The latest issue of Curator: The Museum Journal was recently posted online. This issue contained a number of interesting approaches to issues in the museum field. One article I found particularly interesting was Rhianedd Smith's "Searching for "Community": Making English Rural History Collections Relevant Today." The article can be read online here. Smith's work focuses … Continue reading Community and Relevancy in Rural Museums
Heritage on Mackinac Island
Last month I spent a day on Mackinac Island in Michigan. This excursion was filled with heritage gawking and a visits to living history sites. Some of the trips’ highlights include: Seeing the vibrant outreach programming at the St. Ignace Museums. Each Friday night during the summer months the St. Ignace museums put on educational programming. … Continue reading Heritage on Mackinac Island