On February 10th, the Trump Administration released details from its budget request to Congress for FY 2021. The White House has requested $23 million in funding for the orderly closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, effective October 1, 2020. As members of the museum community, we know very well that IMLS is
Read moreDevelop the skills you’ll need to build a career in appraising personal property and collecting fine and decorative art, antiques, furniture, jewelry, coins, stamps, and more. Register for the the appraisal studies certificate program during “Appraisal Camp,” an accelerated summer program that enables you to earn your Purchase College certificate in just over two weeks!
Read morePlease help us to recognize the best in our profession! Have you read a great new book about archives? Encountered a new documentary publication that is head and shoulders above the rest? Has a new web publication really stood out to you? If you have, please consider nominating it for the Society of American Archivists
Read moreThanks to generous support from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the Center for Collections Care (C3) at Beloit College is able to offer scholarships for small history museum professionals outside of Wisconsin to attend any course confirmed to run in 2020! Four $600 scholarships are available for any three-day course and four $700 scholarships are available
Read moreThe Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) is excited to announce two recipients for this year’s MuseumsTM Symposium’s Buildy Award: The Bell Museum and the National Nordic Museum. The Buildy Award recognizes both museums’ leadership and exemplary accomplishment through the planning, construction, and life after opening. Denise Young, Ed.D. Executive Director of the Bell Museum and
Read moreThis fall, AASLH will share its findings with the entire field, summarizing aggregate visitation trends by institution size, location, type, and other criteria. In 2019, more than 1,250 institutions responded to the survey, allowing AASLH to produce its first ever National Visitation Report, which you can find here. Our analysis revealed that, from 2013 to 2018,
Read moreGraduate students in museum studies, architecture, and design are welcome to apply! Volunteer positions include:Assisting with check-in and registration at the conferenceAssisting with conference events (e.g. Opening Reception, Exhibitor Reception)Distributing and collecting session evaluationsPhotographing various events at the conferenceServing as a tour group leaderAssisting with general session needsIndividuals who can only attend the conference for
Read moreThe purpose of this program is to support research, education/teaching, and extension projects that increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in STEM. NIFA intends this program to address educational needs within broadly defined areas of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences. Applications recommended for funding must highlight and emphasize the
Read moreNew grant program guidelines are now available online in the Challenge America and Grants for Arts Projects (GAP, formerly Art Works) categories, with the first GAP deadline on February 13, 2020. Included in the new guidelines are expanded project types for Local Arts Agencies, developed to reflect field feedback and the evolution of work by local arts
Read moreRegistration for Building Museums is now open! More information on the Symposium, Conference Hotel, and how to register here: http://midatlanticmuseums.org/building-museums/
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