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Start here to get to know Adam Rozan. These few pieces show his work in museum audience and civic engagement, the Closed Museum Project he founded, and how he connects museums to everyday life.

Civic Engagement

Writing about civic engagement, museums, and public life. I believe museums have a real role to play in how communities participate in democracy. "What's your wish for U.S.?" is about Civic Season, an annual ritual catalyzed by hundreds of museums nationwide that host events and share resources to help people learn and grow as citizens. That piece explores how history museums can become spaces for imagining the future.

General

Posts that span my different interests, from museum thinking to failure to the economics of public institutions. If it does not fit in another category, it lands here. "Success, the Museum of Failures, and Basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo" connects a post-game interview with the Museum of Failure to make a point about how progress is not linear. Sometimes the best lessons come from unexpected places.

  • John Martin: Visionary of the Everyday : Originally published January 2, 2013, on Huffington Post . A large ochre insect, possibly a praying mantis, hovers on a man’s forehead, perched like a…

Museum Audiences

Writing about who visits museums, who does not, and what that tells us about how these institutions connect with the public. "Super Museums: Being mindful of every opportunity to delight audiences" was originally published on the Museum iD website. It is about paying attention to every touchpoint, not just the exhibitions.

Museum Closings

Why museums close and what we can learn from it. This is a topic most people in the museum world do not want to discuss, which is exactly why I write about it. "Top 5 Reasons Why Museums Close" is based on a conversation between Susana Bautista and me, originally published on the American Association for State and Local History website. We identified the patterns that keep repeating.

Museum Trends

Where museums are headed. AI, social media, technology, and the forces reshaping how these institutions operate and stay relevant. "Museum AI Pledge: Keeping Human Expertise at the Center" was co-written with Marion Carru00e9. We argued that as museums adopt AI, human knowledge and judgment need to stay at the core.