Miss Jessica Burger took a “circuitous route” to her current position as Manager of Marketing, Communication, and Technology at the George Washington Foundation (Historic Kenmore Plantation and George Washington’s Ferry Farm) and ultimately a career in museums. She initially earned a bachelor’s degree in Production studies in the performing arts, focusing on theatre. She continued…
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Nate DiMeo, The Memory Palace creator, former Artist-in-Residence at the Met
Nate DiMeo is the host and jack-of-all-trades creator of a podcast called The Memory Palace, which he started in 2008. Each episode runs anywhere from five to 15 minutes long, and features an eclectic array of historical narratives. DiMeo describes his show as “epiphany-driven,” adding that his story choices are “very much led by my…
Sarah Banks, Media Manager, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum
During the interview we discussed several details of her career and job at the Smithsonian. She went for her undergraduate degree at Haverford and went for her master’s in museum studies at the University of Leicester. She became an intern at the Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History after graduate school. From there she grew…
Jane Alexander, Chief Digital Information Officer, The Cleveland Museum of Art
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jane Alexander, Chief Digital Information Officer of the Cleveland Museum of Art. You may know the CMA from its renowned and innovative digital projects both on-site and online. Some of the most well-known are Artlens, and Open Access, both of which create ways to make the museum’s catalog…
Chris Cummings, Founder & CEO, Pass It Down
Pass It Down is an award-winning digital storytelling platform licensed to cities, libraries, and museums to create a way to collect, preserve, and showcase their stories and archives. It’s an all-in-one platform giving clients the ability to showcase their stories across any phone, tablet, computer, or kiosk to create interactive exhibits and experiences for their…
Drew Mandinach, Social Content Manager, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Drew Mandinach is the Social Content Manager at UCLA Anderson School of Management, and was formerly the Video Production Manager at Balboa Park Online Collaborative, where he produced collaborative video content and helped manage social media engagement. Throughout our conversation, Drew stressed the power of collaboration and the importance of leveraging social media platforms to…
Kristin Prestegaard, Chief Engagement Officer, Minneapolis Institute of Art
I had a great time talking with Kristin Prestegaard about how museums can best engage their audiences in a contemporary setting. As Chief engagement officer for the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) she is a leader in devising strategies that open the doors to increased audience engagement and participation. Our discussion centered around the use…
W. Ryan Dodge, Digital Engagement Coordinator, Royal Ontario Museum
Speaking with W. Ryan Dodge was an inspirational experience. His passion for engaging communities through meaning-filled interaction is evident and contagious! In this interview, we focused on some key areas including the importance of user generated content, social media strategy and increasing digital capacity throughout the museum. Mr. Dodge is also the Digital Content and Community…
Chris Michaels, Digital Director, The National Gallery, London
Chris Michaels, Digital Director at the National Gallery, discusses digital as an integral part of a museum’s broader strategy and vision, and explains how technology can help connect visitors to the museum objects they encounter in meaningful ways. Acknowledging that there is no perfect map for museum digital strategy, he shares his belief in embedding…
Mara Kurlandsky, Project Coordinator for Digital Engagement at National Museum of Women in the Arts
In my interview with Mara Kurlandsky, we talked all things digital from NMWA’s website to the social media campaigns she was responsible for that included #5WomenArtists and #dayoffacts. She provided some great insight and lessons/tips that I plan to utilize as I continue to develop my own web project. After inquiring how she got involved…
Afua Anokwa, Marketing Communications Manager, The International Spy Museum
(Please disregard from 19:00 to 23:40 due to a power outage in my area. The interview resumes at 23:40) Afua Anokwa (Agent Double A) has been the Marketing Communications Manager at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC since 2012 and is responsible for all internal communications, eBlasts, partnership coordination, and, since 2014, the Spy…
Jeffrey Inscho, Creative Technologist, Innovation Studio
Jeffrey Inscho is a creative technologist based in Pittsburgh, PA. He currently leads emerging media initiatives at the Innovation Studio, the research, design, and development laboratory at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. His professional work lives at the intersection of technology, cultural narrative and interaction. Our interview focused on his work on the Warhol Museum’s digital strategy,…
Sarah Lumbard, Digital Curator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Sarah Lumbard is the Digital Curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and has been in her position for about a year. She leads the digital vision, strategy, and operations for the museum. Prior to joining the USHMM, Sarah worked at NPR for nearly five years leading the news giant in content strategy. While…
Stephanie Pau, Content Producer for Mobile Media, SFMOMA
Stephanie Pau, currently Content Producer for Mobile Interpretive Media at SFMOMA, spoke with us about her career path, the importance of audience research and evaluation, digital trends, and the role mobile media will play in the new SFMOMA, set to re-open in 2016. Prior to rejoining SFMOMA in September, Stephanie spent 4 years as the…
John Stack, Head of Digital Transformation, and Elena Villaespesa, Digital Analyst, Tate
John Stack is Head of Digital Transformation and Elena Villaespesa is Digital Analyst at the Tate. John and Elena spoke with us about digital strategy and evaluation in museums. During this conversation we focused on the TATE Digital Strategy 2013-2015 and measuring tools used to ensure that the Strategy is accomplishing the established goals….
Lori Byrd Phillips, Digital Marketing Coordinator, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Lori Byrd Phillips is the Digital Marketing Coordinator and Wikipedian-in-Residence at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. She is also highly involved in the GLAM-Wiki initiative, an international group of Wikipedians who assist cultural institutions in collaborating with Wikipedia in order to share multimedia content and cultural expertise. Lori talked with us about open authority, Wikipedia…