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Museum Masters

Museum Masters

Mary Akemon & Allison Bryan

Welcome to Museum Masters! The one and only Podcast all about museums, museum studies, and museology from a fresh perspective! Our hosts are Mary Akemon and Allison Kopplin- two Americans trying to navigate the world as museum professionals. Listen in to learn about the tried and true topics to the contemporary themes of museum studies!
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Museum Masters episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Museum Masters for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Museum Masters episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Museum Masters - YouTube and Museums

YouTube and Museums

Museum Masters

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04/24/17 • 34 min

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 allocated by YouTube, and the pitfalls of museums not creating YouTube content for their visitors and online audiences. As always, please review and let us know any comments or suggestions!

For questions, please email: [email protected]

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Museum Masters - Are Museum Professional Memberships Worth it?
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04/10/17 • 38 min

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 to become paying members.

Have questions? Shoot us an email: [email protected]

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Museum Masters - Stop, and let's rethink Membership
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03/27/17 • 33 min

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 need to be marketing to? We boast about Nina Simon, from the Museum 2.0 blog for helping us shape this discussion.

Have questions? Shoot us an email: [email protected]

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Museum Masters - Creating and Representing in LGBT Exhibitions
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03/13/17 • 38 min

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 exhibition at the British Museum. Listen in to learn about the importance of including members of a minority community in development, and about how museums can make permanent and temporary exhibition more representative of the LBGT community.

Have questions? Shoot us an email: [email protected]

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Museum Masters - Arts and Humanities Funding in Jeopardy
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03/06/17 • 25 min

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 some ways to contact your representatives and fight for the arts and history. Enjoy!

Have questions? Shoot us an email: [email protected]

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Museum Masters - Applying to Museum Jobs
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12/20/16 • 31 min

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 museum hiring!

Have questions? Shoot us an email: [email protected]

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Museum Masters - Big Bad Funders (The Museum Edition)
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11/08/16 • 18 min

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 such as Tate Modern and the British Museum. Disclaimer: We're sorry for the audio in this one, we had some mic troubles but figured the content was good enough that hopefully, you all wouldn't mind!

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Museum Masters - Selfies and Photography in Museums
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11/28/16 • 20 min

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 selfies to engage. Thanks for listening, and remember to review if you've enjoyed!

Have questions? Shoot us an email: [email protected]

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Museum Masters - Museum-Prison Partnerships
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05/29/17 • 33 min

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 talks about how these partnerships are formed, the challenges they faces, and why more partnerships like the ones she examines are slow to grow.

For questions, please email: [email protected]

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Museum Masters - Museum Studies Programs: Part 2
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09/12/16 • 22 min

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 applications. Enjoy and don't forget to review.

Have questions? Shoot us an email: [email protected]

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FAQ

How many episodes does Museum Masters have?

Museum Masters currently has 15 episodes available.

What topics does Museum Masters cover?

The podcast is about Culture, Learning, Society & Culture, London, Cultural, Architecture, Art, History, Museum, Archaeology, Entertainment, Podcast, Podcasts, Education and Digital.

What is the most popular episode on Museum Masters?

The episode title 'Museum-Prison Partnerships' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Museum Masters?

The average episode length on Museum Masters is 27 minutes.

How often are episodes of Museum Masters released?

Episodes of Museum Masters are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Museum Masters?

The first episode of Museum Masters was released on Aug 8, 2016.

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