By Leslie Madsen-Brooks
In recent days, an old argument over whether museums are recruiting professionals from the appropriate pools (e.g. museum studies programs or community colleges) and at the right stages of their lives. In the comments thread following that post at the Center for the Future of Museums, it becomes clear that many museum workers feel they haven't had the best opportunities...
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August 12, 2009
July 31, 2009
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
[Note: The folks in San Diego just keep sending along notes about favorites in their town! Whatta great place to be. The latest is from Tim Murray, Director, Exhibits Department at San Diego Natural History Museum]
by Tim Murray
As a long-time resident of San Diego, I thought I would share some of my favorite places in San Diego with you.
View - Cabrillo National...
July 30, 2009
Social Collections, New Metrics, Maps and Other Australian Oddities
A Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring SEBASTIAN CHAN
August 28th, 2009 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PHYLLIS WATTIS THEATER at SF MOMA, San Francisco
Sebastian Chan, Manager of the Web Services Unit at the Powerhouse Museum
In a free flowing day of provocative presentation and Q&As, Sebastian Chan...
A Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring SEBASTIAN CHAN
August 28th, 2009 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PHYLLIS WATTIS THEATER at SF MOMA, San Francisco
Sebastian Chan, Manager of the Web Services Unit at the Powerhouse Museum
In a free flowing day of provocative presentation and Q&As, Sebastian Chan...
July 24, 2009
[Editors' note: Special to members of WMA and westmuse blog readers, thanks to Bonnie Powers and Volume Inc., here's a preview of the look and feel of the new summer campaign for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.]
By Bonnie Powers
Enticing audiences: Volume Inc hijacks generic images in campaign for YBCA. Highlights contemporary art's equally subversive and approachable...
By Bonnie Powers
Enticing audiences: Volume Inc hijacks generic images in campaign for YBCA. Highlights contemporary art's equally subversive and approachable...
July 21, 2009
Photo courtesy of the Museum of Photographic Arts.
by Stephanie Weaver
What does your museum look and feel like to people with learning disabilities? I'm happy to provide two great articles written by educational consultant Paul Gabriel for free download. Paul was the guest editor of an excellent issue of WestMuse in 2007 that covered a range of learning disabilities and how they affect the...
by Stephanie Weaver
What does your museum look and feel like to people with learning disabilities? I'm happy to provide two great articles written by educational consultant Paul Gabriel for free download. Paul was the guest editor of an excellent issue of WestMuse in 2007 that covered a range of learning disabilities and how they affect the...
July 16, 2009
submitted by Stephanie Weaver on behalf of Wendell Eckholm
Photos courtesy of the Firehouse Restaurant
Join your fellow conference attendees for a relaxing evening of networking, music, and food at the West Coast Shipper's Party. The free party will be held on Tuesday evening October 27 from 5:30 to 9:30 PM on the rooftop deck at the Firehouse American Eatery, which is just a ten minute...
Photos courtesy of the Firehouse Restaurant
Join your fellow conference attendees for a relaxing evening of networking, music, and food at the West Coast Shipper's Party. The free party will be held on Tuesday evening October 27 from 5:30 to 9:30 PM on the rooftop deck at the Firehouse American Eatery, which is just a ten minute...
July 15, 2009
submitted by Stephanie Weaver on behalf of Victoria L. Hamilton
The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture welcomes all participants to the Western Museums Association conference. Whether this is your first visit to San Diego or you’ve experienced San Diego many times before, we know you will be able to find fun, new, and exciting experiences throughout San Diego County!
October is...
The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture welcomes all participants to the Western Museums Association conference. Whether this is your first visit to San Diego or you’ve experienced San Diego many times before, we know you will be able to find fun, new, and exciting experiences throughout San Diego County!
October is...
July 14, 2009
Sebastian Chan, Manager of the Web Services Unit at the Powerhouse Museum
By Richard Cherry
Innovating in a museum or in the museum field is a team sport. None of us have all the resources, the knowledge or the connections to do it by ourselves. How many people does it take to bring Sebastian Chan to San Francisco to do a couple of free workshops on August 28th?… it takes a quite a few(save...
By Richard Cherry
Innovating in a museum or in the museum field is a team sport. None of us have all the resources, the knowledge or the connections to do it by ourselves. How many people does it take to bring Sebastian Chan to San Francisco to do a couple of free workshops on August 28th?… it takes a quite a few(save...
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