Interpretation is dead
I’m seeing that the word ‘interpretation’ is no longer fit for purpose — its meaning is too degraded to be useful. Taking four definitions…
Saw the Museumnext Indianapolis call for papers — the theme is ‘inclusivity’. I thought about all the usual suspects on this topic at conferences in the past and then tried to recall what had frustrated me about them. And it was that they were often inclusive projects being…
How do we name the [non-specialists that use museums]? Are they the audience? the visitors? The users? Or guests? And because language shapes thought, and influences our communications with colleagues, what does this mean? So here’s a start to conceptualise this.
Highly personal reflections on MA conference Sydney 2015.
Really interesting conference for me — my first Australian MA conference, so I can only compare to MA (Vic), AAM, ECSITE and the UK Museum association. (Disclaimer: Rushed thoughts before…