A master plan comes before the design — but what comes before the master plan? Museum planning consultant Carolynne Harris joins me to discuss The Questions You Have to Ask Before the Project. Guest Bio: Carolynne Harris, Founder and Principal, Carolynne Harris ConsultingWith over 30 years of experience in the museum field, including over 10 years of senior-level experience at the Smithsonian Institution and Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Carolynne’s non-profit consulting business specializes in developing emerging museums, renovations, and expansions from early visioning through implementation, and strategic planning for non-profits. Carolynne has been published in Curator, served on the board of the Pennsylvania Museum Association and the Denver Commission for Cultural Affairs, and is currently the Board Secretary of the National Association of Museum Exhibitions (NAME). Carolynne has an MA in Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts from Emory University and a BA in Anthropology from The University of Virginia. Praxis Museum Projects GroupCarolynne is also a member of Praxis Museum Projects Group, a "network of professionals, each of whom brings an expertise to the process of creating exhibitions and cultural experiences in collaboration with exhibit designers, architects, and museums". Members of the Praxis group are a special focus of the first episodes of this podcast. Show Links: carolynneharris@gmail.comhttps://www.carolynneharris.com/https://www.praxisexhibits.com/ - - - - - Like the episode? Subscribe to the newsletter! Making the Museum is also a very short daily newsletter on exhibition planning for museum leaders, exhibition teams and visitor experience professionals. Learn more, read past editions, and subscribe here:https://www.makingthemuseum.com Making the Museum is a project of C&G Partners | Design for Culture.Learn about the firm's creative work at: https://www.cgpartnersllc.com Making the Museum is hosted (podcast) and written (newsletter) by Jonathan Alger.