Community Development
The Western Museums Association (WMA) is proud to present the first installment of videos from the first WestMusings | Ten Minute Museum Talks. This new programmatic feature took place at the 2013 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. Based on TED Talks’ model, WestMusings is an unconference program of short, rehearsed, and engaging presentations on museum related topics. WestMusings will provide an...
By Johanna Fassbender
In recent years, museums across the country have experimented with new program ideas to increase participation and engagement in their communities. My organization, the Hayward Area Historical Society (HAHS), is one of those places.
Our first stand-alone museum was in a fairly small building for a very long time. We literally outgrew the facility – collections storage,...
In recent years, museums across the country have experimented with new program ideas to increase participation and engagement in their communities. My organization, the Hayward Area Historical Society (HAHS), is one of those places.
Our first stand-alone museum was in a fairly small building for a very long time. We literally outgrew the facility – collections storage,...
By Diane Converse
The Pratt Museum is a small museum located in Homer, Alaska at the “end of the road.” There is a thriving arts community, fishermen are based here, and Alaskans from other parts of the State sometimes choose to retire here as the climate is relatively mild. People visit in the summer to enjoy the beautiful scenery, visit the art galleries, to fish, and to enjoy the many outdoor...
The Pratt Museum is a small museum located in Homer, Alaska at the “end of the road.” There is a thriving arts community, fishermen are based here, and Alaskans from other parts of the State sometimes choose to retire here as the climate is relatively mild. People visit in the summer to enjoy the beautiful scenery, visit the art galleries, to fish, and to enjoy the many outdoor...
By Eric Taylor
A first glance a playful panel discussion at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting Program
What happens when imagination takes flight at historic sites? What kinds of electric connections spark when artists tailor their creative impulses to heritage places? One never knows for sure, but that is the magic of a new program that embraces the unexpected in matching the...
A first glance a playful panel discussion at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting Program
What happens when imagination takes flight at historic sites? What kinds of electric connections spark when artists tailor their creative impulses to heritage places? One never knows for sure, but that is the magic of a new program that embraces the unexpected in matching the...
By Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied
For years, museums have demonstrated their public value as educational providers, community anchors and stewards of our national heritage. They’ve also earned a reputation for driving tourism, creating jobs, and attracting businesses to the community.
But health care?
A new report by the American Alliance of Museums intends to shift public perceptions about what...
For years, museums have demonstrated their public value as educational providers, community anchors and stewards of our national heritage. They’ve also earned a reputation for driving tourism, creating jobs, and attracting businesses to the community.
But health care?
A new report by the American Alliance of Museums intends to shift public perceptions about what...
A closer look at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting host city…
By Chrissy Upton
The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) is a lucky institution indeed. Located in the heart of Salt Lake City, UMOCA is surrounded not only by the beautiful landscape, but also by a supportive and talented artistic community. In fact, Martin Prosperity Institute named Salt Lake City the 8th most...
By Chrissy Upton
The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) is a lucky institution indeed. Located in the heart of Salt Lake City, UMOCA is surrounded not only by the beautiful landscape, but also by a supportive and talented artistic community. In fact, Martin Prosperity Institute named Salt Lake City the 8th most...
By Louise Yokoi
I’d heard that the Museum of Craft & Design (MCD) had recently relocated to the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco a few months ago. When I discovered that MCD and Etsy were collaborating together for Etsy Meet & Make: Craft Lab at MCD events, I knew I’d found the perfect opportunity to go check out the Museum’s new home, get a much-needed dose of creativity, and learn...
I’d heard that the Museum of Craft & Design (MCD) had recently relocated to the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco a few months ago. When I discovered that MCD and Etsy were collaborating together for Etsy Meet & Make: Craft Lab at MCD events, I knew I’d found the perfect opportunity to go check out the Museum’s new home, get a much-needed dose of creativity, and learn...
A closer look at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting host city…
By Iris Moulton
A blank canvas waiting to be marked
Drawing Lab, which opened May 17, 2013 at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA), is inspired by the idea that mark-making is a fundamental human impulse and that there is no wrong way to do it. Within this hands-on, interactive exhibition, museum visitors of any age...
By Iris Moulton
A blank canvas waiting to be marked
Drawing Lab, which opened May 17, 2013 at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA), is inspired by the idea that mark-making is a fundamental human impulse and that there is no wrong way to do it. Within this hands-on, interactive exhibition, museum visitors of any age...
The California Historical Society (CHS) is a membership-based non-profit organization with a mission to inspire and empower people to make California’s richly diverse past a meaningful part of their contemporary lives. Located in the Yerba Buena District of San Francisco, CHS encompasses a museum with rotating exhibitions, the North Baker Research Library, and Ten Lions Book Store, which carries...
By Eric Taylor
Each June, the Washington Museum Association (WaMA) holds its annual conference at a different location around the state. Seeking to bridge the Cascade divide to encourage attendance from the entire Washington museum community, conference venues alternate year to year from westside to eastside. The 2013 Conference in Ellensburg took advantage of that city’s central location to...
Each June, the Washington Museum Association (WaMA) holds its annual conference at a different location around the state. Seeking to bridge the Cascade divide to encourage attendance from the entire Washington museum community, conference venues alternate year to year from westside to eastside. The 2013 Conference in Ellensburg took advantage of that city’s central location to...
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