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
Assembling a Collaborative Project Team, with Beth Van Why
Great projects happen because of great teams. But how do you build that team in the first place?Who should a museum hire first, to start a major project? How do you de...
5 Secrets of Digital Experience Design, with Patrick Snee
How can we make digital experiences work for all visitors — whether kids or grandparents? Hint: it has to do with recognizing “diverse digital literacies.” When should...
Start With "Who's It For?", with Liza Rawson
What’s the very first question we should ask — before we start our projects? Should we start designing … by designing? How do we make sure we understand our audience, ...
Museum Research: Big Data Meets Thick Data, with Elena Kazlas and Adaheid Mestad
Cultural projects should be data-driven — but which *kind* of data?What’s the difference between the “big data” we all know — and “thick data”? Which is more important...
How to Build a Museum, with David Greenbaum, FAIA
What if there were just five important things to remember when you build a museum? What if the most important one of them all — had nothing to do with architecture? W...