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November 20, 2023
This past October, WMA welcomed over 400 attendees to the WMA 2023 Annual Meeting, in Pasadena, CA for four days of networking, learning, and connecting. During the Opening General Session and keynote, WMA presented the Arizona Historical Society (AHS) with the 2023 Charles Redd Center Award for Exhibition Excellence, for their work on the exhibition: Rebuilding Home Plate: Baseball in Arizona’s...
October 30, 2023
WMA Board of Directors at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Pasadena, CA.
Do you have a vision for the future of museums? Are you passionate about strengthening museums to help them serve their diverse communities? Or are you looking to get further involved in the museum field, while helping to serve your institution and colleagues?
If so, then you’d be a perfect fit for WMA’s Board of Directors, and...
October 17, 2023
Dear WMA 2023 Annual Meeting Volunteers,
On behalf of the Western Museums Association (WMA) Board of Directors, staff, and members, I want to thank you for your work as a volunteer at the WMA 2023 Annual Meeting in Pasadena, CA.
WMA’s Annual Meeting provides museum professionals an opportunity to exchange ideas and best practices, network with colleagues, and learn from others across the Western...
October 6, 2023
Help the Lahaina Restoration Foundation Rebuild
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation manages and maintains over a dozen museums and historic sites in and around Lahaina, including the Lahaina Heritage Museum and Banyan Tree Park. It suffered total loss to several of its historic buildings and collections as a result of the August Lahaina wildfires.
Among its treasures completely lost are the...
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation manages and maintains over a dozen museums and historic sites in and around Lahaina, including the Lahaina Heritage Museum and Banyan Tree Park. It suffered total loss to several of its historic buildings and collections as a result of the August Lahaina wildfires.
Among its treasures completely lost are the...
August 28, 2023
Written By JM Huck
Today, August 30th, 2023, marks my one-year anniversary as development coordinator at The Neon Museum.
I had a steep learning curve with development, doing my best to keep up with trends in the industry and enter contributions correctly in our CRM. At times I felt like a forensic accountant figuring out how to process donor advised funds (DAFs)!
Thankfully, I received a...
Today, August 30th, 2023, marks my one-year anniversary as development coordinator at The Neon Museum.
I had a steep learning curve with development, doing my best to keep up with trends in the industry and enter contributions correctly in our CRM. At times I felt like a forensic accountant figuring out how to process donor advised funds (DAFs)!
Thankfully, I received a...
August 16, 2023
Written by Redmond J. Barnett
Pasadena is noted for its early 20th-centutry architecture. By 1900, the balmy Southern California climate attracted winter visitors from the East and Midwest. Along the bluff overlooking the Arroyo Seco, the Gambles of Cincinnati, the Wrigleys of Chicago, the Fenyes of New York, and others laid out Orange Grove Avenue and along its "Millionaires Row” built mansions...
August 16, 2023
Before the four days of informative sessions and networking events begin at WMA's Annual Meeting, WMA provides attendees with a unique opportunity to engage with one another during Pre-Conference Tours and Workshops. This year, a handful of attendees will go behind the scenes of some of Pasadena’s most iconic cultural institutions, and others will participate in hands-on workshops led by...
August 7, 2023
Over the course of four consecutive days at WMA’s 2023 Annual Meeting, headquartered at the Hilton Pasadena, attendees will attend a fantastic lineup of engaging, informative sessions, and can participate in multifaceted learning opportunities including the perennially popular Poster Session, casual Roundtable Discussions, and hands-on Activity Stations.
Before the sessions commence, attendees...
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