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Everything Museums, Everywhere, All At Once August 9, 2026
A few years back, a movie called "Everything Everywhere All at Once" swept the Oscars by flatly refusing to be one kind of movie. Science fiction, kung-fu picture, family drama, tax-audit procedural. Critics kept reaching for a genre label, and the movie kept swatting it away. The whole point was that a life refuses to […]
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What's the ONE Exhibit Tool You Can't Work Without? July 30, 2026
There's that old party game where somebody asks, "If you were stranded on a desert island and could bring only one book (or album, or snack), what would it be?" I've always thought exhibit developers deserve our own version.So here's mine: if you could reach for just ONE tool or resource to develop an exhibit […]
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What Can a Guy Who Finds Strangers on the Internet Teach Us About Finding Stuff for Exhibits? July 21, 2026
Have you found josemonkey yet?If not, here's the elevator pitch: somebody sends him a short video (usually a few seconds of a parking lot, a backyard, a stretch of nondescript highway) and he tells them, often within striking distance, exactly where on Earth it was filmed. No metadata, no GPS tag, no cheating. Just the […]
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Getting People INSIDE Museums When It's Gorgeous OUTSIDE July 13, 2026
It's the height of summer, and you know the drill: the sun is out, the humidity is (mostly) tolerable, and every single person in your community has decided that today is the day to hit the beach, the lake, the pool, the trail, or basically anywhere that isn't your museum.If I had a nickel for […]
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What Fireworks Can Teach Museums About Celebrating (America's 250th Edition!) July 3, 2026
This summer, millions of people will stand outside, crane their necks, and go "oooooh" in unison at exploding balls of colored fire.No labels. No touchscreens. No 400-word interpretive panels explaining the chemistry of strontium salts.Just wonder, shared in public, with strangers.As museums in the United States mark America's 250th birthday this weekend, it seems like […]
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A Leaf, a Blade, and a Whole Lot of Patience. June 23, 2026
I'm always on the lookout for folks who turn the "ordinary" into something that stops you in your tracks. Which is exactly why I want to introduce ExhibiTricks readers to Lito, a Japanese artist who does something deceptively simple: he cuts intricate scenes into single fallen leaves.Yes, just a leaf. No paper, no canvas, no do-overs. […]
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The World's Biggest Fans Are In Your City. Are They In Your Museum? June 13, 2026
It's mid-June 2026 in New York City. The Knicks are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, and fans are buying tickets to away games in San Antonio just to follow the team. The MTA has swapped out its subway globe lights for basketball-shaped ones. And oh, by the way, the FIFA World […]
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Everything Museums, Everywhere, All At Once

A few years back, a movie called "Everything Everywhere All at Once" swept the Oscars by flatly refu...

What's the ONE Exhibit Tool You Can't Work Without?

There's that old party game where somebody asks, "If you were stranded on a desert island and could ...

What Can a Guy Who Finds Strangers on the Internet Teach Us About Finding Stuff for Exhibits?

Have you found josemonkey yet?If not, here's the elevator pitch: somebody sends him a short video (u...

Getting People INSIDE Museums When It's Gorgeous OUTSIDE

It's the height of summer, and you know the drill: the sun is out, the humidity is (mostly) tolerabl...

What Fireworks Can Teach Museums About Celebrating (America's 250th Edition!)

This summer, millions of people will stand outside, crane their necks, and go "oooooh" in unison at ...