To ̶P̶i̶m̶p̶ Scan a Butterfly...

What does it look like when the collection you're digitizing is full of beetles and butterflys? How old is too old (or not old enough) for something to be put on display in a museum? Can I get a PhD while I wander thru the galleries? Is Leonardo DiCaprio a good event co-chair or is he a dead weight like that one board members wife who gets added to the committees just to keep her busy? Will I ever get these podcast spots to shrink below 30 minutes?

The world may never know...


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Articles mentioned include:

Biological museums work to digitize and publish entire collections
https://shar.es/15gUbo

New Online Openness Lets Museums Share Works With the World
http://nyti.ms/1kQ5UTe

Gary Brown: Recapturing my youth through museum displays
https://shar.es/15gUpb

Meet the group that’s hacking museums at Tuesday’s Brooklyn Tech Meetup
http://technical.ly/brooklyn/2015/10/26/museum-hack-brooklyn-tech-meetup/

Field Museum Admission Hike Reflects History of Debt, Misplaced Optimism
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/10/26/field-museum-admission-hike-reflects-history-debt-misplaced-optimism

Museums, Always Educational, Now Confer Degrees
http://nyti.ms/1Hb0eYy

Michael Govan: A museum director who goes beyond the gallery walls
http://wpo.st/jcDk0

Back in Black! ...ok, its really navy blue but the lighting makes it look darker.

Hey everyone, so glad to be back at the podcasting mic. SEMC went great and now that I got everything caught up from work, I've got the podcast ready to go.


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Articles mentioned include:

Inside the Mind of the Museum-Goer
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/oct/19/science-art-exploring-mind-museum-goer?CMP=share_btn_tw

How to Save Art from Islamic State
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-save-art-from-islamic-state-1445376423

Inside a Hidden New York City Museum Devoted to Graphic Design
http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/10/21/inside_a_hidden_new_york_city_museum_devoted_to_graphic_design.php

Museum Exhibitions for the Foodie
http://www.wsj.com/articles/museum-exhibitions-for-the-foodie-1445526530

Unwrap a mummy, share your art: the digital innovations seven L.A. museums are most excited about
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-seven-la-museums-digital-innovations-20151022-htmlstory.html

How digital tech can bridge gaps between museums and audiences
http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2015/oct/23/digital-technology-museums-audiences-collaboration?CMP=share_btn_tw

It's like Groundhogs Day every day...

Not too much in the news this week. Again, we're back to talking about the private museums, the issues surrounding funding, and technology. I'm thinking maybe I should just rename the podcast that...



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Articles mentioned include:

Why People Are Protesting Renoir at the Boston Museum of Fine Art
http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-10-08/why-people-are-protesting-renoir-at-the-boston-museum-of-fine-art

Public vs. Private, Who Wins?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madelaine-dangelo/public-vs-private-who-win_b_8248518.html

Billionaire Shanghai art collectors Wang Wei and Liu Yiqian have big plans for their museums http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/article/1864512/billionaire-shanghai-art-collectors-wang-wei-and-liu

On the Case: The Law on Augmented Reality and Museums
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/augmented-reality-and-museums-336505

Editorial: Museum closing illustrates Illinois' budget mess
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/editorial-museum-closing-illustrates-illinois-budget-mess/article_c96659d4-c108-5145-ad35-870280853272.html

For the Love of Money.. and the private museum

Thought that would be a good lead in to the podcast today. Private museums ended up being a big chunk of discussion in todays podcast. Lots of variety and a lot of different sizes and circumstances that a private museum can come about. A lot more too, but after you enjoy your O'Jays, enjoy the podcast below.

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Articles mentioned include:

Museums play key role in downtown revitalization
http://ohne.ws/1KDg1D7

The Rise of the Private Museum @HuffPostBlog
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madelaine-dangelo/the-rise-of-the-private-m_b_8217106.html

Daniel Burnham's dream was to leave the waterfront to the public.
http://fw.to/e9dVZYV 

Detroit man creating mobile school museums
http://on.freep.com/1KEwjLP 

Ralph Nader's Tort Museum
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/ralph-naders-tort-museum

Governor closing museums, shooting range in budget standoff
http://wtim.es/1Z1MqL5

This Museum Tour Has Yoga Breaks, Goofy Games, and So Many Selfies | Washingtonian http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/museums/museum-hack-national-gallery-has-yoga-breaks-goofy-games-selfies.php

Dementia toolkit for small museums launched | Museums Association http://www.museumsassociation.org/museum-practice/new-practice/01102015-dementia-toolkit-launched-small-museums

Museum Group Offers Safe Haven for Threatened Art and Antiquities
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/aamd-safe-haven-threatened-antiqities-337005

Tell me Whooooooo are you.... Who who Who who

Planning for the future... who are the people there and what do they want to do in our museums.

Hey, I got the tweets! Hit me up here @MuseWkEndReview

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Articles mentioned include: 

Admission to 1,000+ museums and every national park in the country is free on Saturday http://money.us/1MrJksJ 

One of Minnesota's most beloved museums is finally getting a new building. Will that ruin its old-school charm?  

http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2015/09/one-minnesotas-most-beloved-museums-finally-getting-new-building-will-ruin-i

Changing the museum demographic - The State Press 

http://www.statepress.com/article/2015/09/museums

Tate Modern plans to open a 'reimagined version of the museum'  

http://ind.pn/1OsHI58

San Diego council rejects creation museum despite compliance efforts

http://www.worldmag.com/2015/09/san_diego_council_rejects_creation_museum_despite_compliance_efforts

Second annual Specimen ID Day at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/09/22/second-annual-specimen-id-day-at-carnegie-museum-of-natural-history/

BRIEF: Charleston native confirmed to head federal agency 

http://www.statehousereport.com/2015/09/25/brief-sc-native-confirmed-to-head-federal-agency/

Robin Wade obituary 

http://gu.com/p/4ctqy/stw

Money, Power, and Hot Dogs

Hello everyone, week two of the podcast is here. Check out the links below for the stories and the podcast.

Podcast is here


Articles mentioned include:

The Broad review – first exhibitions have plenty of big hitters but miss the mark
http://gu.com/p/4cgfv/stw

With Help From Kickstarter, Chicago Gets a Museum That Relishes the Hot Dog
http://nyti.ms/1V09OUv

Detroit Institute of Arts finds new leader — at the DIA
http://on.freep.com/1iOWxSO

Activists Protest Oil Industry’s Museum Sponsorship in London
http://bit.ly/1UPi3rw @artforum

Beacons, QR Codes And 3-D Printing: Enter The Museum Of The 21st Century
http://www.tinyurl.com/oaxkxfc

7 Tips For Taking Kids To A Museum
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inga-batur/7-tips-for-taking-kids-to_b_8150126.html 

How do you eat a whale? One bite at a time.

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the first post of the Museum Week End Review. Below you'll be able to find the links to the articles that I talked about in the podcast. Let me know your thoughts and advice in the comments section below!

          Podcast link here


Articles mentioned include:

The Brave New Museum Sputters Into Life
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-brave-new-museum-sputters-into-life-1441657298

Museum of Food and Drink to Open Permanent Space in Brooklyn
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/07/museum-of-food-and-drink-to-open-permanent-space-in-brooklyn/?_r=0

Louvre, Versailles, Orsay to Open Seven Days a Week
http://www.wsj.com/articles/louvre-versailles-orsay-to-open-seven-days-a-week-1441733436

New home needed, must be big: Natural History Museum looks for venues to host 70-foot Dippy the dinosaur on UK tour
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3226850/Natural-History-Museum-looks-venues-host-Dippy-dinosaur-UK-tour.html

The Broad Museum’s long-awaited opening
http://www.jewishjournal.com/culture/article/the_broad_museums_long_awaited_opening

Why Selfie Sticks, ‘Free-Range’ Kids And Museums Don’t Mix
http://wabe.org/post/why-selfie-sticks-free-range-kids-and-museums-don-t-mix

Pope Francis: Churches with Closed Doors Aren’t Churches but Museums
http://aleteia.org/2015/09/09/pope-francis-churches-with-closed-doors-arent-churches-but-museums/

Vatican opens museum at papal summer estate and rail link to Rome
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3231118/Vatican-opens-museum-papal-summer-estate-rail-link-Rome.html

Harvard Students Rent Museum Art for Their Dorm Rooms
http://www.artfixdaily.com/news_feed/2015/09/10/7369-harvard-students-rent-museum-art-for-their-dorm-rooms

Nose for style: Paris launches major perfume museum in heart of luxury capital
http://www.startribune.com/nose-for-style-paris-launches-major-perfume-museum/326732341/

Latest Lucas Museum landscape leaves room for Bears fans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lucas-museum-landscape-met-20150911-story.html