Oct 18, 2021
Repatriating A Skull From the Philippines
This past July, I accepted the fellowship position at the Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. Many of the museum...
Oct 11, 2021
“What day is it?”: Decolonizing Your Verbiage
CW: Genocide I write this article as a white, cis-gendered woman. I use “we” to encapsulate the collective museum community (past and...
Jun 16, 2021
Indiana Jones & National Identity
The Indiana Jones franchise follows the daring and heroic adventures of Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones, an archaeology professor. He...
Jun 1, 2021
Sustainability + PRIDE
As the first day of Pride Month, I wanted to talk about the connection between sustainability, accountability, responsibility, and the...
May 20, 2021
Intro: Museums on TV
As we know, Hollywood often gets it wrong, whether it’s in the portrayal of cultures or everyday life in particular lines of work. This...
Apr 29, 2021
What do I mean by sustainability?
Sustainability is often only used in conversations about green initiatives. But really, sustainability is about maintenance and...
Apr 28, 2021
Thoughts on Reopening: "It's Not My Job"
Since COVID first shut down museums a year ago, I have heard too many staff members and interns state that cleaning “is not what I was...
Apr 21, 2021
Let's Talk Repatriation
I read an article yesterday that brought up repatriation. The issue it presented was regarding human remains of enslaved peoples. Written...
Mar 25, 2021
Museum Webinars that Work
At this point in COVID-19 quarantine, a lot of us have given up on new projects to improve ourselves. We have also run out of television...