Learning institution provides training and resources designed to help museums increase organizational diversity, inclusion, and equity capacity. Offers workshops, consulting, and professional development programs. Some resources available for free.
Resources
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This curated collection includes a sampling of articles, online courses, professional organizations, and other tools that ISL professionals from a wide range of roles and settings have found useful.
While exploring these resources, it may be helpful to focus on specific competencies you want to develop (see Framework and Self-Assessment), your own personal learning goals (see Learning Plan), and/or broader strategies for professional learning. The Key Terms page can offer additional insight into Pathways language.
LinkedIn Learning
Professional networking platform offers certificates and learning modules in leadership, technology, project management, communication, and other topics.
Curator: The Museum Journal
Peer-reviewed journal provides a forum for understanding trends and issues in the museum field among professionals, scholars, and students. Publishes research and commentary on museum practice and theory. Some articles are open access.
Exhibition
Journal of the American Association of Museums (AAM) focuses on exhibition theory and practice, covering all aspects of exhibition development, design, and evaluation practices related to visitor experience. Some articles are open access.
Harvard Business Review
Journal focuses on business and management, providing practical guides to understanding and fostering leadership, innovation, and organizational change. Some articles and podcasts are open access.
Informal Learning Review
Publication provides brief articles that bring together research and leading practices in the informal learning landscape. Features case studies, book and exhibition reviews, and practical information exploring emerging trends and issues.
Museum Management and Curatorship
Journal publishes research, analysis, and commentary on developments in museum practice, collection management, and administration. Focuses on practical research application in museum settings. Some articles are open access.
Museums & Social Issues
Journal focuses on contemporary social issues and the ways that museums respond to, influence, or become engaged with them. Some articles are open access.
How to Create and Manage a Community of Practice or Peer Network
Blog post provides basic information on how to build and manage a community of practice.
Identity & Museum Practice: Promises, Practices, and a Broken Pipeline
Author(s): Morrissey, Kris and Dirk, Grayson
Article explores current practices around individual and group identity representation. Provides arguments for why museums should change the ways they address, acknowledge, and represent identities.
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Award No. 2215274. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.