New York colleagues, FEMA and the Smithsonian Institution co-sponsor the Heritage Emergency National Task Force, a partnership of 62 national service organizations and federal agencies created to protect cultural heritage from the damaging effects of natural disasters and other emergencies. The Task Force provides resources to help the public salvage cherished photographs, letters, and other irreplaceable
Read moreThe Rescue Plan’s Grants to Organizations program will be carried out through one-time grants to eligible organizations including, but not limited to, nonprofit arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, units of state or local government, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, and a wide range of other organizations that can help advance the
Read moreBecome a member in July and enjoy this 15% discount on Individual Memberships. Join now and SAVE money on Annual Meeting registration! Plus, members can always post on our job board at no additional cost. Visit midatlanticmuseums.org/membership and click “Join & Renew” then using promo code JULYSAVINGS to receive your discount. Questions? Contact info@midatlanticmuseums.org
Read moreBook your hotel room now! Rates are $204/night. Book before September 21, 2021. Right now, Amtrak rates for service to Wilmington (from Philly and New York Penn Station) range from $21 to $52 (Coach through Business Class). Click here to learn more about the Wilmington Amtrak/SEPTA Station.
Read moreInviting stakeholders into different phases of the design process can enrich your distance learning program. But where do you begin? Who do you talk to? And how do you authentically invite visitor voices into the process? Christine Campeau, School Programs Manager at the Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, and Emily Kotecki, a
Read moreMAAM is committed to providing emerging museum professionals and museum studies students opportunities to network with all levels of museum professionals with our Annual Meeting Fellowships. We offer the Bruce Craig Fellowship and Fellowship for Diversity to help our emerging museum professionals get to the Annual Meeting. Applicants will be evaluated and selected by the
Read moreTwo AASLH Conferences in 2021Building on the reach and success of last year’s online Annual Meeting, AASLH will have two conferences in the fall, each with distinct experiences. The AASLH/Arkansas Museums Association 2021 Annual Meeting will be held in person in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 22–25. The AASLH 2021 Online Conference will be held October
Read moreThe Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Education Sessional Committee is hosting a virtual Natural History Collection Education DemoCamp. The goal is to share, discover, and discuss educational materials that have a framework in natural history. This is building upon our previous iterations of the ‘education share fair’ that were hosted at the
Read moreThe purpose of our research is to identify how universal design is applied at museums in the United States. Findings from this study will inform re-design efforts at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, with a plan to share results on a national scale through publication. We are seeking volunteers to complete a 15-minute electronic survey.
Read moreCOVID: The Future of Museums and Beyond the Pandemic In a plenary session titled, “COVID: The Future of Museums and Beyond the Pandemic,” panelists shared findings of a large-scale research project. The project examined the role race and ethnicity play in cultural engagement, thus helping us see gaps or blindspots in how museum spaces miss
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