Featuring insightful interviews with leaders from around the industry, this is the podcast companion to Making the Museum, the short daily newsletter. Subscribe here: https://www.makingthemuseum.com. MtM is hosted and written by Jonathan Alger.
Latest Episodes
Designing with Animals, with Jacqueline Bershad
How would you design an exhibit — if an animal’s life depended on it?What is the number one reason people come to the National Aquarium? When should you take ego out o...
Making a Memorial Museum, with Alice Greenwald
How do you make an institution that's both a museum and a memorial — at the same time?How are exhibitions like theater? Is a museum a group experience, or a personal o...
A New Community for the Exhibition Field, with Cybelle Jones, Steven Rosen, and George Mayer
Is there an organization for the exhibition field? A new initiative is picking up steam. The exhibition community in the US, some say, has recently gone from having “n...
The Client Side of Major Projects, with Amy Weisser
“The client’s role is not to solve the problem — it’s to state the problem.”What’s the client’s perspective in major cultural projects? What are “client user groups?” ...
Scrappy PR for Museums, with Sarah Maiellano
Can you get big press with a small budget? (Hint: Yes.) For museums, small firms, and independent consultants, this episode is packed with literally dozens of ideas fr...