Two 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 moreBuilding a More Inclusive Museum (Session 10: Deconstructing White Space)Inclusivity of race, class and culture is a hot button topic in the museum world. As the museum world diversifies with more BIPOC entering the workforce, both as artists and art preservationists, making museums more inclusive is a prevailing question. To Dread Scott, a panelist on
Read moreAchieving Carbon Neutral Museum DesignThe majority of museums rarely have a say in what building they’re housed in, so it was aunique opportunity that the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum found itself in when BowdoinCollege, where the museum resides, announced the development of a new Center for ArcticStudies that would house their collections. The museum currently lives
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
Read moreJoin #AAMG2021–a chance to connect and reflect with one another! Secure your spot and register today for this year’s annual conference held virtually June 7-11! And calling all members, don’t forget about the Professional Assistance Fund Registration–allows for FREE conference registration to qualified applicants! aamg-us.org/registration2021/ AAMG’s 2021 conference will explore how academic museums and galleries
Read moreIn this vein, last fall we approached Carol Tang, CEO of the Children’s Creativity Museum in San Francisco, to explore how we could work collaboratively to help identify parent/caregiver interests in the virtual learning space. We developed a survey on the topic, and with the additional assistance from the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) distributed it through thirteen different
Read moreThe Digital Empowerment Project is excited to announce an open call for instructor applications for upcoming digital media and technology capacity-building online training programs to be held from June 2021 to January 2022. We are looking for skilled technologists with excellent online teaching skills to lead one-hour webinars. Topic Areas Module 3 (June) How to manage digital
Read moreThis year AAMC is honored to receive support to offer curators complimentary access to attend our 2021 Art Curators Conference, which will be virtual again this year. There are no fees to apply. AAMC Foundation Conference Fellowship for American Art Curators: for the Associate Curator level or below (including Assistant Curators, Curatorial Assistant, Curatorial Associate,
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