By Adam Mikos
Cue the drum roll…. the winner of the 2014 WMA Charles Redd Award for Excellence in Exhibitions is The Oakland Museum of California!!
2014 was a terrific year for the Charles Redd Award! The exhibitions that were submitted were each incredibly exciting and compelling. From Alaska to Arizona, representing six different states, the geographical scope was very wide in presenting ideas...
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October 10, 2014
Thank you to all attendees, volunteers, committee & board members and staff for making #wma2014 a success! Here's a look back at some of the goings-on at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.
WMA staff prepared for touch down in Las Vegas.
Welcome to Las Vegas!
The Flamingo's lights looked amazing lit up at night.
The next day, dedicated volunteers came to help WMA staff stuff...
WMA staff prepared for touch down in Las Vegas.
Welcome to Las Vegas!
The Flamingo's lights looked amazing lit up at night.
The next day, dedicated volunteers came to help WMA staff stuff...
October 1, 2014
Are you active on social media, and looking for ways to participate at the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2014 Annual Meeting? Look no further than connecting with the WMA on Facebook or @westmuse on Twitter!
Using #wma2014, share your thoughts, activities, and interesting quotes with your friends and colleagues. Live tweet during inspirational sessions or events, or post your photos to the...
Using #wma2014, share your thoughts, activities, and interesting quotes with your friends and colleagues. Live tweet during inspirational sessions or events, or post your photos to the...
September 29, 2014
By Wendy Meluch
Wow! If you missed Anne Rowe's recent blog post, Don’t Hesitate, Speed Date!, go back and check it out. She is a cheerleader for networking at the Western Museums Association (WMA), or any meeting filled with like-minded people. Anne gives loads of examples of how to make connections with your colleagues in different conference situations. She completely makes the case for...
Wow! If you missed Anne Rowe's recent blog post, Don’t Hesitate, Speed Date!, go back and check it out. She is a cheerleader for networking at the Western Museums Association (WMA), or any meeting filled with like-minded people. Anne gives loads of examples of how to make connections with your colleagues in different conference situations. She completely makes the case for...
September 24, 2014
The Western Museums Association (WMA) proudly announces the second installment of WestMusings | 10 Minute Museum Talks featuring innovative museum topics. Modeled after TED Talks, WestMusings is an unconference program of short, engaging presentations by forward-thinking museum leaders.
WestMusings is happening during the Afternoon at Springs Preserve at 2014 Annual Meeting. This FREE event for...
WestMusings is happening during the Afternoon at Springs Preserve at 2014 Annual Meeting. This FREE event for...
September 23, 2014
By Danielle Kelly
Las Vegas and the visual arts are for more sympatico than convention might suggest. By design, much of the city is acutely conscious of why and how it chooses to stimulate the senses, full of noises that keep you perky and patterns to dazzle and disorient. It is a supremely visual place whose art making and exhibiting often mirrors the town’s Wild West spirit. The scarcity of...
Las Vegas and the visual arts are for more sympatico than convention might suggest. By design, much of the city is acutely conscious of why and how it chooses to stimulate the senses, full of noises that keep you perky and patterns to dazzle and disorient. It is a supremely visual place whose art making and exhibiting often mirrors the town’s Wild West spirit. The scarcity of...
September 22, 2014
Only 1 week left for the call for proposals for Museums and the Web 2015 (MW2015)!
The call for proposals closes September 30, 2014.
MW2015 is the 19th annual Museums and the Web conference and will be held in Chicago April 8-11, 2015 at The Palmer House.
The MW2015 program is built from the ground up, based on your suggestions for sessions, papers and presentations. Proposals are encouraged...
The call for proposals closes September 30, 2014.
MW2015 is the 19th annual Museums and the Web conference and will be held in Chicago April 8-11, 2015 at The Palmer House.
The MW2015 program is built from the ground up, based on your suggestions for sessions, papers and presentations. Proposals are encouraged...
September 18, 2014
By Catie Webb
Everything has an acronym these days; it seems that we feel we’re running so short on time, we cannot find a few additional seconds say whole phrases, or even truly consider what our shorthand means. In my experience, speaking acronyms aloud tends to point in the direction of a stale topic of conversation, and regularly downplays the importance what those few short letters actually...
Everything has an acronym these days; it seems that we feel we’re running so short on time, we cannot find a few additional seconds say whole phrases, or even truly consider what our shorthand means. In my experience, speaking acronyms aloud tends to point in the direction of a stale topic of conversation, and regularly downplays the importance what those few short letters actually...
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