Making the Museum
Hosted by Jonathan Alger · Jonathan Alger
5.0from 67 ratings
- 70
- Episodes
- 45
- Transcribed
- 67
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Making the Museum
A podcast on exhibition planning and design for museum leaders, exhibition teams, and visitor experience professionals.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Alger
- Category
- arts · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Feb 2023
- Latest episode
- 29 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
45 of 70 episodes have a transcript.
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Testing the Right Thing at the Right Time, with Jessica Sickler
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Innovation Secrets of the Museum of Science, with Mike Horvath
26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The 9/11 Museum, 25 Years After 9/11, with Mark Wagner
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Testing the Right Thing at the Right Time, with Jessica Sickler
Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] How deep they went on ones that were about like, oh, we think visitors are going to want to go really deep on this content. Well, I could tell them at the end, this is where they X out and that was enough. Or even once they've played the game, we talk to them and say, hey, what did you think that was trying to show you? And find out if the game actually conveyed what it was supposed to or... maybe conveyed something else entirely so that the design team, before they pay the actual coders to really build a game, have a better sense of where they need it to go, where they might need to adjust in order to have it be a productive learning piece and also fun in the final exhibit. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Making the Museum
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- Jessica Sickler
- Mike Horvath
- Mark Wagner
- Ryan Auster
- Renée Hampton
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 29 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 38 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Making the Museum?
Jonathan Alger host the show. Published by Jonathan Alger.
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Does Making the Museum take guests?
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