A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums. Museum Archipelago believes that no museum is an island and that... more
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While working at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History during the pandemic, Dr. Morgan Rehnberg recognized the institution's... more
The Murney Tower Museum in Kingston, Ontario, Canada is a small museum. Open for only four months of the year... more
Computing work keeps museums running, but it’s largely invisible. That is, unless something goes wrong. For Dr. Paul Marty, Professor... more
On Berlin’s Museum Island, four stone lion statues perch in the Pergamon Museum. Three of these lions are originals —... more
Since it opened in 1981 to celebrate the ruling Bulgarian Communist Party, Buzludzha has centered the visitor experience. Every detail... more
In the early days of this podcast, every time I searched for Museum Archipelago on the internet, the top result... more
The Computer Games Museum in Berlin knows that its visitors want to play games, so it lets them. The artifacts... more
When Ana Elizabeth González was growing up in Panama, the history she learned about the Panama Canal in school told... more
As the Apollo 11 astronauts hurtled towards the moon on July 18th, 1969, members of the Nixon administration realized they... more
Public historian and writer Tegan Kehoe knows that museum visitors act differently around the same object presented in different contexts—like... more