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June 6, 2012
Each year, the Western Museums Association honors one exhibit and one individual through our awards program:
The Charles Redd Award, underwritten by the Charles M. Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University, honors an excellent exhibition illuminating the American West. Submission deadline is July 15, 2012.
The Director's Chair Award honors a member of our field who has had a...
June 5, 2012
By: Rachael Faust
Through the months of May and June, Katie Williams, Museum Educator at the Northwest African American Museum, and I have been inviting museum professionals in the Puget Sound region to write about notable collections access initiatives/policies at their museums. Conversing over coffee on a recent sunny day in Seattle, we talked about upcoming projects at our museums and came up...
Through the months of May and June, Katie Williams, Museum Educator at the Northwest African American Museum, and I have been inviting museum professionals in the Puget Sound region to write about notable collections access initiatives/policies at their museums. Conversing over coffee on a recent sunny day in Seattle, we talked about upcoming projects at our museums and came up...
May 31, 2012
By: Jenny Meyer
It is safe to say that we are living in a time where most people are looking to save money and one of those ways is through “Do It Yourself” (DIY) projects. However many museums have been practicing the DIY mentality before it became popular.
I spent some time in 2006 working with Richard Everett and Amy Hosa at the San Francisco National Maritime Historic Park working on the...
It is safe to say that we are living in a time where most people are looking to save money and one of those ways is through “Do It Yourself” (DIY) projects. However many museums have been practicing the DIY mentality before it became popular.
I spent some time in 2006 working with Richard Everett and Amy Hosa at the San Francisco National Maritime Historic Park working on the...
May 30, 2012
By: Carol Gil
Through Labor Day 2012, the Petterson Museum of Intercultural Art is Celebrating the Traditional and Modern Arts of Japan with over 150 objects on display. The museum has almost 1300 Japanese artifacts from which we have selected a small sampling to represent various aspects of life in Japan in the last two centuries. Clothing and accessories, textiles, prints, musical instruments,...
Through Labor Day 2012, the Petterson Museum of Intercultural Art is Celebrating the Traditional and Modern Arts of Japan with over 150 objects on display. The museum has almost 1300 Japanese artifacts from which we have selected a small sampling to represent various aspects of life in Japan in the last two centuries. Clothing and accessories, textiles, prints, musical instruments,...
May 23, 2012
By: Whitney Suzanne Klotz
“It’s About Using the Arts to Make a Place Better”: Creative Placemaking in Southern Arizona
The above was spoken by National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman during a panel discussion on the topic of creative placemaking. The discussion was held in February of this year in my city of residence, Tucson, Arizona. Joining Landesman were three local arts...
“It’s About Using the Arts to Make a Place Better”: Creative Placemaking in Southern Arizona
The above was spoken by National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman during a panel discussion on the topic of creative placemaking. The discussion was held in February of this year in my city of residence, Tucson, Arizona. Joining Landesman were three local arts...
May 22, 2012
By: Rachael Faust and Katie Williams
How is your museum making, or aspiring to make, collections accessible and relevant beyond exhibitions?
Within most museums, the primary way for the public to access collection objects is through thoughtfully curated exhibitions. But on average, only three to five percent of any museum’s permanent collection can be displayed in public gallery spaces at any...
How is your museum making, or aspiring to make, collections accessible and relevant beyond exhibitions?
Within most museums, the primary way for the public to access collection objects is through thoughtfully curated exhibitions. But on average, only three to five percent of any museum’s permanent collection can be displayed in public gallery spaces at any...
May 18, 2012
Wanda Chin Professional Development Fund
June 1st deadline is rapidly approaching!
The Wanda Chin Scholarship program helps fund participation and travel to the WMA Annual Meeting by professionals who might otherwise not be able to attend. Scholarships are available to members of the field at the student, incoming professional and mid-career professional levels. The Scholarship program is a vital...
June 1st deadline is rapidly approaching!
The Wanda Chin Scholarship program helps fund participation and travel to the WMA Annual Meeting by professionals who might otherwise not be able to attend. Scholarships are available to members of the field at the student, incoming professional and mid-career professional levels. The Scholarship program is a vital...
May 17, 2012
By: Adam Mikos
Living in Portland, where the sun started shining through the rain only a few days ago, it seems defective to be already looking forward to October. Looking forward I am though, to the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting in Palm Springs.
As museum people, we frequently look at the same situations and see very different things. This holds true for educators, students,...
Living in Portland, where the sun started shining through the rain only a few days ago, it seems defective to be already looking forward to October. Looking forward I am though, to the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting in Palm Springs.
As museum people, we frequently look at the same situations and see very different things. This holds true for educators, students,...
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