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Katie Chandler 9/17/26 Katie Chandler 9/17/26

Bringing Hidden Stories into Focus with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) doesn't have a museum of its own — so when its newest exhibition opened at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, they had a question: who's actually showing up, and how are they experiencing it?

Amanda Krantz 4/6/26 Amanda Krantz 4/6/26

Evaluating a Planetarium Show and its Co-Creative Development Process for the Museum of Science, Boston

Amanda Krantz 2/4/26 Amanda Krantz 2/4/26

Exploring Visitor Experiences with Interpretation at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Cathy Sigmond 9/25/25 Cathy Sigmond 9/25/25

Assessing the Usability of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Digital Teaching Resource

Cathy Sigmond 8/20/25 Cathy Sigmond 8/20/25

Understanding Visitors’ Perceptions of American Art and Interpretation for the Baltimore Museum of Art’s American Wing

Cathy Sigmond 8/5/25 Cathy Sigmond 8/5/25

Understanding Visitor Experience in the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s “Sightlines: Chinatown and Beyond” Exhibition

Cathy Sigmond 7/22/25 Cathy Sigmond 7/22/25

Helping Gallaudet University Shape a Documentary About Deaf People’s Contributions to the Space Race

Cathy Sigmond 4/14/25 Cathy Sigmond 4/14/25

Front-end and Formative Evaluation for the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Exhibition Residency

Cathy Sigmond 1/13/25 Cathy Sigmond 1/13/25

Seasonal Study of Visitors’ Experiences in the New MIT Museum’s Galleries

Cathy Sigmond 12/17/24 Cathy Sigmond 12/17/24

Keeping Audiences’ Needs Central When Creating a New Exhibition for a Science Center

Cathy Sigmond 12/11/24 Cathy Sigmond 12/11/24

Prototyping, Summative, and Process Evaluations for the Change Your Game / Cambia tu juego Project

Cathy Sigmond 12/9/24 Cathy Sigmond 12/9/24

Evaluating Visitors’ Experiences in Vesterheim’s Folk Art Galleries

Cathy Sigmond 12/4/24 Cathy Sigmond 12/4/24

Understanding Youth’s Perceptions of Science and Scientists at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Cathy Sigmond 9/20/24 Cathy Sigmond 9/20/24

Experimenting with an Institution-wide Strategy for Interpretation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Cathy Sigmond 8/20/24 Cathy Sigmond 8/20/24

Concept Testing Exhibit Ideas about Mental Health and Well Being in the Middle East

Guest User 7/10/24 Guest User 7/10/24

Exploring the Impact of an Inclusive Interpretation Initiative at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Cathy Sigmond 6/10/24 Cathy Sigmond 6/10/24

Refreshing a Popular Early Childhood Exhibition to Increase Science-Based Play and Exploration at the Science Center of Iowa

Cathy Sigmond 4/3/24 Cathy Sigmond 4/3/24

Impact Evaluation at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

Cathy Sigmond 3/29/24 Cathy Sigmond 3/29/24

Focused Remediation of the Flagship Exhibition at George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Guest User 11/14/23 Guest User 11/14/23

Walk-and-Talk Interviews with Visitors at the Denver Art Museum