Modern Museum Education

Welcome back to the 12 Days of Christmas: Museum Education Edition! Today’s episode dives into fostering creativity and originality in museum education programs, inspired by Adam Grant’s book, *Originals*. Listen to learn key insights about the innovative nature of museum education and how museum educators are the prime candidates for fostering originality and innovation! Discover how to create a culture of creativity and find out why iteration is the key to success in museum education programming!
If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review or share it with a colleague. Join me tomorrow for Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas!Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://modernmuseumeducation.com/podcast/015

Show Notes

Welcome back to the 12 Days of Christmas: Museum Education Edition! Today’s episode dives into fostering creativity and originality in museum education programs, inspired by Adam Grant’s book, *Originals*.

Listen to learn key insights about the innovative nature of museum education and how museum educators are the prime candidates for fostering originality and innovation! Discover how to create a culture of creativity and find out why iteration is the key to success in museum education programming!


If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review or share it with a colleague. Join me tomorrow for Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas!

Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://modernmuseumeducation.com/podcast/015

Creators and Guests

Host
Rachel Gibson
Museum Education Consultant | I help museum educators create sustainable, strategic, and pedagogically sound museum programs for children and families through 1:1 consulting, museum program evaluation, educator professional development workshops, and online content, sourced from my unique experience as a long-time museum educator and academic researcher.

What is Modern Museum Education?

Rachel Gibson is a museum education researcher, consultant, and former frontline educator helping museum professionals create engaging, sustainable programs for children and families. On the Modern Museum Education Podcast, she explores topics like family learning, audience engagement, museum strategy, program design, intergenerational learning, and the real-world challenges museum educators face every day.

Part conference session and part coffee shop chat, each episode blends research-backed insights with practical strategies you can actually use—whether you're planning field trips, designing family programs, leading education teams, or trying to keep your creativity alive in a stretched-thin museum world.

If you believe museum education matters deeply—and that your work isn’t childish just because you work with children—you’re in the right place. Discover more at modernmuseumeducation.com!