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Nov 2, 2020

Red Doors: Museums as Sanctuaries During Civil Unrest

Red Doors: Museums as Sanctuaries During Civil Unrest Over the past year, protests have erupted in cities across the nation. Demands have ranged from calls for greater social justice to the lifting of pandemic restrictions. In several instances, protests have led to property damage and/or the intimidation of people with…

Museums

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Red Doors: Museums as Sanctuaries During Civil Unrest
Red Doors: Museums as Sanctuaries During Civil Unrest
Museums

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Oct 28, 2020

Museums Serving Communities: Pandemic Edition

The global pandemic has not been kind to museums. By now you’ve probably heard of the mass layoffs of museum professionals and the possibility of approximately 1/3 of museums closing due to the financial crisis brought on by the pandemic. For some, a combination of emergency grants and the Paycheck…

Museums

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Museums Serving Communities: Pandemic Edition
Museums Serving Communities: Pandemic Edition
Museums

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Oct 21, 2020

Innovative Cultural Programming During a Pandemic

It’s been over seven months since the global coronavirus pandemic took root here in the United States. Arts and cultural organizations, similar to other types of businesses, are struggling to navigate the myriad challenges brought on by the pandemic. Theatres, concert halls, and other performing arts venues remain closed in…

Culture

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Innovative Cultural Programming During a Pandemic
Innovative Cultural Programming During a Pandemic
Culture

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Oct 1, 2018

A Decade of ArtPrize

This past Saturday, Dharma and I travelled to Grand Rapids for the opening weekend of ArtPrize10. It’s remarkable to think this experimental, citywide art competition has been in existence for a decade. For those unfamiliar with ArtPrize, it is a three-week art competition that takes place throughout the city of…

Art

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A Decade of ArtPrize
A Decade of ArtPrize
Art

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Jul 4, 2018

Our Democracy’s Other Pillars: Cultural Institutions

Independence Day #242. On this day, our nation celebrates the founding of our democratic experiment — the United States of America — with fireworks, parades, and barbecues. It’s meant to be a festive occasion, yet I can’t help but feel a sense of deep concern. As imperfect as our nation…

Museums

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Our Democracy’s Other Pillars: Cultural Institutions
Our Democracy’s Other Pillars: Cultural Institutions
Museums

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Dec 18, 2017

Reflections on Leadership

As part of our capstone for the 2016–17 American Express NGen Fellows program with Independent Sector, our crew created a series of podcasts and blogs on emerging issues in the nonprofit sector. The first blog post, which I had the privilege to write, and the corresponding podcast by three of…

Nonprofit

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Reflections on Leadership
Reflections on Leadership
Nonprofit

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Mar 16, 2017

What the Elimination of the NEA and NEH Means to Us

On March 16, President Donald J. Trump put forth his budget proposal and it calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), among other governmental agencies. These vital government programs have been pillars of cultural and intellectual production…

Art

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Art

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Oct 23, 2016

Sharing Our Innovative Work at CityLab 2016

I’m immensely excited to be in Miami for CityLab 2016. Over the next few days, attendees will explore both challenges and innovative approaches to creating more sustainable and vibrant cities. I have the honor of serving on a breakout session on Monday, October 24 called Community Building with Arts and…

Art

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Sharing Our Innovative Work at CityLab 2016
Sharing Our Innovative Work at CityLab 2016
Art

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Oct 20, 2016

Little Syria, NY at the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration

On October 1, 2016, the Arab American National Museum proudly opened the exhibition Little Syria, NY: An Immigrant Community’s Life & Legacy at our nation’s most storied institution on immigration, the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration. This exhibition presents the rich history of the earliest concentrated Arab immigrant community in…

Immigration

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Little Syria, NY at the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration
Little Syria, NY at the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration
Immigration

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Oct 9, 2016

Museums and Libraries As Community Catalysts

How do museums and libraries catalyze communities? More specifically, how do they serve as “enablers of community vitality and co-creators of positive community change?” These are fundamental questions the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is asking as part of the Community Catalyst Initiative. IMLS launched the initiative, in…

Museums

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Museums and Libraries As Community Catalysts
Museums and Libraries As Community Catalysts
Museums

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Devon Akmon

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Exploring ideas and issues impacting the arts and cultural sector. www.devonakmon.com | Twitter: @DevonAkmon

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