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September 16, 2013
Cap off your stay in Salt Lake City at the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 Annual Meeting with an evening at the Church History Museum. This Evening Event – FREE to all attendees – will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 5:30 pm—7:30 pm. A short walk from the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, the Museum’s historical exhibits provide a greater context for the settlement of the Salt Lake...
September 13, 2013
By Aldona Jonaitis
A first glance at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting Program
One session to attend at the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City is Reflections and Projections: Perspectives on the Museum Profession. We – Gail Anderson, Art Wolf, Stephen Olsen and Aldona Jonaitis – have together had almost 140 years of museum experience. Our...
A first glance at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting Program
One session to attend at the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City is Reflections and Projections: Perspectives on the Museum Profession. We – Gail Anderson, Art Wolf, Stephen Olsen and Aldona Jonaitis – have together had almost 140 years of museum experience. Our...
September 11, 2013
At the 2013 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, the Western Museums Association (WMA) proudly launches a new programmatic feature: WestMusings | Ten Minute Museum Talks. Based on TED Talks’ model, WestMusings is an unconference program of short, rehearsed, and engaging presentations on museum related topics. WestMusings will provide an important platform for tomorrow’s museums leaders to speak...
September 9, 2013
By Jenette Purdy
A closer look at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting host state…
Nestled in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, Park City is a mountain treasure located only 30 miles from downtown Salt Lake. Park City bustles with skiers and snowboarders from all over the world in the winter months, but summer and fall have made this mountain town a true year round destination. From...
A closer look at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting host state…
Nestled in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, Park City is a mountain treasure located only 30 miles from downtown Salt Lake. Park City bustles with skiers and snowboarders from all over the world in the winter months, but summer and fall have made this mountain town a true year round destination. From...
September 5, 2013
By Keni Sturgeon
Conference registration…check! Hotel and plane reservations…check! Evening events booked…check! My part in the session on collaborative exhibits completely ready to go…well not quite check, but getting there.
With a little over one month to go until the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 Annual Meeting kicks off in Salt Lake City, I find myself growing excited to see how the...
Conference registration…check! Hotel and plane reservations…check! Evening events booked…check! My part in the session on collaborative exhibits completely ready to go…well not quite check, but getting there.
With a little over one month to go until the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 Annual Meeting kicks off in Salt Lake City, I find myself growing excited to see how the...
September 3, 2013
By Lisa Eriksen
A first glance at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting Program
Like adopting a healthy diet, or a new exercise regimen, employing futures thinking is about behavior change—a new way of doing things over the long-term. Practicing good foresight techniques does not involve picking up an instruction book or completing a checklist of tasks while in the midst of museum...
A first glance at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting Program
Like adopting a healthy diet, or a new exercise regimen, employing futures thinking is about behavior change—a new way of doing things over the long-term. Practicing good foresight techniques does not involve picking up an instruction book or completing a checklist of tasks while in the midst of museum...
August 29, 2013
By Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied
For years, museums have demonstrated their public value as educational providers, community anchors and stewards of our national heritage. They’ve also earned a reputation for driving tourism, creating jobs, and attracting businesses to the community.
But health care?
A new report by the American Alliance of Museums intends to shift public perceptions about what...
For years, museums have demonstrated their public value as educational providers, community anchors and stewards of our national heritage. They’ve also earned a reputation for driving tourism, creating jobs, and attracting businesses to the community.
But health care?
A new report by the American Alliance of Museums intends to shift public perceptions about what...
August 27, 2013
This past June 2013, the Western Museums Association (WMA) had a registration contest for 2 tickets to Evening Events during the 2013 Annual Meeting: the Natural History Museum of Utah or the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. WMA 2013, Drive On! Museums and the Future, will be held in Salt Lake City Utah from October 9-12, 2013.
A vital component of the WMA’s mission is fun, and these Evening Events...
A vital component of the WMA’s mission is fun, and these Evening Events...
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