![Program Department Head Porchia Moore and Joanne Jones-Rizzi of the Science Museum of Minnesota. [Alt text: Two laughing women looking to the right.]](/site/assets/files/195569/ms_connect_1.1840x1036p50x50.jpg)
![Museum Studies students ‘gator chomp’ in New York City. [Alt text: Five women pose in front of a taxidermied alligator in a glass case. Their arms are held to mimic alligators with open mouths.]](/site/assets/files/195569/ms_connect_2.1840x1036p50x50.jpg)
![Former Museum Studies faculty Briley Rasmussen ‘gator chomps’ with Museum Studies students. [Alt text: A group of seven women in front of a city skyline, their arms raised to mimic alligators with open mouths.]](/site/assets/files/195569/ms_connect_3.jpg)
![Museum Studies students experience art on a study trip to Dia: Beacon. [Alt text: Six students lie on the floor of a gallery, staring down into a black, square hole in the floor.]](/site/assets/files/195569/ms_connect_4.jpg)
We Are Museums + The Collections Lit Club
The We Are Museums community comes together to inspire courage and drive the museum industry towards a better future. This online community sparks global conversations, strengthens friendships, and fosters collaboration. Members gather online to share tips and content, follow the news, and solve the museum industry’s challenges together.
We Are Museums hosts the Collections Lit Club, an online space where museum colleagues, students, and volunteers discuss powerful literature about collections in an enjoyable and relaxing atmosphere. Participants gain a better understanding of the field, share experiences and frustrations, and discuss hopes for change. Meetings are held monthly.
To join the community, request access here.