Apply today for a Bruce Craig Annual Meeting Fellowship! Deadline July 1, 2012 for applications. More information… Share
Read More0PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS’ TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATORY RECEIVES 4TH ANNUAL “BUILDY” AWARD FOR ITS RADICAL INNOVATIONS IN DESIGN
The winner of the fourth Building Museums® “Buildy” Award is Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Tropical Forest Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA. The Buildy Award jury was impressed that the design team started from scratch to reconsider how a conservatory or greenhouse uses 21st Century technologies. The team came up with a combination of features that reduced winter heating costs by half and completely eliminated summer cooling costs. Recognizing that double-paned or insulating glass would be important in order to retain …
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 More0Green and museums: Stalled, but revving the engines
Today’s post is by Sarah S. Brophy, LEED – AP O&M and co-author of The Green Museum. The Green Museum Movement seems to have found a place of rest partway to the goal. Much like dieters who make good progress at the beginning only to find they reach a point where previous efforts just aren’t enough to make a difference, it seems greening museums has reached a plateau. At the beginning of the Recession I thought this evolution from Green …
Read More0We are the future of museums
Last fall I was incredibly fortunate to have been chosen as one the Mid-Atlantic Assocication of Museum’s annual conference fellows. At the time I was not a member of any museum organization, but after attending the conference I realize that museum organizations are wonderful opportunities for emerging museum professionals. For the past year and a half I have been a ‘career intern’ while pursuing my graduate degree in museum studies, and I am pleased that the conference and organization have …
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