Mini Toolkits from Kaleidoscope Heritage Focus
Professional Help
- Field Service Alliance – List by state. Each state has its own Field Service that offers operational support and programming for museums and historical organizations. (Remember, you are not limited to the help in your state.)
- THC List of Consultants Working in Texas
- Your Museum Career Coach with Alli Schell
- Museum Store Accelerator by Melody Caban Consulting
- POW! Interactive Museum Exhibit Design by Paul Orselli
- Prycer Consulting with Melissa Prycer
- National Heritage Responders, 24 Hr. Hotline: 202.661.8068
Accessibility in Museums
- The Neurodiverse Museum (UK) Best Practices Guide
- Apps: Handout from TAM 2026 Presentation
- PlugIn or Extension
- Funkify (Google Chrome Extension) – stimulates a wide variety of disorders (paid)
- Free Session: “Using Free Mobile Apps for Accessibility” (Register Here)
Associations & Conferences
Alli Schell of Your Museum Career Coach keeps an updated list with dates and themes: Museum Conference Directory
Using AI
The American Historical Association has released “Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education” outlines thoughtful ways to leverage AI to foster and support historical work, a critical conversation as our field navigates the opportunities and challenges of emerging technologies.
Starting a Museum?
Today’s economic and political climate is a complicated environment to start a new museum. We encourage you to work with community partners and previously established organizations in an effort to combine resources for success.
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