The Western Museums Association (WMA) is proud to announce Hal Cannon as the keynote speaker for the 2013 Annual Meeting. The conference will be held in partnership with the Utah Museums Association from October 9-12, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hal Cannon is a folklorist, radio producer, and musician. As the founding Director of the Western Folklife Center and the National Cowboy Poetry...
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July 2, 2013
By Elizabeth Sutton, PhD
Last year at the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2012 Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, the Utah State University (USU) Museum of Anthropology received the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies Award for Exhibition Excellence for our new exhibit, Through the Looking Glass: Obsidian Travel and Trade in the Great Basin. This Award was particularly meaningful for our...
Last year at the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2012 Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, the Utah State University (USU) Museum of Anthropology received the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies Award for Exhibition Excellence for our new exhibit, Through the Looking Glass: Obsidian Travel and Trade in the Great Basin. This Award was particularly meaningful for our...
June 27, 2013
So it’s that time of year again when you’re thinking about professional development. AAM 2013 has just passed, and it was all the way across the country this year! But wait…the Western Museum Association (WMA) 2013 Annual Meeting is just around the corner in October in Salt Lake City!
As we all know, it is important to be continuously developing in our museum profession, whether by connecting...
As we all know, it is important to be continuously developing in our museum profession, whether by connecting...
June 25, 2013
By Dr. Julie K. Stein
“A chance to recognize those unsung heroes of our profession...not necessarily just for directors.”
When the Western Museums Association (WMA) asked me to write a blog post about the Director’s Chair Award as the Immediate Past-President and supervisor for the Award, I got to thinking. Do people know the history of this Award, and why does it carry this name?
The Director’s...
“A chance to recognize those unsung heroes of our profession...not necessarily just for directors.”
When the Western Museums Association (WMA) asked me to write a blog post about the Director’s Chair Award as the Immediate Past-President and supervisor for the Award, I got to thinking. Do people know the history of this Award, and why does it carry this name?
The Director’s...
June 21, 2013
Do you have a vision for the future of museums? Are you looking to get further involved in the museum world, while helping to serve your museum colleagues? Join the Western Museums Association (WMA) Board!
The WMA Board of Directors at the 2012 Annual Meeting in Palm Springs.
The WMA is currently seeking nominations to its Board of Directors for the 2013-2016 term. Comprised of some of the...
The WMA Board of Directors at the 2012 Annual Meeting in Palm Springs.
The WMA is currently seeking nominations to its Board of Directors for the 2013-2016 term. Comprised of some of the...
June 20, 2013
By Karen J. Kroslowitz
I’ve been watching the phenomenon of spontaneous memorial building for decades. Ever since visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, I’ve been intrigued by local shrines for single accident victims to city block-long fences of posters, flowers, candles, religious tokens, keepsakes and more that follow larger-scale tragedies. I am intrigued by spontaneous...
I’ve been watching the phenomenon of spontaneous memorial building for decades. Ever since visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, I’ve been intrigued by local shrines for single accident victims to city block-long fences of posters, flowers, candles, religious tokens, keepsakes and more that follow larger-scale tragedies. I am intrigued by spontaneous...
June 18, 2013
By Renee Montgomery
The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) is a worldwide network of museums, historic sites and initiatives commemorating struggles for justice or human rights. The ICSC “activates the power of places of memory to engage the public with a deeper understanding of the past and inspire action to shape a just future.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=...
The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) is a worldwide network of museums, historic sites and initiatives commemorating struggles for justice or human rights. The ICSC “activates the power of places of memory to engage the public with a deeper understanding of the past and inspire action to shape a just future.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=...
June 13, 2013
Reflections on the Arrival, Preparation and Display of Space Shuttle Endeavour
By Kenneth E. Phillips, PhD
A Spaceship for all of us
With its arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on September 21, 2012 the Space Shuttle Endeavour began its longest and perhaps most socially important mission ever—inspiring millions of young people to be the very best in whatever they choose to do.
The...
By Kenneth E. Phillips, PhD
A Spaceship for all of us
With its arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on September 21, 2012 the Space Shuttle Endeavour began its longest and perhaps most socially important mission ever—inspiring millions of young people to be the very best in whatever they choose to do.
The...
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