Are you interested in learning more about Museums for All, an initiative dedicated to expanding community access? Join staff from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Association of Children’s Museums on July 25 at 1 p.m. Eastern to learn more about how and why 400 museums participate in the program. Find more information
Read moreThe Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for grants in its Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program, with a deadline of July 16, 2019. These grants support projects to preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as rare books, journals, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images,
Read moreMark your calendars for New Jersey Association of Museums Annual Meeting held June 19th at Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University! The meeting will feature an exciting schedule of networking opportunities and educational activities including a keynote presentation, professional development conversation, networking luncheon, and guided tours of exhibitions and artist studios. More information and registration information at:https://njmuseums.wildapricot.org/event-3370723
Read moreDo you know an individual that has gone above and beyond in their museum work? Nominate them for the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museum’s Katherine Coffey Award! Sonnet Takahisa is a professional that is always ahead of her time and is a tireless advocate for museums. That’s why our committee selected her as the recipient of
Read moreHave Questions About the 2019 NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program? Give Greater Hudson Heritage Network A Call at 914.592.6726! The Application Deadline is in Less Than A Month. The NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program is a partnership of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and GHHN that provides support for treatment procedures to aid in
Read moreFor real this time. You have until Friday, April 26th at 5pm EST to submit sessions for the upcoming Annual Meeting in the Hudson Valley. We’re looking for sessions that provide a clear and focused discussion of these topics, bring a diverse range of participants to the table to exchange views, and can stimulate questions and conversations
Read moreOur call for session proposals is now open for this year’s Annual Meeting!Our theme this year: Navigating Challenges: Cultivating the Attitude of “Yes!” We’re looking for sessions that provide a clear and focused discussion of a specific topic, bring a diverse range of participants to the table to exchange views, and can stimulate questions and conversations
Read moreGrant Snapshot NEH guidelines are now available for Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants! Awards up to $750,000 in federal matching funds support capital expenditures, equipment & software, collections preservation & conservation, and existing digital infrastructure. These grants have a fundraising component and offer special encouragement to projects addressing the 250th anniversary of American independence and
Read moreRegistration is now open for the inaugural Chesapeake Studies conference, Casting a Wide Net, an interdisciplinary, scholarly exploration of the Chesapeake and Delmarva region, on June 5-7. Sponsored by Salisbury University, the conference will bring together scholars, researchers, students, and interested non-academics from diverse disciplinary perspectives, including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. This is
Read moreAs museums and other cultural agencies expand their purview to include challenging historical issues like these, public historians confront difficult personal and professional issues. As new research techniques and technologies develop, as expertise is redefined and authority relocated, as the relationship of professionals to their publics is reshaped, the PHI offers public historians a brief
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