Hi. I am Barry Joseph.
I am formerly the VP of Digital Experience at the Girl Scouts of the USA and Associate Director For Digital Learning at the American Museum of Natural History.
When I began at the Museum I used this blog to talk about my adventures, exploring issues related to digital media and museum-based learning. I featured original interviews, thought pieces, and highlights from my work and those of my colleagues at the AMNH.
Starting in 2020, with the launch of Barry Joseph Consultancy, LLC, I turned this blog into a place to explore digital engagement writ large.
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- Matching Minds Published and Exhibit Launched October 10, 2025
- A 25-year career retrospective interview with me (by youth in India) October 10, 2025
- Sondheim Week at the New York Public Library for The Performing Arts September 16, 2025
- Matching Minds: Book in Hand September 11, 2025
- Prototyping the Future: A 10-Day Dive into AI, Games, and Learning July 3, 2025
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A Rapid Tour of Chicago Youth Spaces for Digital Learning
I was in Chicago recently for the Museums and the Web conference. Between sessions I ran around the city to meet with my colleagues in museums and libraries who were willing to share their youth spaces and how they’ve been … Continue reading
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Revisiting Digital Engagement at the Field Museum
I was in Chicago recently for the Museums and the Web conference. Two years ago, in town for a different conference, I wrote about my visit to the Field Museum to learn how they were deploying digital media to engage … Continue reading
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Crime Scene Neanderthal – Public Launch and Coverage in Rotunda
Under the headline, “Solve a Science-Based Mystery Designed by Teens,” the AMNH’s seasonal Rotunda magazine featured a full page article describing Crime Scene Neanderthal in the week before it’s public (beta!) launch this Sunday. (It also includes an official teaser … Continue reading
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Preview Object-Oriented, The New Podcast on Digital Learning in Museums
Above is the video preview of my new audio podcast launching in May, Object-Oriented, about digital learning in collections-based museums. I’m so excited! The first podcast will launch in May. You can read more details about it here (or below) … Continue reading
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The “Epic Theater” of a New Exhibit on Personal Computing
Have you ever had the experiencing of serendipitously stumbling into an unfamiliar museum to find yourself leaving a short time later in a state of amazement and delight? That happened to me yesterday at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery‘s new … Continue reading
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Support #TeamAMNH at the @museweb Elevator Pitch(fork) Death Battle
I can’t WAIT to go next week to the Museums and the Web Conference in Chicago. After years of being asked, “Are you going?” I can now finally say “Yes!” And if you are going to, I need your support. … Continue reading
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What’s on your lanyard? What Disney World Can Teach Us About Museum-based Learning, Part 2
“Barry has crushes,” my supervisor explained to one of my colleagues. “You just have to let him talk them out.” Truer words have never been spoken, at least not about me. My crush of the week – that is, my … Continue reading
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On Beyond Maps: Video as Museum Wayfinding Tool
There are many challenges before us in the development of our upcoming mobile, site-specific game MicroRangers, not the least being the “game board” covers four different halls. If we need visitors to easily navigate amongst them, to places they might … Continue reading
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Preparing the Virtual Neanderthal Flute for Crime Scene Neanderthal
Crime Scene Neanderthal (CSN), launching in beta to the public within our Hall of Human Origins this April, will feature (amongst other things) a virtual Neanderthal flute that visitors can play. Maybe you’ve seen this type of thing before on … Continue reading
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What Disney World Can Teach Us About Museum-based Learning, Part 1
Last year when I returned from on a one-week family trip to Disney World, I brought back more than just a bag full of Mickey-shaped chocolates. I was inspired by the myriad ways the Park designers had created games, activity … Continue reading
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