Maxwell L. Anderson, the Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, today announced the appointment of Robert Stein as the Museum’s Deputy Director, effective April 19, 2012. Stein, who currently serves as the Deputy Director for Research, Technology, and Engagement at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, will work with Anderson and the DMA’s senior staff to lead the Museum and enhance the DMA’s impact in the Dallas community and around the world. Stein will oversee the Museum’s financial, educational, conservation, technological, web, and operational activities.

Robert Stein, along with a group of museum and library experts, recently attended the Salzburg Global Seminar entitled, “Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture”. For the session,  he agreed to participate and blog about his experiences from his perspective as a museum executive and a technologist.

You can read his insightful analysis, as well as several comments from others, in the 3 articles below (from his blog on the Indianapolis Museum of Art website).

Please Chime In: The Challenges and Opportunities of Participatory Culture

The Challenges and Opportunities of Participatory Culture for Museums and Libraries (part II)

Is Your Community Better Off Because it has a Museum? Final Thoughts About Participatory Culture (part III)

 

Read the entire press release at the Dallas Museum of Art site  (link opens in a new window)

Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture - October 2011

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