What Happens When 69 Children Curate a Fine Art Exhibit? | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations

What Happens When 69 Children Curate a Fine Art Exhibit? | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations: "At the National Museum in Warsaw, which is known for its ancient and modern art, the staff recently turned over curation of an exhibit, called “Anything Goes,” to 69 kids between the ages of six and 14. The selection of the children was simple—first come, first served—and after that, the staff had only to implement their decisions, as the children chose the pieces and developed audio guides and materials."



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Mergers Often Necessary to Keep History Alive | Nonprofit Quarterly

Mergers Often Necessary to Keep History Alive | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Last week, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) and the Old Court House Civil War Museum announced that they had entered into an agreement that would give the SVBF operating control of the Old Court House Civil War Museum. This is the latest in a series of mergers that have been announced across the country in an effort to preserve history in places that may otherwise have had to close museum doors. While the SVBF merger is in a more rural area, major metro area cultural institutions are thinking about combining their missions and collections, too."



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The Museum Sector’s Volunteer Economy | Nonprofit Quarterly

The Museum Sector’s Volunteer Economy | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Artists Protest Brooklyn Museum’s Hosting of Real Estate Summit | Nonprofit Quarterly

Artists Protest Brooklyn Museum’s Hosting of Real Estate Summit | Nonprofit Quarterly: "One wonders how the Brooklyn Museum, set in the midst of an area in the borough being actively gentrified, did not anticipate objections to their renting the museum as a site to the 6th Annual Brooklyn Real Estate Summit, which promises to include more than 600 “top retail, condo, multifamily and office players in the Brooklyn market,” all aiming to shape Brooklyn “into a place to live, work and play,” addressing such questions as, “What opportunities for value-add exist in the seemingly picked-over areas?”"



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Signs of Trouble For The Museum Industry (DATA) | Know Your Own Bone

Signs of Trouble For The Museum Industry (DATA) | Know Your Own Bone: "As the US population grows, the number of people attending visitor-serving organizations is (still) in general decline. And this is a very big problem for sustainability without a digital-age shift in our business model.  It’s not just museums. Many visitor-serving organizations – science centers, historical sites, aquariums, zoos, symphonies, etc. – are failing to keep pace with population growth."



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Opinion: Is Detroit’s Close Call a Wake-Up Call for Museums? – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Opinion: Is Detroit’s Close Call a Wake-Up Call for Museums? – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "n the wake of the Detroit of Institute of Arts’ escape from being forced to sell works to help pay the city’s creditors, a Wall Street Journal culture writer looks at the risks faced by other art museums whose collections are fully or partly owned by government bodies.

After more than a year of legal wrangling and hundreds of millions of dollars in pledges from foundations, a judge earlier this month approved a plan for Detroit’s bankruptcy reorganization that safeguards the museum’s holdings. The Journal’s Lee Rosenbaum says that “excruciating experience … should be a wake-up call” to other museums with potentially vulnerable collections."



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"Mass. Museums Get $2.6M to Enhance Exhibits, Public Access

massnonprofit news ::: "Mass. Museums Get $2.6M to Enhance Exhibits, Public Access

September 23, 2014 — Sixteen Massachusetts museums, including the Discovery Museums in Acton, the Museum of African American History in Boston, and the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, have received a total of $2,623,038 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fund a broad range of enhancements to their operations.
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Inspired by Webcomic, Elon Musk to Give $1M to Tesla Museum - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Inspired by Webcomic, Elon Musk to Give $1M to Tesla Museum - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Combining a mutual love of science, innovation, and early twentieth-century inventor Nikola Tesla, technology magnate and billionaire Elon Musk has responded to an appeal from web artist Matthew Inman and agreed to donate a million dollars toward the creation of a museum honoring the early twentieth-century inventor.