Through an informal poll, Backstory recently asked educators about their field trip plans for next school year. The question was a simple...

I’ve reached out to colleagues on both sides of the field trip aisle. On the provider side, there were museum administrators. They have...

Creating an exhibit is about people: the knowledge they hold and wish to share and the people who will ultimately benefit. But it is also...

Creating an exhibit is a process. To make that process run smoothly, you have to assemble the machinery first. There are committees to...

Last fall, Backstory launched its partnership with Landmark Park Interpretive Center in Dothan. Backstory will work with Kelton Design to...

This spring, Alabama Justice: The Cases and Faces That Changed A Nation will end its two-year statewide tour to find its home in the...

The Vulcans Community Awards is the most prestigious recognition of civic pride, leadership, and progress in the seven-county Birmingham...

How will museums and historic sites continue to offer field trips to students? It’s a question leaders in Alabama’s cultural sector are...

Formed in 1820 under harsh economic conditions, Alabama’s first Supreme Court would be unrecognizable to us today. To help today’s...

No, digitized images of masterpieces aren't quite the same as the real things. But in the age of self-quarantine, don't let the perfect...

You’re neither living inside a media bubble nor indifferent to the plight of your neighbor. You know that there’s a pretty scary pandemic...

On March 11, the American Bar Association announced that Alabama Justice: The Cases and Faces That Changed a Nation is a finalist for a...

Can the federal government forbid businesses from refusing to serve customers on the basis of race? In 1883, the Supreme Court ruled that...

Dr. Bob Beatty is a museum consultant from Franklin, TN and on the Johns Hopkins museum studies faculty. In this article, Dr. Beatty runs...

The annual state museum conference is a tough sell that just gets tougher. On the face of it, getting away for three days to hear from...

Site interpretation isn’t just about what we take in through our eyeballs. Audio storytelling is a powerful interpretive tool —...