Making the Museum, the podcast, just turned 2. Aww. So cute! And I found out the modern way: my software sent me a digital accomplishment badge. I might digitally frame it. It’s been quite a couple of years. Here are some stats: …

What if our exhibits were experiments? Ann Neumann (Director of Galleries and Exhibitions, MIT Museum) discusses “Museum as Lab” with host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners | The Exhibition and Experience Design Studio). …

What if we're doing community engagement … wrong? Nu Goteh (Founder and Principal of ROOM FOR MAGIC) joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Community Engagement Misconceptions.” …

What if we combined immersion, emotion, storytelling — and games? Ed Rodley (Co-Founder and Principal, The Experience Alchemists), joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Playful Engagement.” …

Can a statue change history? And exactly what is a “forensic sculpture” in a museum? Sculptor Ivan Schwartz (Founder and Director of StudioEIS), joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Sculpting History.”

How do you make a museum display case disappear? Stéphanie Bilodeau, (Director, Sales and Business Development, Zone Display Cases in Québec City, Canada), joins MtM host Jonathan Alger to reveal the “Secrets of Museum Display Case Design.” …

Can a building tell a story? Can a glass wall become … mist? Alan Reed, FAIA, LEED AP (President and Design Principal of GWWO Architects), joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Story-Based Design.” …

How would you design an exhibit — if an animal’s life depended on it? Jacqueline Bershad, Vice President of Planning & Design at the National Aquarium, joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Designing with Animals.”

How do you make an institution that's both a museum and a memorial — at the same time? Alice Greenwald (Past President and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum) joins host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) to discuss “Making a Memorial Museum.” ...

Is there any organization for the exhibition field any more? A new initiative is picking up steam. Cybelle Jones, Steven Rosen, and George Mayer join host Jonathan Alger to discuss “A New Home for the Exhibition Community.” ...

“The client’s role is not to solve the problem — it’s to state the problem.” Amy Weisser (Deputy Director for Strategic Planning and Projects at Storm King Art Center) joins host Jonathan Alger to discuss “The Client Side of Major Projects.” ...

Can you get big press with a small budget? (Hint: Yes.) This episode is packed with literally dozens of ideas from a master of scrappy PR. Sarah Maiellano (Founder, Broad Street Communications) joins host Jonathan Alger to discuss “Scrappy PR for Museums”. …

Have we lost a sense of playfulness in our work … and could we get it back? Jonathan Goldstein and Kyle Talbott (Principals, Skyhouse Studios) join host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Six Keys for Unlocking Your Most Playful, Creative Work.” …

Is lighting art or science? If you’re a curator tasked with lighting design, where do you start? Lighting designers Steven Rosen and Ted Mather (Available Light) join host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) on Making the Museum to discuss "Revealing the Story with Light". …

How do new museums make money — really? What is “the peril of the bicycle wheel”? Is it bad to rely on “anchor funding”? Amy Kaufman (Principal, Amy Kaufman Cultural Planning) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “The Money Pie Chart”. …

What’s the role of wonder in experience design? Can we really design for all five senses? Jennifer Lemmer Posey (Curator of Circus at The Ringling) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to teach some “Circus Lessons for Museum Professionals”. …

Do museum stores actually make any money? What are they really for? Can a store act like an exhibition? David Franke (museum store architect) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discover what’s “Beyond ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’”. …

Why is economic planning so vital to any new museum project? What happens if you don’t do it? James Stevens (VP, ConsultEcon, Inc.) joins Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “An Economic Planner’s Advice to Museums”. …

What is the “humanities gap” — and why is it a huge opportunity for museums? Why can’t everybody be a philanthropist for the day? Michele Y. Smith (CEO, Museum of Popular Culture) joins host Jonathan Alger to talk about “A Guitar That Teaches Civil Rights”. …

We might think a design concept is the first step — but it’s not. What do you need to ask yourself, before you even start? Carolynne Harris (Museum Planner, Carolynne Harris Consulting) joins Jonathan to discuss “The Questions You Have to Ask Before the Project”. …