Do we say “museums are not for everyone” and leave it at that? Or should we have meetings this Monday morning to figure out how our...

This was too good not to share. I work at a large NYC art institution (you can figure out which one). We welcome guests from the...

Chester County Historical Society. In addition to Swarthmore College’s Friends Historical Library, Wednesday also took me to the Chester...

My colleague and friend Rob Waller of Protect Heritage Corp. recently sent me a book he collaborated on in 1996, Developing Staff...

Next Sunday, I will be speaking at the American Alliance of Museum’s conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The American Institute for...

Tyvek pillows with (back to front) Ethafoam crumb, polypropylene bead, and glass sand filling. RL Fifield, 2012. Never use sad, crumpled...

Collage of engraved portraits on exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in “A Will of their Own: Judith Sargent Murray and Women of...

Look at all those people who came to hear me! Washington Conservation Guild meeting, February 7, 2013. On Thursday, February 7, I was...

Who Makes Collections Care Happen? Easy. Technicians dust artwork. But that’s a little simplistic view of both the work of  a valuable,...

I’m one of the lucky ones. To gain the most entry-level job at most museums, a graduate degree is required. The discipline depends on the...

Once again Transit Tuesday is busting in on Museum Monday. RL Fifield 2012. The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is located in Strasburg,...

It’s been a busy week. As the Chair of Alliance for Response NYC, I’ve been busy trying to connect affected institutions with helping...

Transit Tuesday is moving on in on Museum Monday. London Transport Museum. Old Metropolitan Railway Car. Photo: RL Fifield 2010. If I...

I am a museum collection manager with over twenty years working with museum collections. I started cataloging costume objects when I was...

Speaking as a museum professional and a living history practitioner, what a great project. Theatrical designer Thomas John Bernard and...

Lecturing at the Bergen County Historical Society, March 2011. I’m a Collections Manager in a large New York City institution. My first...

Where there is space, there is dust. RL Fifield dusting. Over dust, visitors to our museum and I connect. Dust is an ongoing challenge...

What is that box with all the dials sitting in the corner of the gallery? A hygrothermograph. Photo: Oakton. Chances are, it’s a...

It can be overwhelming. It can hurt your brain. But it can also help you understand your collection’s preservation needs like nothing...

A train car to carry molten iron. RL Fifield 2012. I wasn’t sure what to feel about Steelyard Commons. It’s a rather run-of-the mill...