Category: Maturity Model
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Honoring Experience
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Read more: Honoring ExperienceEastern State Penitentiary has launched a groundbreaking exhibit, “Prisons Today,” examining contemporary incarceration in America. This initiative reflects a commitment to engage with the complexities of mass incarceration. Through co-facilitated tours involving formerly incarcerated individuals, the museum aims…
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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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IMLS Community Catalyst Initiative
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Read more: IMLS Community Catalyst InitiativeThe Community Catalyst Initiative from the Institute of Museum and Library Services aims to gather multi-disciplinary insights to create tools for museum and library staff. An upcoming Town Hall in Philadelphia will engage experts and the public to…
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Report May, 27, 2016 session: “Institutional Self-Reflection in Museum Practice”
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Read more: Report May, 27, 2016 session: “Institutional Self-Reflection in Museum Practice”The Empathetic Museum presented the Maturity Model at the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting. The session fostered discussions on racism and community engagement, emphasizing the need for real institutional change. Participants evaluated key characteristics such as Civic…
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The Empathetic Museum: Institutional Body Language
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Read more: The Empathetic Museum: Institutional Body LanguageGretchen Jennings’ post on The Empathetic Museum discusses how an institution’s internal empathy must align with its outward identity. It stresses that museums must genuinely prioritize visitor-centered practices and community commitment to establish meaningful connections with diverse audiences,…
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Our Museum: UK project
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Read more: Our Museum: UK projectThis project provides funding for museums interested in internal transformation to build closer community ties. (Link: http://www.phf.org.uk/publications/) Learn more about initiative, Our Museum: Communities and Museums as Active Partners, aimed at facilitating institutional change and stronger community partnerships in museums.
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Characteristics of the Empathetic Museum
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Read more: Characteristics of the Empathetic Museum1. Civic vision:the imagination to see the institution as a part of and not apart from the larger community, a player with status and responsibilities in the civic arena. Evidence: In addition to links with other area cultural…
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Update on the Empathetic Museum
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Read more: Update on the Empathetic MuseumOn September 12, 2014, on Museum Life, Carol Bossert updated a 2013 conversation I had with her about The Empathetic Museum. In this rebroadcast Carol linked the conversation to the recent efforts of the Missouri History Museum, located in St. Louis,…
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Tune in: Museums as Healers
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Read more: Tune in: Museums as HealersMuseums can be havens in troubling times. Friday, June 6, at 10 am EDT/7 am PDT, Rainey Tisdale discusses her experience as the curator for #BostonBetter, and how museums can respond nimbly, creatively and compassionately to the needs of their…
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Seeing Myself Where I Didn’t Used to Be: A Reflection on Empathy in the Museum
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Read more: Seeing Myself Where I Didn’t Used to Be: A Reflection on Empathy in the Museum(now the ears of my ears awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened) –e. e. cummingsRecently I have been attending an Episcopal church where there are both men and women priests. This is a new…
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