Travelzoo popped a message into my inbox last week announcing that Alaska Airlines has a fantastic new fare on its San Jose-Portland route. I checked it out, and sure enough the fare was the lowest I've seen in a long time, so I went ahead and booked my flight to the WMA conference (October 17-20).
I worked my way through college as a travel agent (back in the day when everyone had to go through...
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June 7, 2010
by Alice Parman
Ancient Rome before it gets sacked, from Liz Glynn's
The session on “Design for Participation” was full of great ideas. The Machine Project capped it off with their uniquely original slide presentation, narrated by a singer/songwriter [Emily Lacy] who accompanied herself on the banjo. Her song had many verses and was often hilarious. I would consider moving to Los Angeles to...
Ancient Rome before it gets sacked, from Liz Glynn's
The session on “Design for Participation” was full of great ideas. The Machine Project capped it off with their uniquely original slide presentation, narrated by a singer/songwriter [Emily Lacy] who accompanied herself on the banjo. Her song had many verses and was often hilarious. I would consider moving to Los Angeles to...
June 4, 2010
When is the last time you read labels in an exhibit? Not just skimming, but really reading? Be honest! Experienceology's Stephanie Weaver recently found herself so completely enthralled with an exhibit that she was really reading the labels, while admiring the creative use of materials, the seamless weaving in of A/V components and the use of social media as a "talkback feature."
What is this...
What is this...
May 24, 2010
Congratulations to our colleagues in California, Nevada, and Washington who earned recognition for their outstanding achievements in museum media at AAM's 2010 Muse Awards last night.
The Asian Art Museum (San Francisco, CA) won the top award in the Public Relations and Development category for Raising Spirits.
"Raising Spirits takes our world-renowned collection "on the road" via a plasma...
The Asian Art Museum (San Francisco, CA) won the top award in the Public Relations and Development category for Raising Spirits.
"Raising Spirits takes our world-renowned collection "on the road" via a plasma...
May 24, 2010
This year at AAM the Western Museums Association has a lot to celebrate: AAM is in our region; we have a new look, we are in the midst of planning two awesome conferences--2010 in Portland and 2011 in Honolulu--and it is our 75th anniversary! So come help us celebrate; we have fun give-aways and treats, you can learn more about our upcoming conferences, nominate someone for an award, learn about...
May 19, 2010
Recently some of you may have received emails reminding you to renew your membership with the Western Museums Association. In light of that fact, I thought I'd take a moment to mention a brand new membership benefit that we will soon be introducing: the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) program.
The primary purpose of the P2P program will be to match museum professionals with the expertise they need to address...
The primary purpose of the P2P program will be to match museum professionals with the expertise they need to address...
May 17, 2010
Colleagues –
In these difficult times, we're often overwhelmed by challenges just to keep our institutions healthy. Most of us are working harder than ever in our jobs. So, it's easy to lose sight of the truly wonderful things museums and the people in them do.
At the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting we intend to rectify that. Beyond our continuing education and networking, the...
In these difficult times, we're often overwhelmed by challenges just to keep our institutions healthy. Most of us are working harder than ever in our jobs. So, it's easy to lose sight of the truly wonderful things museums and the people in them do.
At the Western Museums Association Annual Meeting we intend to rectify that. Beyond our continuing education and networking, the...
May 3, 2010
By James G. Leventhal
In its inimitable first-class volunteer fashion...and to celebrate the blogsite westmuse's first year birthday, the Western Museums Association has a new look!
Oo, you gotta love a "new look and feel." Here's a big thank you to the logo's designer Nicole Trudeau. Trudeau has also designed the forthcoming 75th Anniversary program for Portland.
California Video at the Getty...
In its inimitable first-class volunteer fashion...and to celebrate the blogsite westmuse's first year birthday, the Western Museums Association has a new look!
Oo, you gotta love a "new look and feel." Here's a big thank you to the logo's designer Nicole Trudeau. Trudeau has also designed the forthcoming 75th Anniversary program for Portland.
California Video at the Getty...
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