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Calling all museum questions! (Patreon)

Published:
2017-12-28 08:53:39
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2017-12

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I'm finnnnaaally getting to interview a museologist tomorrow morning! I asked for questions two months ago but we have a lot of new wonderful patrons in here so: 

Museum questions. Ask me them. And I will ask an ologist. 

Heck yes. 

Comments

Zarloy

Is the presentation of history as a smoothed linear narrative inherently misleading? If yes, how do you think about incorporating the messy realities behind the bullet points?

Laura A

Have you ever used cool/weird stuff from the museum to impress a date????

Laura A

now I feel silly asking my question seeing the question above mine... but feel free to use it Alie :)

Colin McCarville

How do you feel museums have evolved and how do you think they will change?

Christa Avampato

What is the biggest challenge and the biggest opportunity facing museums today when it comes to making sure they stay relevant in our society?

Alex Introini

Should museums be privately or publicly funded? If so, would/should that influence the research and displays and, ultimately, what's shown to the public?

Mary Ann

How do you recommend tackling visiting a museum when you are short on time? I always feel like I haven't done a place justice unless I've seen everything, but a lot of the time that just isn't possible.

Dustin Growick

What is best museum you’ve ever been to that is totally underrated or unknown? Which do you think is the most overrated?

Dustin Growick

How can museums (especially natural history muses) do better to keep labels up-to-date? (For example, some currently have labels featuring such past countries as Rhodesia, Czechoslovakia, USSR, etc.)

Dustin Growick

How do you attract/get non-museum people to visit, especially in an age where one can basically see literally anything in the world, free, on their phone, in a matter of seconds?

Dustin Growick

If you could open a museum on any topic/theme you want, what would it be about and where would it be located?

Dustin Growick

Is it possible to ask too many questions? 😏

Dustin Growick

Ok one more—what are some of the newest/best innovations currently happening in the field?

Dominika

On average, how many museologists does a museum have? Is there one main museologist or are there different museologists per each department or a section in the museum?

Craig Minami

Is there a need for clearer guidelines on when an institution should repatriate cultural artifacts?

Dominika

How do you interact with the other ologists in your museum? Do you ever "step on each other's toes" or disagree on something?

Radha Vakharia

Who decides which items/artifacts make it into exhibits? Is there a standard criteria in each department?

Becca Bee

Do you get to touch anything you want? Or basically poke around in the exhibits? And if so, do you have to wear fancy white gloves, or is that just for TV?

Christa Avampato

Funding for museums seems to be a constant challenge and the cost of maintaining museums seems to get more expensive every year. What are some of the most creative ways that you've seen museums generate the funding that they need? What are some ideas that museums should try to help themselves be more self-sustaining financially so that they can keep doing the amazing work they do?

Meaghan Walsh Gerard

Do you ever climb in the dioramas and do funny poses? Have you ever been locked in over night?

Casey Handmer

What fraction of collections are not even catalogued? What fraction of collections are never displayed? What are the coolest things never seen by the public?