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
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- Prototyping the Future: A 10-Day Dive into AI, Games, and Learning July 3, 2025
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The 2013 Mooshme Year in Review
I don’t care if it sounds trite – I am equally amazed and excited that we are just about to hit the end of the first full year of Moosha Moosha Mooshme. Rather that try to summarize all the lesson … Continue reading
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Taking the New MakerBot Digitizer For a Spin
Last Mother’s day, my two children and I took my wife to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate the day. We went to see the special exhibit, Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity, which highlighted the “vital relationship between fashion and art … Continue reading
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Presentation on Digital Fabrication at AMNH (Listen In)
The volunteers at the AMMH are amazing. Seriously. Seriously amazing. So when I was invited to speak with them about what we are doing with digital fabrication in the Education department, of course I jumped at it. It’s the least … Continue reading
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The 2nd Month of Minecraft at the Museum: Poison, Food, Biomes, and More
When I last posted about our first month of Minecraft at the Museum (see: The 1st Month of Minecraft at the Museum: Geology, Sustainability, & Dinosaurs) we were just underway. Led by Rebecca Saunders and Teacher Gaming’s Joel Levin (with … Continue reading
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Great article in Gizmodo on our plans to scan AMNH Pterosaurs
Last week Gizomdo published this great behind the scenes look at our current efforts to digitize the museum’s pterosaur collection. [Note: I already posted this but somehow it disappeared, so here’s a new version] I am confident I never said … Continue reading
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Digital Media in Museums, from 2013 to 2016 and Beyond: an Interview with NMC on Their New Museum Horizon Report
For over 20 years the New Media Consortium (“an international not-for-profit consortium dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies”) prepares a handy guide to the role of digital media and learning. Recently they have begun … Continue reading
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The 2nd Month of #scienceFTW: Bones, Stars, Scat, & Biodiversity
When I last posted about our first month of #scienceFTW, our new science card game program led by Julia Zichello (Manager of AMNH’s Sackler Educational Laboratory), Nick Fortugno (Co-Founder/CCO of Playmatics), with support from J. Shepard Ramsay (NYU intern extraordinaire), … Continue reading
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Minecraft at the Museum Session 10: The Power of Poison
Later this week I will post November updates for both #scienceFTW and Minecraft at the Museum. But first, as a warm-up – the Minecraft at the Museum session on poison! On November 19th, M@M followed its current curricular format: introduce … Continue reading
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Revisiting Digital Media at the Museum of Mathematics, One Year Later
A year ago I visited and posted a critique of the new NYC-based Museum of Mathematics (re: Digital Media at the new Museum of Mathematics). Educator Dora Kravitz replied at the time, “I completely agree with your take on nearly … Continue reading
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Raising the Bar: The Launch of Smithsonian’s X 3D
The bar has just been raised. Someone had to step up and plant a stake in the ground, carrying the banner for the role of digital fabrication in Museums. Today, the Smithsonian has stepped into that role, with its rallying … Continue reading