As many of you know, I have been very concerned about the lack of email archiving in museums. I chaired a session a few years ago at MCN and found that I am not alone in my concern. Since then, things have not improved. In fact, one might say they have worsened as the volume of email continues to increase, as does its use for types of museum correspondence that are crucial for us to preserve.
The...
Call to Action
By Jason B. Jones
As a graduate student in the San Francisco Bay Area, revolution is familiar territory. Ideas of changing the world permeate the culture of the Bay. At the John F. Kennedy University’s Berkeley Campus, on Saturday April 10, 2010, the Department of Museum Studies hosted a colloquium: Museums in a Troubled World.
Dr. Robert R. Janes discussed his recent book Museums in a Troubled...
As a graduate student in the San Francisco Bay Area, revolution is familiar territory. Ideas of changing the world permeate the culture of the Bay. At the John F. Kennedy University’s Berkeley Campus, on Saturday April 10, 2010, the Department of Museum Studies hosted a colloquium: Museums in a Troubled World.
Dr. Robert R. Janes discussed his recent book Museums in a Troubled...
By Steve Tokar
Participants at the MOPA visitor comfort workshop, October 2009 #wma09
Museums: Do you care if your visitors are comfortable and happy? If they are able to read your labels, find the special exhibition or the restroom, sit down when they’re tired? If those with disabilities feel accommodated? If your visitors are inclined to return? Would you like to test a potentially easy and...
Participants at the MOPA visitor comfort workshop, October 2009 #wma09
Museums: Do you care if your visitors are comfortable and happy? If they are able to read your labels, find the special exhibition or the restroom, sit down when they’re tired? If those with disabilities feel accommodated? If your visitors are inclined to return? Would you like to test a potentially easy and...
By Aldona Jonaitis
Aldona Jonaitis, President
First, I want to thank everyone involved for making the annual WMA Conference in San Diego such a successful event. Special thanks go to Elida Zelaya and Valerie Huaco who worked tirelessly to welcome our arrival in San Diego. I also want to thank the Program Committee and the Host Committee, both of whom corralled the collective wit and experience...
Aldona Jonaitis, President
First, I want to thank everyone involved for making the annual WMA Conference in San Diego such a successful event. Special thanks go to Elida Zelaya and Valerie Huaco who worked tirelessly to welcome our arrival in San Diego. I also want to thank the Program Committee and the Host Committee, both of whom corralled the collective wit and experience...
By David Porter
To follow up on my earlier post, I wanted to note that the Oregon Heritage Commission, a state chartered entity which oversees grant programs and other similar activities, heard testimony about the challenging state of affairs among heritage groups across the state at a meeting early this summer.
Under the leadership of Chairman George Kramer, the Commission pledged to charter...
Sebastian Chan, Manager of the Web Services Unit at the Powerhouse Museum
Tomorrow there's the free strategic social media seminar for the cultural sector, feat. Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA. It all came together, beautifully, pretty quickly and through a small social network. The twitter hashtag'll be #sfmetrix.
Who is doing it?
Sebastian Chan leads the Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies...
Tomorrow there's the free strategic social media seminar for the cultural sector, feat. Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA. It all came together, beautifully, pretty quickly and through a small social network. The twitter hashtag'll be #sfmetrix.
Who is doing it?
Sebastian Chan leads the Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies...
The Arizona Historical Society Museum, in its beautiful desert setting at the edge of Papago Park.
Dear Friends of AHS,
We are in crisis and need your help now! Governor Brewer released her budget. The Governor’s budget completely eliminates funding for the Arizona Historical Society by phasing out state appropriated dollars over the next five years. If her proposal is approved, the Arizona...
