The Brooklyn Museum sits on Eastern Parkway, the third in a row of cultural institutions which includes the Public Library [...]
Opening the Doors: Placeness, Collaboration, and the New Visitor
A museum heroically led by a new curator can play a significant role in its community. A museum with a [...]
In response to the TimesOnline Top Ten Museum Websites
Recently, the Times Online released their top ten museum websites. What a disappointment. The author, Mike Peake, sees the website [...]
Inside-out or Outside-in: How I’m Thinking About the Future (of Museums)
There are two ways of looking at the future of museums. One is to take an emotional, theoretical frame of [...]
Thesis Statement and Inspiration: The Future of Museums: How to Save Another Old Fart
What makes a great museum and why does it matter? Museums have their place in the long line of dying [...]
Crary and Manovich
In addition to his discussion of the political role of spectacle, I found most interesting Crary’s reference to Debord’s view [...]
Latour: We Have Never Been Modern/Chatwin: The Songlines
We Have Never Been Modern 1. When Latour describes 1989 as a “miraculous year” of “double debacle” (10). What would [...]
Local Tourists @ Urban Omnibus
My summer internship at Urban Omnibus culminated in writing and producing this feature, Local Tourists. In it, I investigate the [...]
