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One big mistake art collectors make: Buying art that appeals to everyone but themselves. "Instead, trust your instincts. Really differentiate yourself by collecting art that’s deeply personal to you," says Jason Rubell, co-founder of the Rubell Museums. We spoke with Jason about how leading with curiosity can help you build a more customized collection. Learn more insights: http://ms.spr.ly/6042Ypv84

Learn more from LSU Museum of Art chief curator and director of programs Michelle Schulte about how upgraded audio-visual equipment will transform the museum. Your support on LSU Giving Day makes this vision a reality. Give today: bit.ly/lsumoagivingday #lsumoa #lsugivingday #lsugivingday24

The Spring 2024 issue of Exhibition journal is now out. “Alternative Realities” surveys many ways exhibitions can question existing systems and open pathways to new and more equitable futures. At a time when what divides us can feel almost insurmountable, authors share how they are harnessing hope, challenging prevailing narratives, and upending established museum practices as they seek to reshape our vision of what is possible—within and beyond the museum. Exhibition is a journal of exhibition theory and practice for museum professionals published by the American Alliance of Museums. To learn more about the journal, this issue, past issues, and how to subscribe, check out: https://lnkd.in/eE5Vm9hR #museums #exhibitions #exhibitiondesign

Missing a terrific exhibition is the pits. Check out what’s on view, what’s about to close, and what’s coming soon with EXH.CAT, the color-coded catalog of exhibitions. Keyword search by title, artist’s name, city, museum, etc. Current = Blue Closing soon = Red Upcoming = Green Past = Dark Gray Digital = Purple #exhibitions

Appraisers often rely on private sales data from dealers, highlighting the crucial role art dealers play in the art market. 🎨🌍 Dive into the pivotal role of art dealers in shaping the transatlantic art market from the late 19th to early 20th centuries! In an often overlooked perspective of the art market's history this new publication, "Money in the Air: Art Dealers and the Making of a Transatlantic Market, 1880–1930," shows how these figures not only influenced art collections but also significantly impacted the foundations of major American art museums. #ArtHistory #ArtMarket #ArtDealers 

Keeping a museum sparkling clean isn't just about dusting off exhibits. It's ensuring each artwork shines & stories remain untold, unhindered. Making history look as good as new, day after day. #ArtCare #schoolcleaningservices #restaurantcleaningservice #specialeventcleaning

planning a museum: Define your vision and mission: Clearly articulate the purpose and goals of your museum. Consider the type of exhibits, collections, and experiences you want to offer to visitors. 

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

What works works well in using arts and creativity as a means of addressing loneliness? How can this learning can be applied to other sectors and strands of work for improved community connection? Hear from Leonardo Bravo (The Museum of Modern Art) at Loneliness: The next five years and be part of this conversation: https://lnkd.in/esseZRBG

And we've come to the end of Location and movement control! This is the 13th and final question you need to consider when forming a policy on moving objects within your museum and on recording the location of objects, whether in the museum or elsewhere. This could either be a standalone document or part of a wider collections management policy. 🔗 https://buff.ly/45DS6kS #PrimaryProcedures #MuseumDocumentation