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La Canada Flintridge – Descano Gardens

Go-Go Daddy & Me wrote 3 weeks ago: Description:  Descanso Gardens is an urban retreat of year-round natural beauty, internationally ren … more →

Tags: Places to Go-Go in San Gabriel Valley, places to take baby, descanso gardens, Southern California, La Cañada Flintridge California, Garden, Manchester Boddy, natural heritage, La Canada Flintridge

Appreciation for the Position

Emily@HiringLibrarians wrote 3 months ago: This anonymous interview is with a job hunter who is not currently employed (even if part-time or in … more →

Tags: Northeastern US, Urban area, Job hunter's survey, Libraries, Employment, librarian, Public Library, Library, JobHunting

Resources for Historic Sites from the American Alliance of Museums

Max van Balgooy wrote 3 months ago: The American Alliance of Museums (formerly known as the American Association of Museums) is offering … more →

Tags: Training, Resources, Governance and Management, Strategy, American Alliance of Museums, American Association for Museum Volunteers, association of midwest museums, Mountain-Plains Museums Association, New England Museum Association

Bass next CEO of Museum of Discovery

Scott wrote 5 months ago: The Museum of Discovery today announced that Kelley Bass will become the next CEO of the Museum.  He … more →

Tags: museum, ualr, Museum of Discovery, Nan Selz, Acxiom Corporation, Little Rock River Market, Kelley Bass

Some 'How to' Proposals on Museum Advocacy 1 comment

Robert Connolly wrote 6 months ago: In a blog post last year I reviewed the book Speak Up For Museums the American Alliance of Museums p … more →

Tags: Public Outreach, Museums, Advocacy, American Alliance of Museums, Speak up for Museums, Davies Manor Plantation, University of Memphis Museum Studies

The Disconnect Between Museums and Schools1 comment

Robert Connolly wrote 7 months ago: In an article titled “Insistent Questions in Our Learning Age” published in the Journal … more →

Tags: archaeology, Education, Public Outreach, Museums, Advocacy, American Alliance of Museums

Before National Archaeology Day & the Day After

Robert Connolly wrote 8 months ago: National Archaeology Day (NAD), October 20, 2012, is one month away.  Initiated by the Archaeologica … more →

Tags: archaeology, Education, Public Outreach, Museums, C.H. Nash Museum, Society for American Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, National Archaeology Day

9/11: The App

businessautomationexpert wrote 8 months ago: “We always say we will never forget, and we think it’s important to get as much information as … more →

Tags: New technology, Current Events, World Trade Center, New York City, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, iPhone, ipod touch, september 11, National September 11 Memorial

An Evaluation of Coursera as Public Outreach5 comments

Robert Connolly wrote 8 months ago: Shaker rattle from Uganda I have posted several times lately about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC … more →

Tags: archaeology, Education, Public Outreach, Museums, american diggers, Online Courses, mooc, Coursera

Friday Art Clips

olivesandlilies wrote 8 months ago: Water seepage is never good for a museum.  Hopefully NOMA’s collection hasn’t suffered … more →

Tags: art, andy warhol, Christies, noma, New Orleans, American Alliance of Museums

AAM: What's in a Name?4 comments

Jamie Glavic wrote 8 months ago: New AAM website If you visited www.aam-us.org last week you may have been surprised by the unannounc … more →

Tags: MuseumMinute, Membership, AAM, Ford Bell, American Alliance of Museums, zoobooks, Accreditation, titian, "Sue the T-Rex"

AAM Unveils New Logo, Name, and Attitude2 comments

Max van Balgooy wrote 8 months ago: AAM logos: old and new Today, the American Association of Museums becomes the American Alliance of M … more →

Tags: Leaders in the Field, Resources, Historical Interpretation, Strategy, American Alliance of Museums

Labor Day and the Cultural Heritage Professional2 comments

Robert Connolly wrote 8 months ago: In 1987 I enrolled in my first archaeological field school. The course was taught by the late Dr. Pa … more →

Tags: archaeology, Education, Public Outreach, Museums, C.H. Nash Museum, Cultural Heritage,  Visitor, Labor Day

Challenges and Opportunities Facing Historic Sites and House Museums8 comments

Max van Balgooy wrote 8 months ago: This fall I’ll be teaching the historic site and house museum interpretation class in the Muse … more →

Tags: Books and Articles, Historical Interpretation, Organization of American Historians, national park service, george washington university, Richard Moe, James Vaughan, Michael Wallace, patrick butler

Waterworks Visual Arts Center in Salisbury, NC, Receives Re-Accreditation from the American Association of Museums

canews wrote 10 months ago: Waterworks Visual Arts Center in Salisbury, NC, has again achieved accreditation by the American Ass … more →

Tags: NC Visual Arts, Piedmont NC Visual Arts, Salisbury NC Visual Arts, Carolina Arts, Visiting North Carolina, Salisbury [NC], Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Visiting Salisbury NC

International Exhibition of Calligraphy, Moscow1 comment

Editorial Team wrote 10 months ago:  International Exhibition of Calligraphy at Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre International … more →

Tags: Art, Culture, Moscow, museums curators, Books, Visual Arts, calligraphy, International Exhibition of Calligraphy, International Council of Museums

TAM Reflections, 2012

katiestringer wrote 10 months ago: TAM makes us SING! Last year I wrote a review of my Tennessee Association of Museum conference exper … more →

Tags: Museums, Museum Studies, Public History, Museum Associations, museum, Conference, Travel, museum 2, tam

The Ask

collectionsconversations wrote 10 months ago: How do you accomplish fundraising? The American Association of Museums recently hosted a webinar pro … more →

Tags: Museums, Museum Governance, fundraising, North Carolina Museum of History, adopt an artifact, grants, Nature Research Center

National Archaeology Day & Advocacy

Robert Connolly wrote 11 months ago: A bunch of opportunities are in the air to conduct effective community outreach for both archaeology … more →

Tags: archaeology, Public Outreach, Museums, Chucalissa, C.H. Nash Museum, Advocacy,  Visitor, National Archaeology Day


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