Category: Culture of Empathy
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Empathy: Core VS Cosmetic
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Read more: Empathy: Core VS CosmeticAs the museum industry continues to examine the role of empathy in our work — with the public and one another — we wonder if the research and subsequent lessons will be authentically applied or if the word…
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Musings from Museum Commons: The Intangible Nature of Empathy
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Read more: Musings from Museum Commons: The Intangible Nature of EmpathyOur Empathetic Museum colleague and contributor, Gretchen Jennings, shares some recent thoughts about why the power and value of empathy continues to remain intangible as an industry best practice.Read more: https://www.museumcommons.com/2019/01/empathy-intangible-yet-powerful.html
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The Empathetic Museum: Mission Impossible – AAM 2018
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Read more: The Empathetic Museum: Mission Impossible – AAM 2018TrendsWatch 2017 highlights empathy as an important element of museum practice. In talk show format, panelists will examine, challenge, and describe efforts to achieve and assess empathy at an organizational level. PanelistsGretchen JenningsSuse AndersonCinnamon Catlin-LegutkoChris Taylor AmericanMuseumsUploaded on…
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Confronting our Whiteness: Our First Steps Toward Systemic Change
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Read more: Confronting our Whiteness: Our First Steps Toward Systemic ChangeBy: Stacey Mann, learning experience designer and interpretive strategist, Saralyn Rosenfield, Director of Learning & Engagement, Delaware Art Museum, and Amelia Wiggins, Manager of Gallery Learning & Interpretation, Delaware Art Museum In Fall 2017 – Spring 2018, the Empathetic Museum…
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ACM Takes a Stand on Kids at the Border!
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Read more: ACM Takes a Stand on Kids at the Border!ACM has released a Statement on the separation of children from their families at the border: “On behalf of the leadership and membership of the Association of Children’s Museums, we must express our outrage at the separation of children…
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Call for artists, Bring a Suitcase, Federal Building, Manhattan, July 26
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Read more: Call for artists, Bring a Suitcase, Federal Building, Manhattan, July 26BRING A SUITCASE / ARTISTS CALLArtists in Support of Freedom of Movement!Artists against Deportation, Incarceration and the Separation of Families! When our friends and neighbors are deported from the United States, their loved ones are told to pack…
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Civic Vision, Community Resonance, Culture of Empathy, Honor Roll, Institutional Body Language, Institutional Partnerships, Timeliness & SustainabilityHonor Roll: Erie Art Museum’s Old Songs New Opportunities
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Read more: Honor Roll: Erie Art Museum’s Old Songs New OpportunitiesThe Erie Art Museum’s “Old Songs New Opportunities” program exemplifies this empathy-driven change, fostering cross-cultural connections through music and addressing community needs, emphasizing the profound, lasting impact of diversity and collaboration in enriching lives.
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Civic Vision, Community Resonance, Culture of Empathy, Institutional Body Language, Institutional Partnerships
Can Museums Be Empathetic? Yes!
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Read more: Can Museums Be Empathetic? Yes!We explore the profound concept of institutional empathy as a metaphor for interconnectedness within organizations. We argue that just like the human body, institutions thrive on systemic qualities, where every part impacts the whole, reinforcing the necessity for…
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An Update on The Empathetic Museum
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Read more: An Update on The Empathetic MuseumGretchen Jennings updates on the Empathetic Museum project, emphasizing the urgency of empathetic practices within museums amidst current societal issues. She discusses the development of the Empathetic Museum Maturity Model and encourages its application. Museums must actively promote…
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The Empathetic Museum and the Empathy for Librarians
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Read more: The Empathetic Museum and the Empathy for LibrariansLibraries and librarians are not simply nestled in their communities, they are inter-woven into the fabric of the society in which they exist. Why do libraries and library staff connect with their communities in uniquely responsive and empathetic…
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