HAI’s Reel History explores the real HalloweenThe Halloween edition of HAI’s Reel History is all about—what else?—Halloween, the 1978 slasher film that made Michael Myers a household name. A sequel to that film is in theaters now andRead More
What Does Digital Museum Exhibit Content Development Look Like?The outward-facing content of your museum’s collections should, ideally, be well-organized, effectively presented, and facilitate your viewers’ understanding. An excellent digital exhibit provides increased access to your museum’s collections, allows for ongoingRead More
Reasons Every Enterprise Company Needs An Official Corporate HistoryYour company has a compelling story to tell. The people and enterprises that your company serves need to hear that story. At HAI, we believe that every company, association, and agency hasRead More
Can Your Museum Take Its Collections Digital?As a museum director or curator, you know the value of your collections, in terms of both historical significance and emotional impact on your visitors. Digitizing your existing collections can make themRead More
(Re)building Museums: Reflections on the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums 2021 SymposiumBy Megan Anderson, Manager of Exhibits & Interpretive Planning As we approach the end of March and the sprint towards April, everyone in the museum or institutional field has hit their pandemicRead More
Chronicling Health and History: HAI’s Decades-Long Collaboration with the NIHOriginally posted on March 13, 2020 By Scott Vierick, Historian For the past few months, HAI has been working with historians at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on a panel presentationRead More
Lean In and Let Go: Creative Team Building in Small MuseumsBy Dr. Stephanie Fuglaar Statz, Senior Historian My first day as director of a very small museum in a rural town was unlike any first day I had ever had. There wasRead More
Bringing History On Demand Services to Digital ConsumersBy Laura Starr, Engagement Strategist, and Jen Giambrone, Historian A Historical Retrospective of On Demand Services Need a ride? Groceries? Beer? A meal from your favorite restaurant? Want to read a newRead More
How to Transform Your Digital Assets to Drive Online EngagementGuest post by Chris Cummings, Pass It Down Turn history into your greatest storyteller! Our favorite tips for optimizing online engagement with your digital assets. In the first post of our partnerRead More