Great ideas are everywhere in the museum world, and we never want to stop learning from our community. We’ve sat down with incredible folks from across the world to talk engagement, storytelling, escape rooms, boot camp, and more. Check out some of the interviews we’ve done over the years.
We sat down with Jonathan Hicken of the MAH to learn the secret ingredient to their ultra-successful fundraising events. Keep reading to find out more!
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While the weather outside was frightful, the museums participating in an online snowball fight made the 2018 Bomb Cyclone so delightful.
read nowWe headed down to the Lancaster Museum of Art and History for a fantastic workshop. Hear how it went straight from our SF crew.
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We had a blast at the Oklahoma Museums Association Conference this year and met some really cool people doing really cool things at museums.
read nowOne dollar can buy a surprising number of things. There are dollar stores, dollar menus, and even dollar beer nights at professional sporting events. There’s also dollar admission at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia.
read nowHistoric homes aren’t always known for unique programming or being a community center, but Hegeler Carus Mansion in LaSalle, Illinois is working to change that. The “Museum Champion” behind this change is Kelly Klobucher, the Executive Director of this historic home. Kelly has revived HCM to be a mainstay in the area, multiplying annual attendance from […]
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It’s Night at the Museum come to life! Many museums have been experimenting with hosting fun sleepovers in their galleries, including New York City’s own Rubin Museum of Art. We talked to Dawn Eshelman, Head of Performing Arts for the Rubin, ahead of the museum’s first Dream Over experience, where guests were invited to spend […]
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Local Projects is a media design firm that focuses on creating enduring projects through storytelling. They utilize collaborative storytelling, technology, and a visitor-first strategy to transform museums and public spaces. We asked Nathan Adkisson, Director of Strategy at Local Projects, to talk with us about their work. His insights shed light into how museums can […]
read nowMuseums are places where we learn about our past and imagine our future possibilities. Yet many museums struggle with finding ways to not only connect to visitors, but to inspire them. At Museum Hack, we know that storytelling is a key to overcoming this challenge. There are many ways that museums can tell better stories […]
read nowWe recently visited museums in Arizona, including the incredible Musical Instrument Museum. While there, we were amazed to see how the museum has used tactics from the business world to very quickly become the TripAdvisor Top 1 Museum in Arizona and among the Top 20 museums in the United States. We also learned that their […]
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