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Graham Goes to MAAM!

A blog post by Graham Humphrey, Visitor Services Coordinator. To read more posts by Graham click HERE. Last week I went to the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums annual conference in Philadelphia. The theme of the conference was “Embracing Diversity In …

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Graham Goes to Washington!

A blog post by Graham Humphrey, Visitor Services Coordinator. To read more posts by Graham click HERE. Over the past few days, I (along with most of the staff at the JMM), attended the American Alliance of Museum’s (AAM) annual …

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Volunteering at the JMM

Ilene Cohen established the role of Volunteer Coordinator 12 years ago and was in charge of volunteer recruitment, volunteer retention, scheduling and interviews. During that time, she did an amazing job growing our volunteer corps, making sure that our volunteer’s skills …

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JMM Hacks the Museum with Museum Hack!

“Professional development takes many forms,” says JMM director, Marvin Pinkert, “whether or not ‘Museum Hack’ represents a path we might follow, in the future it is without doubt a ‘best practice’ in the field of museum tours.  I was delighted …

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Fostering Empathy and Understanding at the JMM

A blog post by Graham Humphrey, Visitor Services Coordinator. To read more posts by Graham click HERE. In this time of divisive politics and hateful language, I would like to highlight a few of the educational programs at the JMM …

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A Museum for Everyone

A blog post by Graham Humphrey, Visitor Services Coordinator. To read more posts by Graham click HERE. Did you know that more than 56 million Americans (about 1 in 5) have some kind of disability? This month’s issue of the …