The New England Museum Association has published their 2012 schedule of workshops. Take a look especially at the three workshops offered for young & emerging professionals; I attended all three last year, and really enjoyed them. NEMA’s spring/summer workshop series is a popular source of …
Before I moved to Massachusetts, I had never heard of February vacation week. Do you feel as cheated as I do? Make up for lost time by joining in on one of these events on February 22. Here: First, get yourself to the MIT Museum …
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news articles about museums.
Children’s Museum helps Bill keep his grandson busy and learning
Board chairman shares C.M. Russell Museum’s plans, goals
Jaguar to close museum, looking for new location
St. Louis tries new approach in museum expansion
Namibia: Museum Revives Lost Culture
Berlin’s Guggenheim Museum to close after 14 years
Met Aims to Build Itself a Museum-Quality Plaza
Seven Lucky Couples Chosen to Marry at The Mob Museum in Las Vegas on Valentine’s Day 2012
After Audit, Bloomberg Defends Port Authority’s Rush to Build 9/11 Museum And Memorial
Museum fears that ‘Gone with the Wind’ artifacts might be lost after storage building burns
Lincoln Museum, Act II, the Morning After His Death and Beyond
We already mentioned that there’s going to be a terrific AASLH workshop in Boston in March; here are some more details to tempt you to sign up. The registration for AASLH’s Museum Education 101 workshop scheduled for March 15-16 in Boston, MA, is now open …
Merriam-Webster’s defines inflation as “a continuing rise in the general price level usually attributed to an increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods and services.” We’re most familiar with the concept in an economic context. Each year, a dollar buys …
Here’s a really intriguing opportunity to the art-focused among us. Would love to see a Tufts student take advantage of this!
CALL TO ARTISTS & CURATORS: Deadline: April 9, 2012.
THE NEW ART CENTER in Newton’s fantastic Curatorial Opportunity Program (COP) gives you the opportunity to experiment in a large, unique and alternative space. The program encourages the development of curators, including artists as curators! You can create a curatorial proposal for a group show (2 or more artists) and collaborate with the artists you have in mind. You also receive a $1,000 stipend, administrative and installation support, and get to exhibit in a 1,800 sq. ft. space with 25’ vaulted ceilings in a converted church! Wow!
For application and guidelines visit http://www.newartcenter.org/artist/opportunity.aspx?id=28.