Who are the top influencers in the world of museums, nature centers, and interpretive exhibit design? This question is almost impossible to answer – and that’s a good thing! There are so many brilliant, creative, and talented “influencers” out there, that it is indeed difficult to choose a small list of favorites. They all have fascinating and insightful blogs, legions of followers, and depths of skills that I myself stand in awe of. So, if only for the sake of brevity, I will now list my top ten influencers – knowing full well that there are many I have left out. In no particular order…

**Nina Simon

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Find her at: http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/

Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in California, and game-changing author of The Participatory Museum and The Art of Relevance.

**Don Enright

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Find him at: http://www.donenright.com/

Freelance Interpretive Planner, Visitor Experience Advisor, and all-around-Interpretive-Guru.

**Michael Burns

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Find him at: http://omnimuseum.org/

Director and Founder of The Omnimuseum Project, Design Director at Quatrefoil Associates, and one of the nicest and most brilliant men I know!

**Paul Orselli

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Find him at: http://blog.orselli.net/

Museum exhibit designer and master blogger.

**Elizabeth Merritt

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Find her at: http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com/

Insightful and brilliant musings from the Founding Director of the Center for the Future of Museums, an initiative of the American Alliance of Museums.

**National Park Service

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Find them at: https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog

Okay, okay, this isn’t a person! But the National Park Service’s blog is one of the best.

**National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials

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Find them at: http://nacpro.org/news.php#

The many people who contribute to NACPRO’s monthly newsletters are some of the top influencers in the outdoor park and recreation industry. Each newsletter is a smorgasbord of wisdom!

**Linda Norris

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Find her at: http://uncatalogedmuseum.blogspot.com/

Currently the Global Networks Program Director at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, Linda is a career museum professional with unlimited brilliance and insight.

**Kate Meyers Emery

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Find her at: https://meyersemery.wordpress.com/blog/

An anthropologist, educator, and museum professional whose expertise is leveraging digital tools for education and outreach.

**Jay Miller

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Find him at: https://interpcomm.com/

Last and certainly not least, our good friend Jay Miller – President of the National Association for Interpretation and 37-year veteran with the Arkansas State Parks. A brilliant mind and a great man!

Who did we miss? Comment below and tell us some of your own favorite influencers!