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Enjoy the "Best of Boston"! By David Duddy, Store Manager/Buyer, MIT Museum “The Hub of the Universe,” “Beantown,” “The Athens of America” (not just about Philadelphia!) – Boston, as one of America’s oldest cities, has developed many reputations, appellations, and...
Making a Commitment Toward Sustainable Retailing in the Museum Shop By Victor Oliveira, Director of Merchandising, Peabody Essex Museum This post first appeared on Connected, the blog for the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. A thought-provoking comment was made in...
Are You Ready -- for BOOT CAMP? This week's blog post is by Cathy Nagle-Ervin, Retail Consultant at RetailTrainingTools.com, who is leading the popular Nonprofit Retail Boot Camp at MSA FORWARD 2022 this year. Be sure to purchase your ticket for this workshop before...
Welcome to MSA FORWARD Boston! By MSA Conference Committee Co-Chairs Blue Anderson (Director of Visitor Services for the Columbia River Maritime Museum) and Geoffrey Carroll (President of Original Source) You may have heard there is something different happening at...
Preparing for MSA FORWARD: The Research Is In on the Museum Retail Experience Museum stores play a critical role in engaging members and visitors to museums. Analysts and museum industry leaders Colleen Dilenschneider and Scott Corwon of IMPACTS Experience will...
Supply Chain Challenges -- Here to Stay? By Laura Murphy, Director of Retail Sales, The Preservation Society of Newport County in Newport, RI The year 2021 offered us interesting and different challenges. First it was Covid -- which resulted in a reduction of staff,...
