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What’s the most important function of museums?

What’s the most important function of museums?

January 22, 2009
by Koven
Museum

This video, which was posted by the Museum Association, was brought to my attention by the frequently-awesome New Curator blog. It asks a simple question–what…

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We’re Hiring!

We’re Hiring!

January 7, 2009
by Koven
Museum

That is to say, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hiring. I’m going to put aside what I was planning to write today (a thrilling…

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Twitter, Museums, and the “Institutional Voice”

Twitter, Museums, and the “Institutional Voice”

December 30, 2008
by Koven
Museum

Image via CrunchBase Maria Gilbert of the Getty Museum started an interesting (and, I’m sure, evolving) conversation this morning about institutional “brands” on Twitter. The…

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More Semantic Museum

More Semantic Museum

November 24, 2008
by Koven
Museum

For those who don’t want to download the slides from our recent presentation at MCN, I’ve included them here as a slideshow. They’re missing the…

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The Semantic Museum

The Semantic Museum

November 20, 2008
by Koven
Museum

Image via WikipediaI just wanted to write a quick post saying thanks to everyone who came and saw our presentation “The Semantic Web in Practice”…

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