Gretchen Sorin, President of the Mid Atlantic Association of Museum’s Board of Directors announces that Kahla DeSmit has been named as the new Director of the organization and will begin in her position on July 5, 2023. In this role she will lead the major museum organization serving New York, Pennsylvania,Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and
Read moreLilly Endowment is pleased to announce a new open and competitive round of its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. Through this initiative, the Endowment is inviting museums, historical sites and other cultural organizations to submit concept papers that describe potential plans to mount exhibitions, conduct educational programs and/or engage in other activities to provide fair, accurate and balanced
Read moreThank you for all of the session proposals that have been submitted to date! Our Program Committee can’t wait to start reviewing them as we plan the October Annual Meeting. We don’t know about you, but this May has been a LOT… for that reason we want to make sure everyone who is considering submitting
Read moreSmall and mid-sized cultural organizations are keepers of history and culture, sources of lifelong learning, and community place makers. Public Impact Projects grants seek to assist you in meeting your community’s needs by expanding the scope, reach, and excellence of your public programs. These awards support a variety of activities that focus on enriching interpretive
Read moreAre 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 June 15 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time to learn more about how and why over 1,100 museums participate in the program.
Read moreMaintenance Culture is a project by Myriad, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to address challenges related to preserving complex, born-digital, creative works in small institutions. Myriad and collaborators will create and present an innovative, collaborative, digital preservation training program, expanding on existing curricula to specifically cover preserving time-based media art and other
Read moreThe American Association for State and Local History is hosting a virtual summit about America’s upcoming 250th anniversary on April 27-28. What should we commemorate, how, and why? The summit’s speakers will consider this question from various perspectives, exploring lessons learned from past commemorations, what commemoration looks like today, how we can design a meaningful
Read moreFound in Collection: Navigating the Challenges of Undocumented Items Monday, April 24th at 5 pm This webinar will tackle the often-challenging question of what to do with items in your collection that lack proper documentation. We will cover the legal requirements for keeping such items, and what makes an item formally accessioned into your collection.
Read morePublic Impact Projects at Smaller Organizations This National Endowment for the Humanities grant program supports the efforts of small and mid-sized cultural organizations to amplify their interpretation of content grounded in disciplines from the humanities. Maximum Funding: $25,000 Supports: evaluation of public programs and audience engagement; collaboration with consultants to assess new interpretive opportunities; professional development to
Read moreOpening Up: Creating New Field Guides to Trust, Service, and Responsibility Join us in Lawrence! At AAMG’s in-person 2023 conference, you can connect with your peers in the field, share stories, and learn something new. There is much to discuss: our conference theme, Opening Up: Creating New Field Guides to Trust, Service, and Responsibility, has prompted
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