Ever wish for a low-cost, energizing professional development experience where you can work intensely with diverse colleagues in a risk-to...

How do community members make your institution better? I like to ask myself this question periodically, challenging myself to find subst...

When I started this blog in 2006, I made a multi-media introduction to the concept of "museum 2.0" based on Tim O'Reilly...

What happens when you let visitors vote on art? Let's look at the statistics from three big participatory projects that wrapped up ...

Last week, I became completely intoxicated with the online videos of Vi Hart , self-described mathemusician. Her nerdy, entertaining vid...

Stacey Marie Garcia came to the MAH first as a graduate intern in the summer of 2011. Since then, Stacey has become an indispensable member ...

Note: This is a post about gender diversity. I feel strongly that there are huge issues with racial and ethnic diversity in museums and ar...

In the spirit of a popular post written earlier this year , I want to share the behind the scenes on our current almost-museumwide exhibit...

This morning, I checked in on the Pocket Museums on our museum's ground floor. This simple participatory project invites visitors to c...

Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") ...