The MMIAM Journey

A blog about the Master of Management
in International Arts Management program

Closing the Museum Leadership Gap

Theoretical Framework and Empirical Investigation of Museum Leader Attributes (Abridged)

Many of the museum executives in the Western world currently belong to the baby boom generation and will retire in the next few years (Bernhardt 2013; Sargeant and Day 2018; Stewart 2016). The predictable result will be a wide “museum leadership gap” (Baldwin and Ackerson 2006, 349) and, consequently, a need for the recruitment of …

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Michael S. Rosenberg's Headshot.

Taking a Look at COVID-19’s Impact on Theatre

An Interview with Michael S. Rosenberg

Michael S. Rosenberg is the Managing Director of McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey. He has previously worked at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego and was a co-founder and Executive Director of the New York theatre collective, Drama Dept. Michael is one of the newest members of MMIAM’s International Advisory Board. What is …

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Amanda's headshot. Credit: Stephanie Wiseman Photography.

If You Can’t Find It, Create It

An Interview with Amanda Vojvodin-Dargenio

Amanda has a background in arts administration and graduated from the MMIAM in 2015. She is originally from Canada but has been living in Milan, Italy since 2015. She is currently the Marketing and Events Manager for Louisiane (Hermès Cuirs Précieux Group). Amanda also runs her own events company, La Vita è Events. What is …

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Expanding Possibilities for MMIAM Students and Graduates

Why is the MMIAM program offering a new course in Cultural Entrepreneurship? The skills entrepreneurship education offers help managers become highly valued employees. This is because entrepreneurs perceive problems and devise solutions to them. In doing so, they create opportunities. Opportunities realized generate value for the manager themselves, but principally for the company they work …

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