By Ted Greenberg
Hey, I have a happy smile on my face. I will see you in Portland in the next couple of weeks at the 75th anniversary celebration of the Western Museums
Association annual meeting. I am part of the presentation panel discussion: It’sAlive or Has Been in the Past: Care of Live Collections and Concerns of Use of Endangered Species in Museum Objects.
I will be joined by Tracy...
Conferences
A2, Single Session Panel Discussion: “Selling Our Collections, New perspectives on Old Controversies in Today’s Economy,” Moderated by Doug DeFors (Monday, October 18, 2 PM to 3:15 PM)
By Doug DeFors
Imagine a museum press conference that announced, unapologetically, that the board had voted to sell a number of very valuable paintings from the permanent collection to avoid imminent bankruptcy....
By Doug DeFors
Imagine a museum press conference that announced, unapologetically, that the board had voted to sell a number of very valuable paintings from the permanent collection to avoid imminent bankruptcy....
Co chairing the program committee for the Portland meeting has been very rewarding. The penultimate version of the PROGRAM has just been posted on the main conference page. Check it now for your pre-conference workshop locations and for all the latest details on sessions and events. The conference promises to be a good one this year and I for one am really looking forward to exploring the...
CALL FOR PROPOSALS!
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, in cooperation with the Western Museums Association, the American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter, the Association of Children's Museums and the International Association of Museum Facility Administrators, is pleased to announce the 2011 Building Museums® Symposium Call for Session Proposals.
Our 7th Anniversary Symposium...
by James G. Leventhal
Once independent, the Hammer is now part of UCLA
What do you value? This is becoming a pressing question for museums in the United States as they... well, come of age. With Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America (2006), AAM and Marjorie Schwarzer reminded us that museums in America are not a lot older than a 100-year tradition or industry. That's...
Once independent, the Hammer is now part of UCLA
What do you value? This is becoming a pressing question for museums in the United States as they... well, come of age. With Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America (2006), AAM and Marjorie Schwarzer reminded us that museums in America are not a lot older than a 100-year tradition or industry. That's...
By Adam Mikos New technology is a constant current in our profession. Being able to keep up with it is one thing, understanding it enough to integrate pieces of it into our respective fields is another. In terms of audio recording, the curve of price vs. quality has changed radically over the past five years. The outsourced audio tour can now be done in-house with greater flexibility. Pairing...
By James G. Leventhal
"Board and Staff Roles" from #wma2009 (photo Lydia Johnson)
There's a long list of reasons to be part of the Western Museums Association. For example, the last email news update notes that WMA serves professionals during difficult economic times providing: a professional lifeline to the unemployed; a touchpoint for the retired and a springboard for those just entering the...
"Board and Staff Roles" from #wma2009 (photo Lydia Johnson)
There's a long list of reasons to be part of the Western Museums Association. For example, the last email news update notes that WMA serves professionals during difficult economic times providing: a professional lifeline to the unemployed; a touchpoint for the retired and a springboard for those just entering the...
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....
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...
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...
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