In this episode, Abby and Brenda discuss Monica O. Montgomery’s decades-long journey from unpaid intern to director of Community Engagement and Programs for Historic Germantown, and how using community engagement as the primary lens of her work has allowed her to utilize the museum as a hub of humanitarian activity to serve society.

Show Notes:

The Art of Relevance

Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum - Lorem Ipsum Corp

La Jornada and Queens Museum Cultural Food Pantry

National Memorial for Peace and Justice

FUTURES | Smithsonian Institution

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In this episode, Abby and Brenda shine a spotlight on the creative team: people, processes, war stories and success stories, as we explore the questions of who takes ownership, what’s gained when a team works well, and what’s at stake when it doesn’t? We share techniques for breaking through creative blocks and our thoughts on the role of good communication, thoughtful leadership, and managing emotional moments. In a special Tech Talk segment, we discuss AI: friend or foe?

Nearly 2 billion people worldwide have a disability. So, how do we incorporate inclusive design and sustainable practices into our work to ensure we create experiences that are inclusive for everyone? Abby and Brenda’s conversation with Sina Bahram explores how to enhance true inclusivity and why it makes the entire experience more enriching.

Show Notes:

Prime Access Consulting

Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design

The Warhol Expands Award-Winning Technology-Based Accessibility Initiatives

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

10 Best Practices of Accessible Museum Websites

How to Procure Digital Services with Accessibility in Mind

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In this episode, Abby and Brenda respond to the current influx of questions about the differences between what industries deem to be “exhibitions” and “experiences”, and why the conversation matters. Are experiences always event or program-driven? Where do content, learning, transformation, and meaning-making fit in? Does thinking about experience mean that we are thinking more about audiences? In a special Tech Talk segment, we look at advances and trends in technology that might be useful and inspiring when creating an experience.

Show Notes:

AAM Core Standards for Museums

Brooklyn Children's Museum - NBBJ | ESI Design

Brooklyn Children's Museum

Boston Children's Museum

Mark Rothko: The Seagram Murals – Display at Tate Britain

City Museum

Carnegie Museum –Tim Pearce TikTok

Black Country Living Museum –1920s Grandad TikTok

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Episode edited by Stephen Maneri and produced by Anton Baptiste.