Attending NEMA? Save the Date!
The Connecticut Museum Educators Roundtable is hosting an evening cocktail hour on Wednesday, November 16, during the NEMA Fall Conference. See the Save the Date below for details.
Month: October 2011
Boston Emerging Museum Professionals Event
On Wednesday October 19, EMPs across the country will gather for a national workshop to build essential resume-writing skills. This is a terrific chance to learn practical tips on communicating your professional strengths, refining your cover letter, and standing out as you start your career. Our …
Museums in the News
Welcome to our second year of museums in the news!
MOM Takes Manhattan: The First Museum of Motherhood Opens
Please Chime In: The Challenges and Opportunities of Participatory Culture
Detroit Science Center: $5 million in emergency donations needed to reopen
£100m masterpieces stolen from French museum ‘crushed by rubbish truck’
Ohioans Want to Pry Space Shuttle From New York
Peaceful Protesters Pepper Sprayed At The Smithsonian In D.C.
St. Louis City Museum: ‘Part Playground, Part Artist Pavilion’
Nazi-looted painting found in Swiss museum
Common cold forces Queen to cancel visit to British museum in London
Cambodia National Museum Needs Immediate Repairs
History of Kendall County housed in new museum
Introduction to Decorative Arts at Historic New England
Historic New England is opening up their collections storage area and giving a half-day class on decorative arts on October 29, 2011. It sounds terrific, and there’s an affordable special rate for students. If you attend, let us know! Learn about decorative arts from Historic …
Museum Admission Fees
Over the summer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art raised its suggested admission donation to $25. The Museum of Modern Art and our own Boston Museum of Fine Arts have followed suit. The moves have sparked a number of articles both for and against, and this …
Tufts Internship Orientation Meeting
Tomorrow night, and don’t miss it if you want to get started on your internship and complete your Tufts degree! Details below.
Museum Studies Internship Orientation SessionWednesday, October 12, 5:15 – 6:15 p.m.
Tisch Library, Room 304
All students who plan to start internships in the spring or who want a jumpstart on summer internships must attend. Internship orientation is mandatory before applying to an internship, so please come to learn about what it is all about, even if your internship is several semesters away. You only need to attend an internship orientation once.RSVP by to Cynthia Robinson at cynthia.robinson[at]tufts[dot]edu if you plan on attending (and haven’t already RSVP’d).
The next internship orientation session will take place in March. Unfortunately, there is no outside food allowed in Tisch 304. Please plan accordingly if you have class tomorrow evening and are attending the internship orientation.