Category Archives: Toolkit

2023: A Year At Work and Play

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Barry

Mark Twain once said: “Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” Twain, clearly, never worked with me! My favorite part of running my own consultancy is … Continue reading →

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American Alliance of Museum’s Blog Post on my New Museum Design Book

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Barry

The American Alliance of Museum is co-publisher of my recent book, Making Dinosaurs Dance: A Toolkit for Digital Design in Museums, which came out in spring (use the promo code RLFANDF30 for a 30% discount). I am excited by this … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the Making Dinosaurs Dance Book Release Party

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Barry

On April 17th, wearing my favorite dinosaur-themed button down (bought off the sales rack when I worked at AMNH) I took to the “stage” at NYU for the book release party for Making Dinosaurs Dance. It was more than I … Continue reading →

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Invitation to My Book Launch Party for Making Dinosaurs Dance

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Barry

You are cordially invited to attend my book release party for my latest: Making Dinosaurs Dance. Please read below for the details and how to RSVP (required). I hope you can join us! BOOK LAUNCH PARTY For Author and ECT … Continue reading →

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Unboxing My New Book on Digital Design in Museums

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Barry

Yesterday a box arrived in the mail, this time not from Amazon. Instead, it was from the publisher of my new book: Making Dinosaurs Dance: A Toolkit for Digital Design in Museums. It’s such a thrilling experience to receive a … Continue reading →

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Sneak peak at cover for my upcoming book on museum design

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Barry

Making Dinosaurs Dance: A Toolkit for Digital Design in Museums takes the reader behind the scenes to learn how the American Museum of Natural History innovates visitor digital engagement, highlighting design techniques used both there and at museums around the … Continue reading →

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Video: The Revolution Has Been Digitized: MicroRangers, Youth Programs, and a Toolkit for the Future of Museums

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Barry

Can teenagers co-design new digital experiences for museums? For six years at the American Museum of Natural History, we did just that. This week I was delighted to present how at the MuseumNext’s Digital Learning Summit. Named after an earlier … Continue reading →

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Invitation to be an early reader on my 2022 book on digital design in museums

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Barry

If you haven’t heard, I have a book coming out next year on digital design in museums (from the American Alliance of Museums with Rowman & Littlefield in August, 2022). Having recently completed my first draft, I am now looking … Continue reading →

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Where to catch me this week at MuseumNext and MCN

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Barry

You know what they say: when it rains, it pours. I haven’t been to a conference in months – last August’s Play Make Learn Conference and, before that, MuseWeb in April. Next week, however, I am set to attend two! … Continue reading →

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What I Learned at MuseWeb 2021

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Barry

MuseWeb (the conference formerly know as Museums and the Web) is one of my favorites. The attendees are amazing and I always learn so much. This year’s MuseWeb, to combat Zoom fatigue, is spread all over the month. But this … Continue reading →

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