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July 21, 2010
Yeah, I know. Belts are tight. Budgets are tighter. Everyone is working to "do more with less." Maybe that means taking on the workload of colleagues who have been laid off--without getting an increase in pay. Maybe that means furlough days when you aren't supposed to work and you aren't getting paid to work, but if you don't work, you'll never get unburied from that growing pile on your desk....
July 14, 2010
By Susan Spero
Every summer I get an enormous road-trip itch. I want to just jump into the car and head out to almost anywhere. Inevitably, given my addiction for visiting museums, I head towards one, or to a park where I am sure to see the visitors’ center. This year, as this itch hit, I reached out to contacts for suggestions on what to see. What follows is a highly eclectic compilation of...
Every summer I get an enormous road-trip itch. I want to just jump into the car and head out to almost anywhere. Inevitably, given my addiction for visiting museums, I head towards one, or to a park where I am sure to see the visitors’ center. This year, as this itch hit, I reached out to contacts for suggestions on what to see. What follows is a highly eclectic compilation of...
June 21, 2010
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...
I worked my way through college as a travel agent (back in the day when everyone had to go through...
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...
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