Museum Masters

This week Museum Masters Pod comes to you with the second part of our dissertation series. Allison Kopplin speaks on her master's dissertation which examines museums and prison partnerships. Allison …

We start off our two weeks of dissertation discussion with Mary Akemon, and her dissertation on how museums use YouTube. Mary does A LOT of talking about things like watch time, the FREE resources al…

Today we talk about the American Alliance of Museums and the Museum Association. Some of the questions we pose are about the resources provided and what we expect from these organizations if we plan …

This week we talk about membership in the museum. What kinds of memberships exist? Should we, as museum professionals be reworking how we approach memberships? How much should they cost? Who do we ne…

The Museum Masters podcast delves into the realm of LGBT exhibitions. Allison specifically lays out the process — focusing on extensive focus groups with allies and LGBT community members for an exhi…

Season 2 is a go! For our first episode, we chat about the National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities. What it is, how it functions, and why its in jeopardy. Allison and Mary sign off with so…

Allison and Mary are currently tackling applications for jobs! In this episode, the pair discuss what they put on resumes, types of job descriptions they look for, and even the current state of museu…

Selfies and photography in Museums: Good or Bad? Allison and Mary discuss what selfies are, the use of SnapChat, the price of Geo-filters, as well as the "Selfie Museum" and how visitors are using se…

Allison and Mary tackle the debate of having large, international, and sometimes not-so-ethical companies sponsor museum exhibitions. We talk specifically about BP and its partnerships with places su…

Allison and Mary are in the midst of dissertation madness! Here's a short episode taking a sneak peek at what we might speak on during a full episode. Episodes under the title: Quick Muse will be you…

Last week you heard about applying to museum studies programs, this week it's about University College London's program! This is Part 2 so make sure you go and listen to last week's episode about app…

Today's episode is all about applying to Museum Studies programs! Allison and Mary give you advice on applications, where to apply, and even advice on funding! This is the first of a two-parter, so m…

Welcome to Episode 3 of Museum Masters. This week we interview Tayla Camp, a fellow Museum Studies graduate, on how tattoos affect the museum sector's hiring practices! Thanks, Tayla, check her out a…

Episode 2! All aboard the Brexit train? (Or perhaps not... ). Your hosts chat about the British Exit and how it might affect the museum sector. In particular, we talk about the economy, education, an…

Welcome to Museum Masters! A podcast about museums, museum studies, and museology from a fresh perspective! Our hosts are Mary Akemon and Allison Bryan - two Americans who finished their Master's in …