Within this post, I talk about my experience(s) visiting the Aga Khan Museum, focusing on their commitment to accessibility. Background The Aga Khan Museum is a relatively new museum, established in 2014. They have a (very) brief history on their website (available here) and make their annual reports available here. The museum history nerd in meContinue reading “Accessibility and Connection at the Aga Khan Museum”
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Harbourfront Centre: Target Audience?
Within this post, I am going to talk about two museum experiences we had on the same day at the Harbourfront Centre – that is, the Museum of Toronto’s Mr. Dessup to Degrassi exhibit and the Ontario Science Centre’s KidSpark. Both experiences had me asking the same question – who is the target audience? MuseumContinue reading “Harbourfront Centre: Target Audience?”
Moooooseum Visit
Welcome to my first post reflecting on museum visits! I am starting with a fairly short post on the Toronto Zoo (my kid’s favorite “mooooooseum”). Background We have been to the zoo twice this year. In January, we lucked out and got a free ticket to the Zoo through the Toronto Public Library’s Museum +Continue reading “Moooooseum Visit”
Funding through Policy Attachment: A New Chapter
A chapter I wrote before parental leave – “Funding through Policy Attachment: An Examination of Funding for the Dawson City Museum” – was recently published. Abstract: Using the Dawson City Museum as a case study, the chapter considers the ways community museums engage in policy attachment for survival and growth due to limitations within existingContinue reading “Funding through Policy Attachment: A New Chapter”
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