chatbots popping up everywhere. Instead of just reading about them, I decided to roll up my (digital) sleeves and build a few exhibit-focused chatbots to see what all the fuss is about.Spoiler alert: It's pretty fun, surprisingly educational, and maybe even useful for […]
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The "Forever Ready" Exhibit December 5, 2025
We’ve all seen it. You walk up to a fascinating-looking interactive exhibit, ready to dive in, only to find it in a state of chaos. Pieces are scattered everywhere, the "start" state is unrecognizable, or worse, the previous visitor left it in a "game over" condition that you can't figure out how to undo. (If […]
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Ideas for Giving Thanks in your Museum November 26, 2025
This is the time of year in the U.S. when we celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday meant to remind us of the people and things in our lives for which we are thankful. Despite the turmoil in the world, I am thankful for my family, my work, and the friends I share my life with.I'm also […]
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The Sound of "Depth Over Dazzle" November 18, 2025
Let's talk about that fancy VR headset gathering dust in your exhibit storage closet. You know the one. It was supposed to revolutionize visitor engagement. It cost more than your annual supplies budget. And now? It's serving as a very expensive doorstop because nobody could figure out how to actually integrate it into the story […]
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Frame by Frame: What Two Graphic Novels Can Teach Us About Museum Storytelling

If you're looking for fresh inspiration for your next museum exhibit, pick up a graphic novel.I rece...

Happy New PROJECTS!

2026 sounds like a date from a retro sci-fi novel where we should all be commuting via jetpack. Whil...

Three Chatbots Walk Into a Museum...

If you've been following museum tech trends lately, you've probably noticed AI chatbots popping up e...

The "Forever Ready" Exhibit

We’ve all seen it. You walk up to a fascinating-looking interactive exhibit, ready to dive in, onl...

Ideas for Giving Thanks in your Museum

This is the time of year in the U.S. when we celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday meant to remind us of...