RK&A staff frequently present at professional conferences and our work is often published in museum journals. We have highlighted some of our publications and presentations.

RK&A Presentations

American Association of Museums Annual Meeting [2009]
Philadelphia, PA

“Achieving Impact: Intentionally or by Chance?”
 Randi Korn, Chair

“Poised to Adapt: New Paradigms in Organizational Planning”
 ACE Everett, Chair

“The Role of Evaluation in Planning for and Cultivating Creativity”
 Stephanie Downey, Chair

“Beyond the Party: Continuing Museum Engagement with YoCos”
 Stephanie Downey, Presenter

AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation Marketplace
Amanda Krantz and Emily Skidmore, Presenters

National Art Educators Association National Convention [2009]
Minneapolis, MN

“Learning in the Visual Arts: What and How?”
 Johanna Jones, Presenter

RK&A Published Works

“Transforming Museums—To What End?”
by Randi Korn
Published in proceedings for Transforming Museums Conference, Seattle, WA [2008]

This article suggests how museums might begin to address funders’ requests to provide evidence that museums are achieving their missions by first looking inside their organization and changing how they think about their work and how they do their work. We have provided a copy of the article. [48KB PDF]

“Achieving Mission Through Intentional Practice”
by Randi Korn
Published in Dimensions [May/June 2008]

This brief article is a call to action for museum staff to work together to clarify their museum’s intent, align practices and resources to support the museum’s intent, and to engage in reflective inquiry to learn about the ways in which their museum is achieving impact. We have provided a link to the article.

“A Case for Holistic Intentionality”
by Randi Korn
Published in Curator: The Museum Journal [April 2007]

This article describes what it means for a museum to work within a cycle of holistic intentionality. A museum carefully articulates its intentions in terms of impact; works within an inclusive, process-oriented infrastructure; and regularly uses reflective practice strategies, enabling all staff to continually improve their efforts to achieve impact. We have provided a copy of the article. [103KB PDF]

"Studying Your Visitors: Where to Begin"

by Randi Korn
Published in History News [March/April 1994]

Randi Korn wrote "Studying Your Visitors: Where to Begin," published in the March/April 1994 edition of History News. The article introduces audience research and evaluation to museum professionals and describes the different types of exhibition and program evaluation. The American Association of State and Local History has given permission to reprint this article. We have attached a copy. [118KB PDF]

Additional Resources

We have attached a selected list of published works by Randi Korn and other members of her staff. [54KB PDF]

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