web02.fireside.fm Wed, 06 May 2026 05:40:29 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Museum Archipelago - Episodes Tagged with “Porchia Moore” https://www.museumarchipelago.com/tags/porchia%20moore Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0500 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 30. Visitors of Color with Dr. Porchia Moore https://www.museumarchipelago.com/30 551e84a3e4b0eb314198ed16:551e854ce4b0ab145383eeb9:5a00559a9140b72e251e4a04 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0500 Ian Elsner full Ian Elsner Dr. Porchia Moore, Inclusion Catalyst at the Columbia Museum of Art, started Visitors of Color with nikhil trivedi in 2015. 11:20 no <p><a href="https://twitter.com/PorchiaMuseM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dr. Porchia Moore</a>, Inclusion Catalyst at the <a href="https://www.columbiamuseum.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Columbia Museum of Art</a>, started Visitors of Color with <a href="https://twitter.com/nikhiltri" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nikhil trivedi</a> in 2015.<br><br><a href="http://visitorsofcolor.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Visitors of Color</a> is a Tumblr project that documents the perspectives and experiences of marginalized people in museums. It is a record of what the museum experience can be like for people who are often discussed but whose voices are rarely privileged, people that don’t feel welcome in museums, and people that don’t feel like nearby museum spaces are for them.<br><br>In this episode, Dr. Moore discusses the <a href="http://mcn.edu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Museum Computer Network</a> conference where the project launched, the museum-visiting habits of freshmen at a Historically Black College, and how Visitors of Color <a href="https://incluseum.com/2015/12/03/visitors-of-color-tumblr/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">has been received</a> by the wider museum community.<br><br><em>Special thanks to Dr. Moore for taking the time for the interview. </em><br><br>Guest: <a href="https://twitter.com/PorchiaMuseM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dr. Porchia Moore</a><br><br>Topics Discussed:<br>00:00: Intro<br>00:14: Dr. Porchia Moore<br>00:36: “A Librarian Who Studies Museums”<br>01:11: Survey of College Freshmen<br>03:43: Visitors of Color Launch<br>06:35: Gathering Stories for Visitors of Color<br>07:30: Visitors of Color as a Counternarrative Project<br>08:45: The Power of Museums as Cultural Heritage Institutions<br>09:45: Response from Institutions Across the Country<br> </p> Dr. Porchia Moore, Inclusion Catalyst at the Columbia Museum of Art, started Visitors of Color with nikhil trivedi in 2015.

Visitors of Color is a Tumblr project that documents the perspectives and experiences of marginalized people in museums. It is a record of what the museum experience can be like for people who are often discussed but whose voices are rarely privileged, people that don’t feel welcome in museums, and people that don’t feel like nearby museum spaces are for them.

In this episode, Dr. Moore discusses the Museum Computer Network conference where the project launched, the museum-visiting habits of freshmen at a Historically Black College, and how Visitors of Color has been received by the wider museum community.

Special thanks to Dr. Moore for taking the time for the interview. 

Guest: Dr. Porchia Moore

Topics Discussed:
00:00: Intro
00:14: Dr. Porchia Moore
00:36: “A Librarian Who Studies Museums”
01:11: Survey of College Freshmen
03:43: Visitors of Color Launch
06:35: Gathering Stories for Visitors of Color
07:30: Visitors of Color as a Counternarrative Project
08:45: The Power of Museums as Cultural Heritage Institutions
09:45: Response from Institutions Across the Country

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]]> Dr. Porchia Moore, Inclusion Catalyst at the Columbia Museum of Art, started Visitors of Color with nikhil trivedi in 2015.

Visitors of Color is a Tumblr project that documents the perspectives and experiences of marginalized people in museums. It is a record of what the museum experience can be like for people who are often discussed but whose voices are rarely privileged, people that don’t feel welcome in museums, and people that don’t feel like nearby museum spaces are for them.

In this episode, Dr. Moore discusses the Museum Computer Network conference where the project launched, the museum-visiting habits of freshmen at a Historically Black College, and how Visitors of Color has been received by the wider museum community.

Special thanks to Dr. Moore for taking the time for the interview. 

Guest: Dr. Porchia Moore

Topics Discussed:
00:00: Intro
00:14: Dr. Porchia Moore
00:36: “A Librarian Who Studies Museums”
01:11: Survey of College Freshmen
03:43: Visitors of Color Launch
06:35: Gathering Stories for Visitors of Color
07:30: Visitors of Color as a Counternarrative Project
08:45: The Power of Museums as Cultural Heritage Institutions
09:45: Response from Institutions Across the Country

Support Museum Archipelago

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