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Phyllis Hecht

@phyllis.bsky.social
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Museums & Tech Nerd | Passionate about Online Learning & Community Engagement | Advocate for DEAI & Digital Transformation

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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Excited to have our new online museum series featured on Museums Act Together: gretchenjennings.substack.com/p/an-excitin... @gretchjenn.bsky.social @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social
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An Exciting New Opportunity for Learning and Discussion
Museum Edition: Making Space to Think Together
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Announcing a new online museum series featuring a fabulous guest line-up. Learn more and register here: www.zakros.com/events/Museu...
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A six-part online series for museum and cultural heritage professionals, students, and anyone curious about how museums can respond to a changing world. | Zakros InterArts
REGISTER HERE Isabella Bruno is the founder of the Lab for Radical Museum Futures ,…
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
From Critique to “Clean House”: Evaluating Mike Gonzalez’s Testimony on the Smithsonian engagingplaces.net/2026/07/22/f...
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From Critique to “Clean House”: Evaluating Mike Gonzalez’s Testimony on the Smithsonian
Mike Gonzalez’s congressional testimony turns criticism of the Smithsonian into a demand to “clean house.” My latest post examines his credibility, his reliance on the White House report, and why m…
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Join us on Friday! www.crowdcast.io/c/history-un...
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Bunker Fridays: Museum Edition. History Under Siege!
Register now for Bunker Fridays: Museum Edition. History Under Siege! on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 24, 2026, 04:00 PM EDT.
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Join us Friday, July 24, 2026, 4:00–5:00 pm ET for History Under Siege! A Town Hall on Saving America’s Story, a response to the report on NMAH - presented by @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/history-un... @gretchjenn.bsky.social #museums #historyundersiege
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Bunker Fridays: Museum Edition. History Under Siege!
Register now for Bunker Fridays: Museum Edition. History Under Siege! on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 24, 2026, 04:00 PM EDT.
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Zakros InterArts @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Tomorrow, June 19, 4-5pm ET, The People v the King: Docket 7: Matter of Necessary Resistance. www.crowdcast.io/c/peoplevkin... Salma Orenda, a disclosed fictional AI surrogate Witness for threatened immigrant artists testifies. Her absence of traceable bio is not a defect in the Record. #AI
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Zakros InterArts @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It's time to do your civic duty and Join the Jury for the trial of The People v. The King: The Matter of Spectacle. Docket 3 of a 10-part series. Magistrate @randallpacker Witness @kathyhill460 - TODAY May 15, 4 pm ET - www.crowdcast.io/c/peoplevkin... #nokings #peoplevking #jointhejury
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Zakros InterArts @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Join us for PUBLIC THEATER!! What does the Royal Ballroom imply?Join the jury in the the 3rd episode (Docket 3) of the online trial The People v. The King! Hosted by Randall Packer, guest Kathy Wagner Hill, JHU - Friday, May 15, 4 pm ET www.crowdcast.io/c/peoplevkin... #peoplevking #nokings
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Zakros InterArts @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Join us online for the SECOND episode of The People v. The King (Docket 2) with witness Larry Swiader, who will help frame historical conditions of loyalty during the American Revolution. MAY 8, 4 pm ET. Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/peoplevkin... #PeopleVKing #ArtAndDemocracy #AmericanRevolution
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Zakros InterArts @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Join us online for the SECOND episode of The People v. The King (Docket 2) with witness Larry Swiader, who will help frame historical conditions of loyalty during the American Revolution. MAY 8, 4 pm ET. Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/peoplevkin... #PeopleVKing #ArtAndDemocracy #AmericanRevolution
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The People v. The King | Docket 2
Register now for The People v. The King | Docket 2 on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on May 8, 2026, 04:00 PM EDT.
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gretchjenn.bsky.social @gretchjenn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Check out latest on MuseumsActTogether Guest post from Margaret Middleton gretchenjennings.substack.com/p/responding...
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Responding to Backlash
“Despair is easy. Cynicism is easy. Hope, on the other hand, takes work.” Felix Mufti
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Zakros InterArts @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Join us in the “The People v. The King” with guest witness Andy Shallal founder and owner of @busboysandpoets.bsky.social www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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The People v. The King · Indivisible
Zakros InterArts presents an online Indivisible event! As the American republic lurches toward its 250th anniversary, Zakros InterArts summons The People v. The King on Friday, May 1 with activist an...
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Join us for The People v.The King hosted by Randall Packer with guest Andy Shallah -Jonline May 1 at 4 pm ET. Register here! www.crowdcast.io/c/peoplevkin... #PeopleVKing #NoKings #America250 #BunkerFridays #ArtAndDemocracy #YouAreTheJury #FallofFreedom #MayDay @zakrosinterarts.bsky.social
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The People v. The King
Register now for The People v. The King on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on May 1, 2026, 04:00 PM EDT.
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Democracy Needs Museums hyperallergic.com/in-2026-demo...
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In 2026, Democracy Needs Museums
As the United States marks its 250th, institutions must resist the pull to simply commemorate and instead communicate the relevance of history.
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Join us Friday, Dec. 5, 4 pm ET, for an online discussion of the Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian project. Hosted by Randall Packer with Jim Millward, Chandra Manning, Phyllis Hecht, Haylee Adamson, Gretchen Jennings. Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/citizenhis... #smithsonian
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Join Zakros InterArts for a live, online public forum on Friday, October 31, 4pm ET, for the unveiling of a new research initiative 3SNtv: a 24/7 artist‑television channel intended to bring the latest innovations in spatial audio. Register here: luma.com/acjjy39e?tk=...
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3D Audio Dialogues: Announcing 3SNTV · Luma
Join Zakros InterArts for a live, online public forum on Friday, October 31, 4pm ET, concluding our 3D Audio Dialogues series. The panel, moderated by Artistic…
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Did you see the Democracy ice sculpture melt in DC yesterday? Hear all about it from artists @bellvisuals.bsky.social and @nora-ligorano.bsky.social on Friday, Oct. 17 at 4 pm ET hosted by Randall Packer Register here: luma.com/8vyh58az
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Bunker Fridays: DemocracyICED · Luma
Two days after LigoranoReese’s ice sculpture DEMOCRACY melts on the National Mall (October 15), Zakros InterArts convenes its next Bunker Fridays: an online…
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Our neighbors are being harassed, surveilled, and detained by Trump’s DC police. But we refuse this militarization. On Sept 6, we hit the streets to say: This is our city. We live here. We work here. We raise our families here. #WeAreAllDC More at weareallDC.com
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We Are All DC
On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Please sign and donate! This is critical to our national history and culture! www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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Sign the Petition
Defend the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Museums Act Together open.substack.com/pub/gretchen...
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Museums Act Together
A Hub for Information and Support
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Join leading artists, thinkers & change-makers for a fierce dialogue on defending arts, culture, and democracy. Register: lu.ma/nzws20xr #BunkerFridays #DefendCulture #MeetTheMoment #SpeakUpForCulture #MuseumsAreNotNeutral #ThirdSpaceNetwork #ArtistsResist #DemocracyNeedsCulture
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Defending Culture! Join Bunker Fridays online on May 30, 4 pm ET for an inspiring panel discussion and dialogue. More info and register: thirdspacenetwork.com
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Home - Third Space Network
Every other Friday at 4PM ET, live from the UNDERGROUND STUDIO BUNKER IN WASHINGTON, DC, we are bringing together provocateurs and instigators from the arts and beyond for a lively critique of events ...
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Join an artist-driven resistance. Sign up for Bunker Fridays, hosted by Randall Packer - An online broadcast experiment, a platform to Build… Resist… Together… beginning April 18 at 4 pm ET lu.ma/h3a572yx
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Bunker Fridays · Luma
JOIN US FOR THE LAUNCH OF BUNKER FRIDAYS Art of Resistance Friday, April 18, 4pm - 6pm ET A boundary-breaking online broadcast experiment, a platform to Build……
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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Dr. Lonnie Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Returns to Howard University, Reflects on Preserving History as a Part of Culture
Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture encourages next generation of historians.
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
There are some good nuggets here on how to stay informed, become active, and stay sane.
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
JHU Museum Studies @jhumuseumstudies.bsky.social is now on BlueSky! Be sure to follow! advanced.jhu.edu/academics/gr... #museumstudies #museumsareus #museumnews
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MA in Museum Studies
The MA in Museum Studies from JHU AAP helps students grow their skills & advance their career. Learn more.
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Museum folks! Check this American Alliance of Museums page to write to Congress to support IMLS, NEH, and NEA among other things: www.congressweb.com/AAM #museumaction #saveourmuseums #writetocongress
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American Association of Museums - Take Action
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) is presenting 3 free webinars in March focused on new challenges museums are facing amid recent Executive Orders—including funding shifts, censorship concerns, and DEI policy changes. www.aam-us.org/events/
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Events – American Alliance of Museums
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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 19/02/2025
Hundreds of artists rebuked the National Endowment for the Arts in an open letter after the agency imposed new requirements for grant applicants not to operate DEI programs or use federal funds to “promote gender ideology.”
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Hundreds of Artists Ask NEA to Stop Enforcing Trump’s Anti-DEI Mandates
A new open letter accuses the grantmaking agency of “conforming to Trump’s reactionary and discriminatory executive orders.”
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Join the Art of Resistance and register for Bunker Fridays, broadcast weekly beginning April 18, presented by the Third Space Network (3SN) and hosted by Randall Packer - artist, composer, writer, and performer. #artofresistance #bunkerfridays #3SN #ThirdSpaceNetwork thirdspacenetwork.com
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Home - Third Space Network
Each and every Friday at 4PM ET, live from the UNDERGROUND STUDIO BUNKER IN WASHINGTON, DC, we are bringing together provocateurs and instigators from the arts and beyond for a lively critique of even...
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Daniel Weiss, Professor of the Humanities, Johns Hopkins University @jhuartssciences.bsky.social talks about Why Museums Matter. insights.som.yale.edu/insights/why...
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Why Do Museums Matter?‌
Daniel Weiss ’85, former president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the distinctive joys and challenges of leading mission-driven organizations.‌
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Phyllis Hecht @phyllis.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
IMLS plays a critical role in supporting museums and libraries nationwide. AAM is providing ways to contact members of Congress. Act now! www.aam-us.org/2025/02/06/u...
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Urgent: Protect IMLS from Indiscriminate Staffing Cuts
Please take a moment today to contact your members of Congress and express concerns about potential indiscriminate staffing cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). As a small b…
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