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May 7, 2013
Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging is a structured and controlled list of object terms organized in a hierarchical classification system. It provides a way to index and catalog collections of human-made artifacts based on their function. A museum standard for over 30 years, the third edition of Nomenclature, produced in 2010, includes over 5,000 new object terms. More importantly, the lexicon...
May 3, 2013
By Steve Comba
With Registration now open for the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 Annual Meeting, we thought you might also want access to the Preliminary Program. The WMA Program Committee has been deciding on and preparing for the WMA 2013 sessions since January. Let me explain…
POUNDCAKEFRENCHFRIES
It was 9 degrees in Salt Lake, maybe, felt much colder,
Wintery view from the hotel...
With Registration now open for the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 Annual Meeting, we thought you might also want access to the Preliminary Program. The WMA Program Committee has been deciding on and preparing for the WMA 2013 sessions since January. Let me explain…
POUNDCAKEFRENCHFRIES
It was 9 degrees in Salt Lake, maybe, felt much colder,
Wintery view from the hotel...
May 1, 2013
The Western Museums Association (WMA) in partnership with the Utah Museums Association is excited to announce the opening of Early Bird Registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City! WMA’s 2013 Annual Meeting will be held on October 9-12, 2013. In addition 50 engaging sessions, the program also includes pre-conference tours to Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty and Park City, nine pre-...
April 26, 2013
By Heather Diamond
The Hawai`i Museum Association (HMA) held its 2013 Annual Meeting on April 5, 2013 in Honolulu. The meeting was hosted at the Queen Emma Summer Palace, and 34 members attended this afternoon event.
We had a lovely location for our meeting. Hānaiakamalama, or Queen Emma Summer Palace, is a historic landmark and museum located on the Pali Highway in Nuuanu Valley. The site was a...
The Hawai`i Museum Association (HMA) held its 2013 Annual Meeting on April 5, 2013 in Honolulu. The meeting was hosted at the Queen Emma Summer Palace, and 34 members attended this afternoon event.
We had a lovely location for our meeting. Hānaiakamalama, or Queen Emma Summer Palace, is a historic landmark and museum located on the Pali Highway in Nuuanu Valley. The site was a...
April 24, 2013
By Renee Montgomery
Big government is usually equated with bureaucracy, red tape and ineffective spending. But occasionally big government gets it right...very right. Case in point is the Heritage Music Education and Exhibition program at the William Grant Still Art Center, a bureau of the City of Los Angeles, located in the multi-cultural West Adams/Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Currently...
Big government is usually equated with bureaucracy, red tape and ineffective spending. But occasionally big government gets it right...very right. Case in point is the Heritage Music Education and Exhibition program at the William Grant Still Art Center, a bureau of the City of Los Angeles, located in the multi-cultural West Adams/Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Currently...
April 19, 2013
By Erin Bailey
Please help spread the word about the upcoming Queering the History Museum Symposium on June 8, 2013 at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle, Washington.
On June 8th Queering The Museum Project (QTM) and the Museum of History & Industry are joining forces for the Queering the History Museum Symposium. This symposium will feature the Pop-Up Museum of Queer...
Please help spread the word about the upcoming Queering the History Museum Symposium on June 8, 2013 at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle, Washington.
On June 8th Queering The Museum Project (QTM) and the Museum of History & Industry are joining forces for the Queering the History Museum Symposium. This symposium will feature the Pop-Up Museum of Queer...
April 17, 2013
By Susan Spero
As you enter the gallery spaces in the new Exploratorium building on Pier 15 in San Francisco, a sign with a revolving message bodes you to “get ready to wonder” and “rearrange your thinking.” Camera in tow, I went to see the new digs with my daughter, a former Explainer at the museum.
Was there wonder? Check. My daughter claims that the Exploratorium has never been about the...
As you enter the gallery spaces in the new Exploratorium building on Pier 15 in San Francisco, a sign with a revolving message bodes you to “get ready to wonder” and “rearrange your thinking.” Camera in tow, I went to see the new digs with my daughter, a former Explainer at the museum.
Was there wonder? Check. My daughter claims that the Exploratorium has never been about the...
April 15, 2013
The June 1st deadline is rapidly approaching!
The Wanda Chin Scholarship program helps fund participation and travel to the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 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...
The Wanda Chin Scholarship program helps fund participation and travel to the Western Museums Association (WMA) 2013 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...
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