The Small Muse: Recent Episodes
Seneca City Museums
Join the conversation with two small museum directors, Shelby Henderson and Nick McKinney, as they discuss current events, news, and topics related to running a small museum. From exhibit design, visitor engagement, authentic interpretation, and more, Shelby and Nick share their thoughts and experience in the small museum field.
It has been nine months since the Seneca City Museums closed to the public due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nick McKinney and Shelby Henderson, two small museum directors, discuss the museums' current status and the future.
A lot of attention has been given to the negative aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on the museum field. Shelby Henderson and Nick McKinney, two small museum directors in rural South Carolina, discuss the small number of positives from being closed during the pandemic.
The Seneca City Museums, as well as many museums around the world, have shifted their focus from physical events to digital content. Shelby Henderson and Nick McKinney, two small museum directors in rural South Carolina, discuss new equipment that they have acquired to assist in the digital transition.
What does it mean to "go digital" in the age of Covid-19? What content can work online? As more organizations across the country reopen their institutions, Shelby Henderson and Nick McKinney, two small museum directors in rural South Carolina, discuss their thoughts on the issues and questions surrounding reopening.
As monuments across the country are taken down, questions arise concerning the storage and interpretation of what remains. Shelby Henderson and Nick McKinney, two small museum directors in rural South Carolina, discuss their thoughts on the role museums play in removing Confederate monuments.
The current Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly effected the museum field. As more conferences and organizations across the country reopen their institutions, Shelby Henderson and Nick McKinney, two small museum directors in rural South Carolina, discuss their thoughts on the issues and questions surrounding reopening.