California Association of Museums

The California Association of Museums (CMA)'s Continuum for Collaborative Learning initiative will increase the museum field's knowledge about public engagement and accessibility, identify questions that need to be answered on the topic through future collaborative applied research, and test a model for activating a statewide learning community. Public engagement and accessibility was identified by museum practitioners as a critical topic for this collaborative learning network to explore. Through regional study groups, online and in-person activities, and the co-production and dissemination of "knowledge products" on the topic, the project will both better prepare California museums to meet evolving external community and visitor needs and serve as a model for other museum associations.