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NYC World Trade Center Visit Depending on your age, you probably have memories of where you were and what you were doing on the morning of 9/11/2001. However, those memories, as is only natural, have probably faded, unless maybe you were actually there that day. I had an opportunity to visit the 9/11 museum last weekend in NYC. And my memoires had in fact faded.  The museum resurrected those memories and all that that event entailed: how individuals responded – whether first responders, people in the buildings, the passengers and crew who made sure flight 93 did not reach its target – the physical destruction and deaths, and so much more. It was so powerful. It is a remarkable remembrance of a terrible time and loss, and a testament to what can be the best (and worst) aspects of humankind. And sadly, the world continues to suffer from some of the worst nature of humankind. However, I strongly encourage everyone who has the opportunity to visit the 9/11 museum, but have not yet done so, to make the visit. Whether you have memories of that day or not. It is well worth it. https://lnkd.in/ef6qWmGA https://lnkd.in/ehYQx_yr (Scroll down for video - a short video w images and voices of the day) https://lnkd.in/euw2fJzN (History Channel reviews the days chronology and events)

“Whether you’re eight or eighty, you want your world to work for you.” This quote from the “Unlimited by Design” exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York encapsulates the spirit of universal design. The same conditions for everyone, no matter their age, rather than special solutions for the select few. But what is behind the term “universal design”? How does the approach, which is at once both #innovative and universal, address the challenges of demographic change? Read more at https://lnkd.in/g4NCaG_q

“Whether you’re eight or eighty, you want your world to work for you.” This quote from the “Unlimited by Design” exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York encapsulates the spirit of universal design. The same conditions for everyone, no matter their age, rather than special solutions for the select few. But what is behind the term “universal design”? How does the approach, which is at once both innovative and universal, address the challenges of demographic change? Read More at https://lnkd.in/gk8mxavQ

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The year is half over but it's never too late to start developing a habit of planning! If you aren't getting together to plan with your co-workers yet, download my free museum planning calendar and start today. Having the conversation will ensure that everyone is on the same page and that each department's priorities are aligned. Here's the link: https://lnkd.in/eSngTc_E

Take a closer look at the art of the Three Waters Islamorada, as created by DAC Art Consulting!

The year is half over but it's never too late to start developing a habit of planning! If you aren't getting together to plan with your co-workers yet, download my free museum planning calendar and start today. Having the conversation will ensure that everyone is on the same page and that each department's priorities are aligned. Here's the link: https://lnkd.in/gKRc9cK3

From this week’s Museum Human by Robert J. Weisberg Is the Fall of the Museum Workplace a Matter of Time?  It might be a worthwhile exercise for us to ask, what if every major task of a museum were given twice as long to happen? Could other kinds of work—longer-term projects, or the classic "things that never get done" like professional learning and development or mentoring and so on—now take place? https://lnkd.in/gEuY9ZZ2

"Alter Echoes" out now! My latest project just released at Curated by Girls. “Alter Echoes,” a collaborative project by photographer Shari Annabell Marks and Movement Director Marie Zechiel, explores the dynamic nature of identity. Through four chapters, the work delves into diverse personalities, presenting them like museum statues. It challenges the idea of a fixed identity, instead celebrating the multiple versions of ourselves that emerge over time. Shari and Marie’s collabo-ration offers a thought-provoking perspective on the ongoing evolution of the self. https://lnkd.in/erK_rja5

Our Lucidea webinar "5 Steps to Intentional Museum Work” covers the components of an intentional work strategy, including landscape assessment, identifying challenges and opportunities, activities that don’t serve you, setting boundaries, and benefits of being intentional. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gJC4gYJx