app03 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:44:50 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Museum Archipelago - Episodes Tagged with “Marieke Van Damme” https://www.museumarchipelago.com/tags/marieke%20van%20damme Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:00:00 -0400 A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums. Museum Archipelago believes that no museum is an island and that museums are not neutral. Taking a broad definition of museums, host Ian Elsner brings you to different museum spaces around the world, dives deep into institutional problems, and introduces you to the people working to fix them. Each episode is rarely longer than 15 minutes, so let’s get started. en-us episodic A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums Ian Elsner A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums. Museum Archipelago believes that no museum is an island and that museums are not neutral. Taking a broad definition of museums, host Ian Elsner brings you to different museum spaces around the world, dives deep into institutional problems, and introduces you to the people working to fix them. Each episode is rarely longer than 15 minutes, so let’s get started. no best museum podcast, museum podcast, museums, archipelago, sidedoor, Smithsonian, buzludzha, culture museums Ian Elsner ian.elsner@gmail.com 28. Leaving the Museum Field with Marieke Van Damme https://www.museumarchipelago.com/28 551e84a3e4b0eb314198ed16:551e854ce4b0ab145383eeb9:59db5909cd39c3774dba0360 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:00:00 -0400 Ian Elsner full Ian Elsner Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Society Marieke Van Damme always knew that working in the museum field is hard. 11:51 no <p>Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Society Marieke Van Damme affectionately calls anyone working in the museum field “Museum People.” On <a href="https://www.nemanet.org/nema-community/museum-people/" rel="nofollow noopener">her excellent podcast</a> of the same name, she interviews museum people every episode. Many museum people are museum workers.<br><br>In 2016, together with other noted museum professionals (Sarah Erdman, Claudia Ocello and Dawn Estabrooks Salerno), Marieke asked why museum workers leave the field. Last month, they published a summary of the findings titled, <a href="http://labs.aam-us.org/blog/leaving-the-museum-field/" rel="nofollow noopener"><em>Leaving the Museum Field</em></a>.<br><br>As Marieke explains, she always knew that working in the museum field is hard. Museum workers face difficult conditions, and some of the very same things that make working in the museum field desirable (passion for the mission) contribute to the bad (discriminatory societal and economic systems, student loans, intense job competition).<br><br>Marieke has had countless conversation that begin, “I love working in museums, but I don’t think I can do it anymore because of [insert reason here]”.<br><br><em>Leaving the Museum Field</em> <a href="http://www.joyfulmuseums.com/i-guess-we-hit-a-nerve/" rel="nofollow noopener">is now the most-viewed article</a> on the AAM Alliance blog since it launched a year ago.<br><br>Through her research, Marieke tries to better understand the difficult conditions museum workers face. Though her projects like <a href="http://www.joyfulmuseums.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Joyful Museums</a>, she provides resources and writings about creating a positive workplace culture.&nbsp;<br><br>Guest: <a href="http://mariekevandamme.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Marieke Van Damme</a></p> <div> <h3><a href="https://www.patreon.com/museumarchipelago" rel="nofollow noopener">Club Archipelago 🏖️</a></h3> <p>If you like episodes like this one, you’ll love Club Archipelago. Help me continue making podcasts about museums (and get some fun benefits) by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/museumarchipelago" rel="nofollow noopener">joining Club Archipelago</a> today!</p></div> museum people, museum people podcast Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Society Marieke Van Damme affectionately calls anyone working in the museum field “Museum People.” On her excellent podcast of the same name, she interviews museum people every episode. Many museum people are museum workers.

In 2016, together with other noted museum professionals (Sarah Erdman, Claudia Ocello and Dawn Estabrooks Salerno), Marieke asked why museum workers leave the field. Last month, they published a summary of the findings titled, Leaving the Museum Field.

As Marieke explains, she always knew that working in the museum field is hard. Museum workers face difficult conditions, and some of the very same things that make working in the museum field desirable (passion for the mission) contribute to the bad (discriminatory societal and economic systems, student loans, intense job competition).

Marieke has had countless conversation that begin, “I love working in museums, but I don’t think I can do it anymore because of [insert reason here]”.

Leaving the Museum Field is now the most-viewed article on the AAM Alliance blog since it launched a year ago.

Through her research, Marieke tries to better understand the difficult conditions museum workers face. Though her projects like Joyful Museums, she provides resources and writings about creating a positive workplace culture. 

Guest: Marieke Van Damme

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]]> Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Society Marieke Van Damme affectionately calls anyone working in the museum field “Museum People.” On her excellent podcast of the same name, she interviews museum people every episode. Many museum people are museum workers.

In 2016, together with other noted museum professionals (Sarah Erdman, Claudia Ocello and Dawn Estabrooks Salerno), Marieke asked why museum workers leave the field. Last month, they published a summary of the findings titled, Leaving the Museum Field.

As Marieke explains, she always knew that working in the museum field is hard. Museum workers face difficult conditions, and some of the very same things that make working in the museum field desirable (passion for the mission) contribute to the bad (discriminatory societal and economic systems, student loans, intense job competition).

Marieke has had countless conversation that begin, “I love working in museums, but I don’t think I can do it anymore because of [insert reason here]”.

Leaving the Museum Field is now the most-viewed article on the AAM Alliance blog since it launched a year ago.

Through her research, Marieke tries to better understand the difficult conditions museum workers face. Though her projects like Joyful Museums, she provides resources and writings about creating a positive workplace culture. 

Guest: Marieke Van Damme

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