<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Caitlin McQuade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caitlin McQuade]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:36:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Balancing empathy and aesthetic in displays of horrific artifacts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Then I came across the document in the photo above. It's a published list of people for sale in October, 1838.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/balancing-empathy-and-aesthetic-in-displays-of-horrific-artifacts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65665db81de76c05a312973f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_7804bc945095499ca0e1496891d7c949~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_296,h_151,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speaking with uncertainty during planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[If we talk as if our designs and the ideal result match perfectly, we won't see ways to improve the plan.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/speaking-with-uncertainty-during-planning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65257f1aa2cc94a168820465</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_c04c036dd4ca45a9909991a366c2485f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_935,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mapping ideas in exhibitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my exhibit development classes, I have sometimes taken students to part of a history exhibition where I’ve covered up all the text. I...]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/mapping-ideas-in-exhibitions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641370fdf9868e668fb95ecc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:22:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_a650c53422a34149ab87c35b4c37816e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing in visitors' shoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m always imagining myself into the shoes of someone standing in front of the display. Which doesn’t exist yet.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/writing-in-visitors-shoes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633c5a8f66fa3e997484b2fe</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_8729061ad7b34cd5af5351691de58bca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_812,h_723,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your museum's namesake was an enslaver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rather than sidestepping the controversy, they stepped into it.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/when-your-museum-s-namesake-was-an-enslaver</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7f81288ece73001773ee35</guid><category><![CDATA[visits]]></category><category><![CDATA[object lessons]]></category><category><![CDATA[museums in society]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_bd0c215e366c45d2921129fcc56c4970~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magical effects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visiting Het Grachtenhuis, the Canal House Museum in Amsterdam, was more like going to the theater than visiting exhibits.  For me the...]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/magical-effects</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f6364f1aa2c3e349581981</guid><category><![CDATA[visits]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_778c441d1f474fda988508a546e9dcfa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visiting the center of place and time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I walked over the prime meridian purposefully, moving from Eastern to Western hemispheres with one step.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/visiting-the-center-of-place-and-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60286a578314ec00171a6586</guid><category><![CDATA[visits]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 23:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Museums tell us about who we think we are—or, more often, who we wish we were.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/telling-ourselves-our-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d44420ef4abfd698bb21da</guid><category><![CDATA[museums in society]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:51:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_87fce82b7cf44805a5f4a5a24835ffc0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museums without collections]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can’t call a place with no exhibitions a museum.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/museums-without-collections</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e48488e54490100179fe012</guid><category><![CDATA[theory]]></category><category><![CDATA[museums in society]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:00:00 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exhibit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the only difference is that one's in a history museum and the other's in an art museum.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/history-exhibit-or-art-exhibit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e24fc03e56cb4001789b1af</guid><category><![CDATA[visits]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:01:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_d02ba383832e41fd843e85bd077ecd93~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["a sensory relationship with objects"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some interesting definitions from ICOM's Key Concepts of Museology.]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/a-sensory-relationship-with-objects</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5df54a41b89aad0017519dda</guid><category><![CDATA[theory]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:45:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_ebfff952ef724cfdb3b30e82450a7640~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_331,h_331,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museum congregations]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we're in an exhibit, we are sharing an experience with others. ]]></description><link>https://www.caitlinmcquade.com/post/museum-congregations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e911a655195c6001783ac6f</guid><category><![CDATA[theory]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2020 19:38:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a89eb_a6f31d9373984221bad22115e4ab6049~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cait McQuade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Affordances increase the likelihood that museum exhibit visitors will have the kind of experiences we're aiming 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