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Beatriz Mayorca

Audience-Centered Museum Practice | Meaning-Making Through Objects & Space | Accessibility in Action
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Beyond the Galleries: Systems, Space, and Where I Begin
March 22, 2026
Beyond the Galleries: Systems, Space, and Where I Begin
March 22, 2026
March 22, 2026
Planet Word Museum
March 19, 2026
Designing Access: What Museums Reveal in Practice
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
Carrying Culture Across Borders
March 18, 2026
Carrying Culture Across Borders
March 18, 2026
March 18, 2026
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March 16, 2026
Designing for Memory, Choice, and Care
March 16, 2026

Reflection on how the National Museum of African American History and Culture uses architecture, exhibition design, and curatorial practice to shape visitor experience.

March 16, 2026
Designing Curiosity: What Museum Education Really Requires
March 14, 2026
Designing Curiosity: What Museum Education Really Requires
March 14, 2026

A reflection on museum education through visits to the International Spy Museum and the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC. The post explores how educational systems, skilled facilitation, and exhibition design shape meaningful visitor learning experiences.

March 14, 2026
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March 13, 2026
Designing the Full Visitor Encounter
March 13, 2026

Reflections from Washington, DC museums exploring accessibility, awe, and participatory interpretation in today’s exhibition design.

March 13, 2026
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March 12, 2026
Museum Craft: Where Making Meets Stewardship
March 12, 2026

Explores how craft operates behind the scenes of museum work, from textile conservation and collaborative exhibitions to handmade book arts and the Renwick Gallery’s celebration of American craft.

March 12, 2026
Exhibition Design and Digital Interpretation in Washington, DC
March 11, 2026
Exhibition Design and Digital Interpretation in Washington, DC
March 11, 2026

Reflection on exhibition design and digital interpretation in Washington DC, based on visits to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the National Museum of the American Indian.

March 11, 2026
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March 10, 2026
Designing Resilience: When Museums Can No Longer Be Islands
March 10, 2026

Reflections on museum leadership, infrastructure, and resilience in a VUCA world from a Museum Studies seminar in Washington DC.

March 10, 2026
DC Field Notes: How Museums Create Meaning
February 10, 2026
DC Field Notes: How Museums Create Meaning
February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026

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