Apply today for a Bruce Craig Annual Meeting Fellowship! Deadline July 1, 2012 for applications. More information… Share
Read More0Cornerstone May 23: An Introduction to Cultural Landscape Documentation & Preservation
An Introduction to Cultural Landscape Documentation & Preservation May 23 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Cazenovia, NY Download More Information and the Registration Form This one-day workshop for preservation planners, cultural resource managers and stewards of historic properties. The day’s agenda will include defining the types and characteristics of cultural landscapes; documenting historic and current conditions including preparation of period and contemporary plans; developing treatment plans within an historic preservation context; examples of cultural landscape reports and their …
Read More0MAAM On Demand – Cornerstone Call on Jobs
What Employers Want Selling Yourself in a Tough Job Market Wednesday, June 6th @ 3:00 PM Panelists: Nancy Schnitzerling (Director of Human Resources, Liberty Science Center), Michael Gibbons (Executive Director, Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, Inc.), Brenda Reigle (Western Division Chief, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission ), Barbara Bartlett (Director, Lorenzo State Historic Site), Heather Stivison (Executive Director, Stickley Museum). The job market for aspiring museum professionals is tougher than ever. This one hour forum will offer insight into what current …
Read More0MAAM on Demand – Cornerstone Call on Social Media
What’s Your Strategy? The NEW “How To’s” of Social Media Thursday, May 10th @ 3:00 PM Panelists: Sarah Sulick (PublicRelations & Social Media Manager, Smithsonian Institution) and Sarah Banks(Audience Engagement Specialist, Smithsonian Institution). This session will include a general overview of three major platforms (Facebook, Twitter and blogs) and insight into new upstart Pinterest. Included will be examples of how the National Museum of Natural History has been successful developing a social media campaign. Links to the Smithsonian’s social media …
Read More0Cornerstone Worskshop – March 30 on Effective Internship Programs at Your Museum
RC-MAAM Cornerstone Workshop – March 30 How to Create, Run and Sustain an Effective Internship Program at Your Museum Download the Registration Form for more information March 30, 2012 9:00 am -3:00 pm Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Share
Read More02012 Annual Meeting: Call for Proposals!
Deadline Extended – Submit a session proposal for the 2012 MAAM Annual Meeting (October 7-9 in Tarrytown, NY). You may download the form by clicking here. More information about the meeting is available on the Annual Meeting Website. Share
Read More0Penn. Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) seeking Museum History Curators
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), the Commonwealth’s official history agency, is seeking Museum History Curators within the Bureaus of the State Museum and Historic Sites and Museums. Museum History Curators perform work that includes assisting with collections inventories, performing basic research on artifacts/specimens, cataloging artifacts/specimens, entering collections data into the PHMC’s collections database and reconciling inventory discrepancies. The PHMC expects to fill vacancies for a pilot project to inventory collections beginning spring, 2012. In order to be eligible …
Read More0Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums is accepting nominations for the 2012 Board of Directors
The Nominating Committee for the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums is accepting nominations for the 2012 Board of Directors. The following positions will be open: Delaware State Representative, New Jersey State Representative, and two At Large Representatives. Nominations should include a resume and must be received at director@midatlanticmuseums.org by December 31 in order to be considered for election. Share
Read More0Call for Papers: Institute of Museum Ethics
On April 9th, the Institute of Museum Ethics at Seton Hall University will convene the first in a series of public conversations about current ethical challenges in the field. We will examine the controversy surrounding the recent National Portrait Gallery exhibition, “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” to highlight the ethical issues involved, understand the role of the media (print and internet) in this controversy and in other instances where museums’ ethical practices are interrogated, and explore issues that …
Read More2Creating a culture of thinking: A new kind of docent education program
For lack of a more appropriate descriptor: this conference session blew my mind! Of any session I have been to at any conference this one was the most effective in such a short period of time. This session—presented by Heidi Hinish, Head of Teacher, School, and Family Programs; Elizabeth Diament, Museum Educator; and Christine Stinson, School Docent Candidate—was all about the Docent Education Program at the National Gallery of Art, a two-year training program encompassing the goal of creating a thinking …
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