This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. As we begin 2022, nearly two years since the pandemic began, what I’m most struck by is that the world I operate in is a fundamentally changed one. It’s fascinating and a bit disorienting that these changes happened so quickly, sped up by […]
Relevance Revisited: A Postscript
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. As we exit 2021, I’m reflecting back on where I began the year, when I noted that “in 2020, the museum field as a whole showed itself to be out of step with society. . . [and] irrelevant.” At that time, I had begun […]
How Museums Can Nurture Diverse Talent
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. On May 6, 2021, arts professionals from around the country convened to explore best practices for nurturing diverse talent within museums and cultural institutions. Advancing Change: The Future of Museum Leadership was a virtual summit that presented lessons learned from over 30 years […]
Relevance Revisited
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. I wrote this blog post before the outrageous events of January 6, 2021 when a mob of Trump supporters made a violent, anti-democratic attack on the United States Capitol. I hesitated to post this so soon afterward, fearing poor timing, especially as the […]
Five Ways Evaluators Can Further Accessibility Efforts in Museums
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. Sunday marked the 30-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). My first thought was, “Really, only 30 years?” It is shocking that people in the United States with disabilities had to wait so long to have their rights acknowledged by our […]
Repost: Intentional Practice as Self-Care [During Coronavirus]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. Updated April 23, 2020: I wrote and shared the following blog post about self-care almost two months ago in late February. Coronavirus was in Seattle at the time, but I’m in New York, and the virus did not feel like a major threat to […]
Vulnerability (in the Workplace) in the Time of a Pandemic
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. In mid-February, I made a note to myself – a yellow post-it stuck to the bottom of my computer monitor – to write a blog post about vulnerability as it applies to our professional lives in the world of museums. Vulnerability is something […]
Three Ways Intentional Practice Can Support Self-Care
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. In recent years, self-care has emerged as a compelling idea among museum practitioners. The sentiment is that, like so many in the not-for-profit world, museum workers are deeply passionate about the work they do and too often, they are overworked and feel underappreciated […]