This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. For more than 30 years, RK&A has served as a premier planning, evaluation, and research firm, supporting hundreds of museums and informal learning organizations. We are seeking a Project Coordinator to join our dynamic team. The Project Coordinator will provide administrative and operational […]
Imagine: Museums Engaging with the Issues of an Anxious World
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. By: Emlyn Koster As 2020 approached and with a whole-planet outlook, Emlyn expected a burst of ominous reflections around the 50th commemoration of Earth Day but also with a hope for some ‘20/20’ given its symbolic meanings of clear hindsight and perfect vision. Instead, […]
‘Relevance’ of Museums: From Rhetoric to Reality?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. With enthusiastic support from Robert Mac West, editor and publisher of the Informal Learning Review (ILR), RK&A is pleased to share Emlyn Koster’s recent opinion, ‘Relevance’ of Museums: From Rhetoric to Reality? which was part of ILR’s pandemic-themed September/October 2021 issue. Emlyn’s original […]
Geological Context of Climate Change: Implications for Public Understanding and Museum Relevance
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. By: Emlyn Koster With climate change and extreme weather frequently in the news and in light of the upcoming UN COP26 Conference, Emlyn taps his geological insights to point out what is often missing from society’s knowledge and which therefore warrants the museum […]
Gen Z are Values-driven: What does this mean for Cultural Institutions?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. By: Sadiya Akasha In the first post of this series, I described how the unique combination of nearly infinite access to information (and a global reach) coupled with a near-constant evaluation of the motives behind consumable content has caused Gen Z to become […]
When Disaster Strikes: Assistance by Museums Nearby
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. By: Emlyn Koster Emlyn recalls how Liberty Science Center, located across the lower Hudson from Manhattan and where he was President & CEO from 1996-2011, assisted the next-of-kin and surrounding community in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center […]
Museums during Existential Crises: Long and Wide Lenses for Directional Thinking
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. By: Emlyn Koster An Earth scientist with 32 years at the helm of four large nature and science museums and with publications and presentations continuing to delve into what leadership of external relevance entails, Emlyn reflects on the potentially greater value of museums […]
Gen Z are Identity Crafters: What does this mean for Cultural Institutions?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. By: Sadiya Akasha Population demographics have been shifting towards greater diversity for the last few generations with Generation Z being the most diverse generation yet. Research published by the Pew Research Center shows that nearly 48% of Gen Zers born between 1997 and […]
Gen Z are Investigators: What Does This Mean for Cultural Institutions?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. Summer is here, and with it, a new guest blogger series! Today we are excited to share a new post by our friend Sadiya Akasha of Sitara Systems. Sadiya is a researcher, product designer, and expert on Gen Z (people born between 1995 […]
Collaboration, Expertise, and Museum Education: Reflections from a COVID-era Furlough
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. By: Sarah Boyd Alvarez In early April I returned to work after a three month furlough. While being furloughed was not welcome news in an already challenging year for the field of museum education, this period away from my job as an art […]