Articles
Adam Rozan writes about how education, economics, wellness, purpose and AI shape museums and the arts, along with growth, leadership and change.
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Museum AI Pledge: Keeping Human Expertise at the Center
Written by Marion Carré and Adam Rozan. Originally published on my Linkedin on November 19,…
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Success, the Museum of Failures, and Basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo
From Giannis Antetokounmpo's post-game interview to the Museum of Failure, we're reminded that progress isn't…
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Playgrounds, Papers, and Missed Opportunities
In "Playgrounds, Papers, and Missed Opportunities ," I examine what playgrounds can teach museums about…
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First, Last, or Most: Let’s Celebrate Being Last
In "First, Last, or Most: Let's Celebrate Being Last", I challenge museums to reconsider their…
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What’s your wish for U.S.? turns history museums into future-imagining incubators
In 2021, history museums across the nation, working in collaboration with one another and with…
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School Groups, GDP, and Our Community Interdependence
In this piece, I explore how museum field trips and school-group visits reflect wider economic…
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What Can Pokémon Go Mean for Museums
Originally published on the Museum Next website. This article explores how organizations can leverage games…
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How Museums are Helping Communities Beat the Heat
Originally published on my LinkedIn. A July 7 NPR.com article headline reads, "Temperature records are…
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Six Ideas to Celebrate Civic Season from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
Originally published on Medium.com Civic Season is a new tradition that connects our newest federal…
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Being Social: What Museums Need to Understand for the Future
Note: Originally published in 2014 with Museum-ID and was later turned into a slide deck…
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Father of 'Third Place,' Ray Oldenburg, Passed Away.
In "Father of 'Third Place,' Ray Oldenburg, Passed Away," I reflect on the legacy of…
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Top 5 Reasons Why Museums Close: Highlights from a conversation between Susana Bautista and Adam Rozan
Originally published on the American Association for State and Local History website. Last year I…
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Crowdsourcing a Database of Permanent Museum Closings
Originally published on the American Alliance of Museums website . Due to the independent nature…
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Super Museums: Being mindful of every opportunity to delight audiences
Originally published on the Museum iD website . Adam Rozan, Allison Agsten, Hanna Cho and…
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Museums At 2040: Hello, and Welcome to The Future
Adam's Note: In “Museums at 2040: Hello, and Welcome to the Future,” written for the…
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John Martin: Visionary of the Everyday
Originally published January 2, 2013, on Huffington Post . A large ochre insect, possibly a…
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On Jason Polan
Originally published August 2, 2012 on Huffington Post . Several years ago, I stumbled upon…
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The Mythological Museum Visitor – The Young Cosmopolitan
Originally published October 2009 on the Western Museum Association’s blog . The Targeting Young Cosmopolitans…
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