2021’s Symposium will be a virtual experience. Due to the uncertainty of how COVID-19 will progress through the remainder of 2020 and into the new year, the Board of Directors of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, the Building Museums Planning Committee and the Staff of MAAM made the decision to move our 2021 Building Museums™
Read moreHear from museum professionals and other academics about race and how to create a more diverse and welcoming workplace. This is a unique opportunity to engage in this important conversation with professionals who are working to seriously and creatively address the ongoing challenges facing museums today. Each session will address a specific topic and aspect of the discussion. It
Read moreMAAM welcomes Aurora Payments as a new Corporate Member! Aurora Payments is a leading payments technology and software provider whose mission is to help businesses grow through offering the lowest credit card processing rates and the most advanced payments technology for increased efficiency and productivity. Aurora continues to drive forward with strategic advancements in technology
Read moreOnline Professional Development – Fall 2020 MuseumDev offers 4-week, online courses for museum professionals taught by subject experts with specialized skills and practical experience. Asynchronous courses allow you to finish readings, participate in discussion forums, and complete class assignments on your own schedule. Receive certificates of completion. MEMBER DISCOUNT: Members of MAAM can receive 10% off
Read moreFor its 6th Annual Repatriation Conference, the ASSOCIATION ON AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS has partnered with the UNIVERSITY OF DENVER MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY to commemorate the 30th anniversary of NAGPRA and build a strong community. November 16, 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of NAGPRA, which requires the repatriation of cultural heritage that has been held by museums and government agencies.
Read moreAs museums continue to adjust to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum Studies Network (of AAM) and NYCMER (New York City Museum Educators Roundtable) have reprised their survey and linked crowdsourced spreadsheet to share remote internship opportunities for emerging museum professionals looking to pursue Fall 2020 internships in museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, zoos, aquaria, and organizations that
Read moreMAAM knows that part of our goal of fostering excellence in the museum field includes demanding that museum professionals and institutions do better. We can do better by leveraging positions of privilege to help our most vulnerable colleagues and visitors. We can do better by being anti-racist. We can better support our colleagues of color.
Read moreNational History Academy Online is offering four one-week programs for high school students and two two-week programs for junior high students. The Online Academy’s college prep curriculum for high school students is centered on Harvard Business School Professor David Moss’s “History of American Democracy” curriculum. Each one-week session will focus on a case with two
Read more● Whitepaper focuses on the steps museums should consider when reopening, taking a integrated physical and digital experience approach. ● With suggestions for the entire visitor journey and a worksheet to complete, the planning toolkit will help museums remobilize after building closures due to COVID-19. With the unprecedented closure of culture and heritage sites around
Read moreThe Maryland Historical Society, in partnership with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Salisbury University, and DC Public Library, is hosting a free virtual program on Thursday, May 14 from 1-2 pm. Museums and Libraries are at the forefront of collecting and documenting history. But what do you do when history is happening all
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