G’Day! I’m Suse Anderson – an Australian museum geek and academic, now living in Baltimore, USA. I’m currently Assistant Professor, Museum Studies at George Washington University, and former host of Museopunks–the podcast for the progressive museum. For more than a decade, my work was focused on the intersection of museums and technology, culminating in the 2020 publication of The Digital Future of Museums: Conversations and Provocations, co-authored with Dr. Keir Winesmith. More recently, I have become concerned with investigating contemporary ethical dilemmas confronting the field. In 2023, I joined the board of the ICOM International Committee on Ethical Dilemmas.
Prior to joining GW, I was Director of Audience Experience at The Baltimore Museum of Art, where I was responsible for creating a positive experience of the BMA for visitors to the museum and across its digital platforms. I have been a Visiting Technologist at the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage in Philadelphia (2018-19), and served on Congresswoman Eleanor Norton’s Congressional Art Competition Committee. I was President of MCN (Museum Computer Network) (2017-18) and Program Co-Chair for its annual conference (2015-16). I have given keynote or plenary presentations at conferences including American Alliance of Museums (AAM), Museums & the Web (USA), Museums Australia (AUS), INTERCOM, Small Museums Association, Visitor Experience Conference, and MCN.
I hold a PhD (Creative Arts) and a BFA (Hons) from The University of Newcastle, Australia, and a BArts from Charles Sturt University, Australia. Since moving to Baltimore in 2014, I’ve fallen in love with the city I now call home. You should visit me sometime.
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This blog is filled with my own opinions, and does not speak for any of the institutions I am associated with.
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Hi Mike! Thanks so much. It is so lovely to hear from you, and to know that you are enjoying the blog.
In terms of the functionality – the whole blog is just a pre-packaged wordpress set up. The theme is “inuit types” – and the comment box etc is built into the theme. So while there might be a plugin for it, it’s not something I’ve had to chase down. Sorry I can’t be more help. I’m a pretty non-technical geek unfortunately.
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Hi Suse!!!
it’s nice hearing from you all kinds of things about museums and web 2.0! i I am not really a creator on the social web, so I am happy about you writing this blog about “our” topic. Thanks and best wishes, Bianca
Hey Bianca! Thanks for saying hi, and reading. One of my friends described my blog as being “like homework, but in a good way” so I still find it a bit novel that anyone reads it 🙂
Like you, I’d never really been a creator on the web until recently, but it’s very enjoyable (although strangely consuming). If you ever decide to give it a go yourself, send me a link.
Yes, of course! 😉
Hi Suse –
I edit the Museums Association website (www.museumsassociation.org) and found your blog Can a technologist get ahead in museums very interesting. Would you ever let us repurpose it for the comments section of our site?
If so, please drop me an email at patrick@museumsassociation.org. I look forward to hearing from you –
Best regards,
Patrick
In addition to what has been said so far, I would like to amicaly provoke a further discussion focusing on the etymological root of “curator/curation”.
It comes from Latin word “curare”, that means “treat”, “take care of” but also “love”, giving more importance to the intellectual.
In this sense, a curator is someone who solves troubles. In knowledge, solving a trouble could mean to make available or giving a new vision about something previously misunderstood.
Consequently, making a list could be a curation – well, not everi kind of list -: making a list you give information about you, your taste and so on, but also, you establish a hierarchy and logical connection between stuff you put in this list.
This is only a sketch!
Truly like your writing and thoughtful perspectives. Look forward to exploring your site further.
wow! so many interesting articles to read! I would love to talk to you about AR VR developments in museums and the technology that we are seeing here. I would really appreciate it if we would speak. Thank you. Caroline. Tower of David Museum