How can museums stand up to today’s political pressures? Peggy Levitt, author of Move Over, Mona Lisa, believes now is the time to stick to our values.

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What does it mean to make art & culture more diverse? Peggy Levitt, author of Move Over, Mona Lisa, says some solutions don’t go far enough.

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Who is centered in a museum? Peggy Levitt, author of Move Over, Mona Lisa, sees scholars and artists are creating their own institutions worldwide, to tell their own stories.

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Peggy Levitt, author of Move Over, Mona Lisa, wants to teach museum-goers how to be critical engagers: "What's in the center of the room at eye level with lots of light on it, and what's in the back?”

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Woody LaBounty fondly recalls the old days of the de Young Museum in San Francisco, which felt like "grandma's attic or an antique store." #museumpodcast #deyoung #sanfrancisco

Where did NBC’s iconic chime come from? From the earliest days of radio, this museum has a piece of NBC history!

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What do kids love most about this museum? They can’t resist the retro mics, says Rachel Lee Executive Director of the California Historical Radio Society.

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What do these bottles of  ketchup and mustard have in common? They’re radios! Rachel Lee, Executive Director of the California Historical Radio Society, shows off these unique promotional items.

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How do museums make cities better? By being a hub for the community, says Rachel Lee Executive Director of the California Historical Radio Society

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Are museums the new third place? Yes, if they have spaces where people can loosen up, like kids’ spaces or a cafe, says urbanist and advocate Tayana Panova.

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Museums provide stimulation in a way our phones can’t. Urbanist & advocate Tayana Panova says she goes to museums for the 5D experience, to stimulate all her senses.

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What can museums learn from urban planning? Healthy urbanism advocate Tayana Panova explains how great cities are designed to be navigated without a map.

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What makes for a good museum memory? “Profound history,” says Kirsten Komoroske, the executive director of The Walt Disney Family Museum. (@wdfmuseum.bsky.social)

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What makes for a good museum experience? A space that feels "calming and exciting at the same time," says Kirsten Komoroske, the executive director of The Walt Disney Family Museum.

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What stories do museums tell? For Diane Disney Miller, it was important to tell the whole story about her father. @wdfmuseum.bsky.social

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This week on the podcast, we go behind the scenes of the Walt Disney Family Museum! (@wdfmuseum.bsky.social) I'm giving away these exclusive pins of Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney’s first original character, Oswald.. To enter, visit likemuseum.com!

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What's up with this old bench? The Walt Disney Family Museum's Kirsten Komoroske explains. #waltdisney #museumpodcast #disneyland #museum #sanfrancisco

What’s your favorite museum story? For Evan Phillippe, executive director of @pacificpinball.bsky.social, it might be the time a visitor from Spain found the game Dragon. "He played it for half an hour, came up to the front with tears in his eyes."

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