Fundraising
The vaults downstairs at the Mint were lit up and the spaces were packed.
Last night in San Francisco Standing Ovation productions put on a huge party and fundraiser for The Mint Project.
Click here to see a lot of familiar Bay Area museum faces who are working on the Mint Project -- many of whom were in attendance at last night's event, including Nina Simon, Debbie Frieden, WMA's own Susan...
It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.” - Mae West (Sins Tweetup on Thursday!)
by Chris Mathieson
Learn about vice in the early days of Vancouver by participating in the Vancouver Police Museum’s unique new walking tour – Sins of the City. While leading you through the oldest parts of Vancouver, your guide will regale you with stories about:...
by Chris Mathieson
Learn about vice in the early days of Vancouver by participating in the Vancouver Police Museum’s unique new walking tour – Sins of the City. While leading you through the oldest parts of Vancouver, your guide will regale you with stories about:...
Big congratulations to Chris Alexander and the San Jose Museum of Art for being a 2009 Muse Award Winners in the category of Public Relations and Development. They won GOLD for Road Trip: The Giant Artichoke. [Author's note: This just in from Chris Alexander --
Chris Alexander // May 2, 2009 at 4:08 am |
Thank for the shout out! It was definitely a group effort however with myself; Lucy...
Chris Alexander // May 2, 2009 at 4:08 am |
Thank for the shout out! It was definitely a group effort however with myself; Lucy...
Napa Valley Museum
The Napa Valley Museum Board of Trustees, administrators for the Yountville Veterans Home and I met on Friday April 10 to discuss the lease issue. The Vets Home representatives, Marcella McCormack and Stan Oppegard, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Homes, read a list of points familiar to us all. They claimed the msueum had not complied with the terms of the lease and that the...
Napa Valley Museum
A week ago westmuse broke the news about the Napa Valley Museum. There have been further developments and Executive Director Rick Deragon has provided the following, important update:
The Napa Valley Museum Takes on State
by Rick Deragon, Executive DirectorNapa Valley Museum
The State Departments of Veterans Affairs and General Services are attempting to throw us out of our...
WMA Board President Aldona Jonaitis
This is my very first venture past email, and I am not entirely comfortable. Remember, I started out with clay tablets. No, just kidding. But with fountain pens, yes.
If there is anything WMA is about, however, it's bringing our members the most up to date, useful and interactive information as we can, and this medium is designed for just that.
I've been...
Napa Valley Museum
The following is from a Press Release being distributed by the Napa Valley Museum earlier this week:
The State of California, through the Departments of General Services and Veterans Affairs, is attempting to throw the Napa Valley Museum, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, out of the museum’s building. The State alleges that the museum’s lease has been terminated due to the...
by Melissa Rosengard
March 25, the Annenberg Foundation proudly unveiled a new museum project...the Annenberg Space for Photography, in Los Angeles...Century City to be exact.
Leonard Aube, Managing Director, The Annenberg Foundation
I was invited by Leonard Aube, the Foundation's LA Director, and former WMA board member, and extraordinary photographer of marine life (friend him on Facebook and...
March 25, the Annenberg Foundation proudly unveiled a new museum project...the Annenberg Space for Photography, in Los Angeles...Century City to be exact.
Leonard Aube, Managing Director, The Annenberg Foundation
I was invited by Leonard Aube, the Foundation's LA Director, and former WMA board member, and extraordinary photographer of marine life (friend him on Facebook and...
Welcome to WestMuse, the new blog for the Western Museums Association! My name is Allyson and I will be one of your numerous bloggers. I thought for my inaugural post I would try to stay relevant to the upcoming issue of the WestMuse newsletter (a benefit of membership in the Association), which will focus on the economic downturn and how museums are coping.
In the newsletter itself, development...
In the newsletter itself, development...
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