By: Kara West
Lately, I’ve been thinking and talking a lot about risk management. Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the Smithsonian’s National Conference on Cultural Property Protection at the Getty. Experts in cultural property protection from all over the world filled my brain with reminders of long battled risks, information on new risks, and alerts of rises in risks I had never even...
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March 14, 2012
TIME SENSITIVE ISSUE
Once again, in conjunction with Museums Advocacy Day, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to provide $50 million in FY13 for the Office of Museum Services (OMS) at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The deadline for Senators to sign on to this letter is THURSDAY, MARCH...
March 13, 2012
Building Arts Organizations That Build Audiences: A Wallace Foundation Conference
It's one thing to introduce new audience development practices, another to sustain what works. A just-published Wallace conference report suggests that ongoing learning and adaptation are crucial.
From sponsoring after-hour events for 20-somethings to finding “ambassadors” to ethnic communities, arts organizations...
It's one thing to introduce new audience development practices, another to sustain what works. A just-published Wallace conference report suggests that ongoing learning and adaptation are crucial.
From sponsoring after-hour events for 20-somethings to finding “ambassadors” to ethnic communities, arts organizations...
March 8, 2012
Register before March 15th and SAVE $170 on an Exhibit Hall Booth at WMA 2012 in Palm Springs!
One week remains to register for the WMA 2012 Exhibit Hall at the Early Bird Rates. SAVE on Exhibit Hall booth rates by registering before March 15th. Early registration fees for exhibitors begins at $825, and WMA’s conference hotel rates are competitive starting at $95/night (early registration...
March 7, 2012
By: Amanda Wilkening
Please help! I am a Museum Studies/MBA student at JFK University working on my masters project investigating the use of long term financial planning in museums. I've put together a survey for those who are involved in museum planning and finances, to measure the current baseline of museum financial planning and how well it integrates with strategic planning. It is a quick,...
Please help! I am a Museum Studies/MBA student at JFK University working on my masters project investigating the use of long term financial planning in museums. I've put together a survey for those who are involved in museum planning and finances, to measure the current baseline of museum financial planning and how well it integrates with strategic planning. It is a quick,...
March 6, 2012
Every year in March, the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies offers a large number of grants and award money to scholars interested in furthering their study of the Intermountain West. The application deadline is March 15th.
For more information on these grants and awards, you may visit our website at: http://reddcenter.byu.edu/Pages/AboutOurAwards.aspx
The Charles Redd Center provides...
For more information on these grants and awards, you may visit our website at: http://reddcenter.byu.edu/Pages/AboutOurAwards.aspx
The Charles Redd Center provides...
March 5, 2012
TIME SENSITIVE ISSUEAct Now - Ask Your U.S. Representative to Support the IMLS Office of Museum Services!
Once again, in conjunction with Museums Advocacy Day, U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) are circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to provide at least $35 million in FY13 for the Office of...
March 1, 2012
By: Louise Yokoi
As a new member of the WMA Program Committee, reviewing session proposals with the committee for the upcoming conference got me thinking about the types of opportunities for professional practice support (aka professional development) for museum professionals and prompted me to reflect on my own method for learning and growth in the museum field. I like the term ‘professional...
As a new member of the WMA Program Committee, reviewing session proposals with the committee for the upcoming conference got me thinking about the types of opportunities for professional practice support (aka professional development) for museum professionals and prompted me to reflect on my own method for learning and growth in the museum field. I like the term ‘professional...
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