So sorry for the Hurricane Irene-related snafus over the weekend. The Museums in the News and Jobs Listing posts are now fully updated, so go check them out!
Month: August 2011 (Page 1 of 4)
Welcome to our weekly roundup of museum news articles!
Improv Everywhere teams with Guggenheim Museum to encourage New Yorkers to “Say Something Nice”
Vt. museum to search for War of 1812 shipyard
BRIMS set to close doors permanently
“A Song for the Horse Nation” Gallops into Washington
Bulgaria Opening Museum Of Socialist Art
‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ exhibit whips up Hollywood and history
Financially struggling Garbage Museum closes its door
Microsoft Co-Founder’s Museum Forages Far and Wide for Digital Behemoths of Yore
Popular Edward Hopper show at Bowdoin museum makes good peg for Maine September getaway
Rhino Horns Put Europe’s Museums on Thieves’ Must-Visit List
Welcome to our weekly listing of new jobs posted. As always, jobs go up immediately on their own page, so check there first.
- Staff Curator [US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs]The U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs has a job posting for a Staff Curator, GS-13. This is NOT an entry-level position. The collections – numbering 5.7 million objects – are primarily archaeological, including NAGPRA cultural ite…
- Director of Individual Giving [Chicago Children’s Museum]Director of Individual Giving General Job Function: The Director of Individual Giving is responsible for the management and growth of a Major Gifts program for Chicago Children’s Museum. This person is responsible for the attainment of annual reven…
- Musuem Education Coordinator [Danforth Museum of Art]Job Title: Description: Qualifications: How to Apply: Museum Education Coordinator The Danforth Museum of Art is seeking a creative and energetic Education Coordinator who will develop and implement museum education programs for all a…
- Museum Education Associate/Museum Educator [Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum]Full Time Museum Education Associate / Museum Educator The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is one of America’s leading historic, cultural and educational institutions. As an educational and cultural not-for-profit institution centered on the …
- Discovery Room Assistant Coordinator [American Museum of Natural History]Title: Discovery Room Assistant Coordinator Department: Education Department, American Museum of Natural History Full time Salary: Commensurate with Experience The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific an…
- Education Coordinator [Nasher Sculpture Center]The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas has an immediate opening for a full-time Education Coordinator. For more information about the Nasher, please visit www.NasherSculptureCenter.org The Education Coordinator coordinates education progra…
We interrupt our regularly scheduled posting to bring you a roundup of emergency preparedness links, in anticipation of Hurricane Irene this weekend. Even if she fizzles out (which certain of us would really appreciate, ok, Irene?), it’s good to be prepared, and to learn about helping your museum be prepared.
The NEDCC, always prepared, sent out this list of tips earlier this week:
TIPS TO HELP YOU PREPARE:
– review your disaster plan
– double-check your insurance policy
– check your gutters and downspouts
– move priority collections out of basements and off floors
– inventory disaster recovery supplies
– hold a planning meeting with staff today!
LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION:
Preparing Your Institution for Hurricanes ( Heritage Preservation)
Emergency Preparedness ( Library of Congress)
Track the Storm (NOAA)EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, STATE-BY-STATE:
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
We’ve covered this topic before on the TMSB, too. Here are a few useful posts with tips, learning resources, and other good information:
With a hat tip to Tufts Instructor Margherita Desy for pointing this out to us, the hopeful conservators and curators among you should go check out this workshop!
Care of Paintings Workshop
October 5, 2011
Workshop Location: Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
______________________________NEDCC’s Care of Paintings workshop is part of a collaborative program with the Balboa Art Conservation Center and was developed in partnership with the New England Museum Association.This workshop will cover the issues to consider when developing a collections care policy for traditional paintings on canvas or board. The workshop will be helpful whether you are establishing new procedures or making improvements to existing collections care policies.
Topics will include environmental issues, such as temperature, relative humidity, and pollutants; storage and display options; “best practices” for handling and transporting paintings; and housekeeping procedures. Participants will also learn practical remedial care methods and will be provided with guidelines for working with a conservator.
The workshop will be led by a professional paintings conservator from the Balboa Art Conservation Center in San Diego, CA.
Workshop Time: 9 AM to 3:30 PM
Workshop cost: $150 ($130 early bird registration)To register online, click here.
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