Skills Every Museo Should Have
Courtesy of Museos Unite, a blog I have only just discovered, but am enjoying immensely, here are four skills everyone working in museums should have: 1. Social Media 2. Grant Writing 3. Computer Software 4. People Skills / Management Please check out their complete post here for their elaborations and reasoning behind each skill set. […]
Museums in the News – First Weekly Roundup
In the interests of not flooding your inbox and/or overwhelming your sensibilities, dear reader, we’re going to be doing a weekly roundup of museum news articles, instead of posting them at random. They’ll go out each Sunday as a sort of recap of the week that was. If you see any articles that you think […]
Free Disaster Management Training from FEMA
Are you interested in disaster management? Even if you’re not, this is a terrific opportunity to get some free training and a very useful line on your resume. FEMA, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, runs a series of disaster management courses called ICS – Incident Command System. It’s basically a management system – figuring […]
Designing the New MFA
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! The new Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts has made a very big splash here in Boston. For the museum geeks out there, here’s a roundup of some articles about the behind-the-scenes work that went into designing and building the new wing. Exquisite Disappearing Glass Cases at […]
The Future of Museums
Courtesy of the Boston Emerging Museum Professionals, here’s a link to futurist Gary Golden’s recent webinar with AAM: Gary Golden on the Future of Museums Lots to think about there. For a reaction/review blog post, check out Guzel DuChateau at the Emerging Museum Professionals blog, here. PS – Are you following the Boston Emerging Museum […]
Museums in the News – Secret Room in Indian National Library
To file under “things that are unfathomably cool,” apparently the Indian National Library just discovered a 1,000 square foot room on its premises – with no discernible entrance or exit. Learn more at npr.org: Secret Chamber Found in Indian National Library
AAM Webinar – Social Media as Advocacy Tools
On Thursday, December 2 at 2:00 p.m., the American Association of Museums will be hosting a free webinar titled “Social Media as Advocacy Tools.” It’s part of their “Speak Up For Museums” initiative, which is planning all sorts of advocacy events over the next year. From the website: Many museums are already using Twitter, Facebook, […]
Free Ebook – Making Your Nonprofit Event a Success
Courtesy of the Network for Good, here’s a free ebook download: The Big Event – 5 Tips for Making Your Next Event a Great Success. Lots of museums see events as a way to gain revenue, stakeholders, and recognition. There’s all sorts of interesting debate out there about whether or not events are successful in […]
Scholarships for AAM 2010
Do you want to go to the American Association of Museums Annual Meeting this spring? Do you find yourself in the quandary of graduate students everywhere – the spirit is willing, but the checking account is weak? Nina Simon at Museum 2.0 posted today about scholarship opportunities available from NAME, the National Association for Museum […]