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How A Grown-Up Field Trip To A Museum Can Improve Your Work (And Life) | Fast Company |... - 1 views

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    Museums improve well-being similar to playing a sport! That's it...from now on I can answer all sport/exercise-related questions with "I go to museums!"
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Museums: Temples of delight | The Economist - 1 views

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    Museums the world over are doing amazingly well. Can they continue? Lots of interesting charts and diagrams.
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When 'Liking' a Brand Online Voids the Right to Sue - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Might downloading a 50-cent coupon for Cheerios cost you legal rights?General Mills, the maker of cereals like Cheerios and Chex as well as brands like Bisquick and Betty Crocker, has quietly added language to its website to alert consumers that they give up their right to sue the company if they download coupons, “join” it in online communities like Facebook, enter a company-sponsored sweepstakes or contest or interact with it in a variety of other ways.
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    All I can say is, Wow!  This is the sort of thing that could have wide-ranging ramifications, and i suspect that museums will, one day, have to decide which legal direction they will head.  Could buying a membership at a museum exempt the member from legal protections?
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Qatar: new emir, new broom? - Telegraph - 0 views

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    World power shift as small countries have much bigger roles - and new, well-funded museums.  Younger leaders are taking charge as well.  
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Google Glass sees all -- and that raises privacy concerns - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Well, it looks like one more "invention from the future" is about to invade the market. Let's just hope Big Brother isn't watching. The real question however is how can something like Google Glasses be used by the museum field. Actually, the possibilities are endless.
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The spa as a spiritual place - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Spas are beginning to find ways to meet the spiritual longings of their clients or potential clients-might not museums be able to do the same?
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Ecosystems of Well-being & Ecosystems of Well-being in 4 Futures | Institute For The Fu... - 1 views

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    Interesting information that could provide info on how museums can provide for well-being.
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Hawaiians have highest well-being rating for 4th year - 0 views

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    Normally don't pay too much attention to these "contests" or these polls, but this it was interesting to think about how museums play a role in the community life in these states.......
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"Stacked" by Michael Harris | The Walrus | April 2012 - 1 views

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    Building a new library building gave designers and librarians a new way to think about what a library can be to a community.  Digital and physical coexist and people are a primary focus. Could a museum do as well?  How can you achieve this level of integration and community involvement without building a new building?
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Woz on iPhone in 40 years: "I won't want you humans" - SlashGear - 0 views

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    We won't need other humans (or museums?) because your iPhone will know you so well!
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'Memory Cafes' For Dementia Patients Gain Ground | Here & Now - 0 views

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    Can museums offer "memory cafe" experiences, as well as "programs"? Third places for people with memory loss?
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Udacity, Coursera: Should celebrities teach MOOCs? - 1 views

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    Well, celebrities to museum audio tours - why not teach MOOCs?
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ART INTO LIFE: FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND DEMENTIA - LEM Project - 0 views

  • This report is relevant to anyone interested in evidencing the contribution creative learning and museum experiences can have on mental health and wellbeing. This report is the result of a partnership between Tate Modern, London and SLaM (South London and Maudsley) NHS Foundation Trust. As well as the specific results of the programme, it offers an excellent literature review of mental health and wellbeing findings.
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The Art of Data Visualization | Marvels - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Data visualizations give rise to new and different ideas in many fields and are now being appreciated for their aesthetics as well.
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