J Marshall Adams

I'm a museum leader and champion for engaging people in fun & meaningful cultural experiences. I thrive by always learning & always looking forward.

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The Arts
MCA Denver Names a New Director
The New York Times - By LAUREN MESSMAN
The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the adventurous cultural institution that’s seen a surge in attendance in recent years, named Nora Burnett Abrams as its new director on Tuesday. Dr. Abrams, who’s
Art
Liverpool World Museum used facial recognition technology on visitors to Terracotta Warriors show
theartnewspaper.com - Gareth Harris
Officials at the World Museum in Liverpool say they scanned visitors with facial recognition surveillance during the exhibition China’s First Emperor …
Hertz
Columbia Taps New Gallery Director: Betti-Sue Hertz on Her Plans for the Closely Watched Space -
artnews.com - Claire Selvin
Columbia University’s Wallach Art Gallery has a new leader: Betti-Sue Hertz, who will take up its director and chief curator positions in New York on …
Museums
Controversial art patrons: What is the situation in Germany?
DW News - Gaby Reucher (eg)
Following the boycott of the Sackler family in various museums, private sponsors are being examined more carefully. The president of the …
Embedding OF/BY/FOR ALL in a Brand-New Museum: How Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center Built Community Trust
ofbyforall.org - Nina Simon
Managing Museum Workplace Conflict
wordpress.com
Recently I heard a story about a colleague’s child who was bullied at school. As heartbreaking as the actual bullying was, the more alarming part of …
Podcasting
Content creators, here’s an Equity Screen to use as you work on your next blog post, book, podcast, or video
nonprofitaf.com - Vu
A while ago, someone emailed me to ask for help getting word out on a blog post they wrote on a report about workplace satisfaction or something. I …
These Museums Helped Welcome Immigrants and Refugees to their Community, and Yours Can Too!
aam-us.org - American Alliance of Museums
Welcoming America’s annual Welcoming Week enlists organizations around the country to welcome new immigrants and refugees into their new communities. …
Design
The untold story of America’s brilliant national parks branding
Fast Company - Katharine Schwab
Leave it to graphic design legend Massimo Vignelli to come up with a clever system that saved the government money—and is still in use today. Today, the national parks are represented in our visual culture
A New Definition of “Museums” Sparks International Debate
hyperallergic.com - Zachary Small
The British Museum (via Wikimedia Commons)For almost 50 years, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has defined the museum as “a nonprofit …
Museums
Explore How Museums Can Rebuild Public Trust
aam-us.org - Elizabeth Merritt
Would you like to explore how museums can use their superpower of trust? This new video and discussion guide about “Truth, Trust, and Fake News”—the …
The Arts
The Met Reviews Items It Received From a Dealer, Now a Looting Suspect
The New York Times - By TOM MASHBERG
Officials of the Indian government and the Metropolitan Museum of Art are discussing whether a number of prized antiquities that the museum began acquiring three decades ago were the product of looting
Museums
The Museum of Ice Cream’s $200 Million Valuation Represents a Bleak Future
observer.com - Helen Holmes
Back in July of 2016, a far more innocent time, a flurry of amused and mildly condescending press marked the arrival of something called the Museum …
Facial Recognition
Investigation finds facial recognition 'epidemic' across British shopping centres and museums
The Telegraph - By Hannah Boland
Facial recognition technology is being secretly used across shopping centres, museums and conference venues around the UK, in what privacy groups have warned is an "epidemic". An investigation by Big Watch
Museums
Five Museums and One Individual Recognized for Environmental Sustainability by American Alliance of Museums
aam-us.org - American Alliance of Museums
ARLINGTON, VA – Five museums have been recognized with 2019 Sustainability Excellence Awards, presented by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), …
A New Book Culls the Favorite Museum Pieces of World-Famous Artists
hyperallergic.com - Bridget Quinn
Aztec sculpture of Coatlicue featured in It Speaks To Me: Art That Inspires Artists by Jori FinkelIn her recent New York Times review of a show at the …
What Happened When Fred Wilson Dug Beneath a Museum’s Floorboards
hyperallergic.com - Laura Raicovich
Flipping through Mining the Museum (photos and GIF by Hrag Vartanian for Hyperallergic)A few weeks ago I reorganized my art books, monographs, and …
Ageism
What Can a “Manifesto Against Ageism” Teach Museums?
aam-us.org - Bill Tramposch, Aroha Fellow for Museums and Creative Aging
Prior to the publication of Ashton Applewhite’s “manifesto against ageism,” This Chair Rocks, one reviewer proclaimed that the book would do for our …
The Arts
East Bay museums reimagining how exhibits presented
eastbaytimes.com - Lou Fancher
More than a trend and all about movement, museums are telling visitors to “get out,” then joining them when they do. Instead of offering art and …
Yayoi Kusama
Looking to Make a Life-Changing Art Pilgrimage? Here Are 12 Far-Flung Museums That Are Truly Worth Traveling For
artnet.com - Katie White
Are you longing to activate your out-of-office autoreply, but tired of hitting the same cities over and over? For your next big trip, consider adding …
No, Confederate Monuments Don't Preserve History. They Manipulate It | Opinion
newsweek.com
America said goodbye and good riddance this month to yet another monument glorifying the Confederacy and lying about history on public …
Whitney Museum
The American Museum Is in Crisis
Bloomberg - James Tarmy
Most art world squabbles never make it past the echoes of white-walled galleries, but a recent series of scandals and protests have spilled into the …
Africa Museum to draft ethical code after guests wore racist costumes to event | Museums Association
museumsassociation.org
The Africa Museum in Tervuren, Belgium, is to create an ethical “plan of action” for hosting events after a music festival held in its grounds saw …
Cultural Heritage
ICOMOS Report: Engaging Cultural Heritage in Climate Action - Asia-Europe Museum Network
asemus.museum - Published:Friday, 16th August 2019
ICOMOS – the International Council on Monuments and Sites has recently published a report entitled “Future of Our Pasts: Engaging Cultural Heritage in …
Smithsonian
Re:Frame -- The Smithsonian's Smart New Video Series About Art (and More!)
orselli.net - noreply@blogger.com (POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.))
Re:Frame is a smart new video series from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (or SAAM for short) that helps viewers find the interconnections …
Brexit
Museums Across the UK Are Making Doomsday Plans for Brexit. Here Are Their Biggest Fears
artnet.com - Javier Pes
Registrars are making contingency plans to avoid having valuable works of art damaged during arduous customs procedures. UK Museums are preparing for …
Omar Mateen
Group opposes museum for Pulse nightclub massacre
ABC News - The Associated Press
A group of survivors and family members of those killed in a mass shooting at Florida nightclub have formed an organization to oppose the building of …
Museums
Why Not Museums? The Social Potential of Museums
themuseumscholar.org
“Museums should grow out of life experiences and be used to reflect back on life.” John Dewey’s model school in The School and Society (1899) is a …
Volunteering
The Tortured Volunteer Manager Syndrome
volunteerplaintalk.com - Posted by volunteerplaintalk in explaining volunteer management, Uncategorized ≈ Leave a comment
Do we, leaders of volunteers suffer from a tortured volunteer manager syndrome? Or, are all our frustrations something we made up? The tortured artist …
Information Architecture
Let’s Talk Freely About Free Admission- Does It Really Impact Who Visits? (DATA) - Colleen Dilenschneider
colleendilen.com
Do free admission museums have lower income, younger, or more racially diverse visitors? Here’s the data. As we often say at IMPACTS and on this site, …