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EPISODE · Sep 22, 2025 · 30 MIN

Museums Unlock Their Greatest Asset (Hint: Not Objects)

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Museums don't run without people. Yet workforce development remains underfunded and undervalued despite being critical to everything museums do. It cultivates community, increases retention, leads to employee happiness, and it's a way to future-proof the sector.  Tamsin Russell, Workforce Development Lead at the Museums Association, creates multiple opportunities for its 13,000 members to grow. In this episode she shares her overall approach to developing these programs - ensuring they are relevant and even slightly provocative - while diving deep into their online learning offering. Plus, a game that ties together hot dog vendors, nuclear engineers on a submarine, wedding DJs and museum staff.  

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PMA: Sculpture Garden - Art Tours Philadelphia Museum of Art The Sculpture,Garden presents a superb and versatile outdoor setting for the appreciation of art, offering a lively experience of sculpture for both the casual passerby and devoted art lovers. Gracefully integrated into the existing landscape, the Sculpture,Garden extends the Museum’s vast galleries to the outdoors while strengthening the Museum’s connections to the city and Fairmount Park. Its pathways and vistas, green space, and water feature create a variety of spaces for art while maintaining an open setting that invites Philadelphia’s public to explore a new expression of the Museum’s goal to make more art available to an ever-growing audience. Talks Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Browse through our selection of lectures and talks by Friday Gallery Talks, In Conversation, and Meet the Artist. Wild Virginia Old Dominion Eco Buzz Wild Virginia Wild Virginia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to protecting and connecting your favorite wild places. Through partnerships with other environmental advocacy groups we:We educate citizens, landowners, and other stakeholders about threats to our forests through hikes, outings and events.We advocate for the connectivity and integrity of Virginia’s forests and waters.We influence decision makers by mobilizing citizens like you. Service and Sacrifice Exhibit Audio Tour JFK Presidential Library and Museum This audio tour accompanies the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum’s special exhibit Service and Sacrifice: World War II - A Shared Experience. It is meant to be listened to while visiting the exhibit.

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