Month: April 2012 (Page 3 of 3)

Museums in the News

April 8, 2012 / Amanda Gustin / 0 Comments

Welcome to our weekly roundup of museum news articles!

My favorite article of the week has to be this one: The Marlins’ New Stadium Has a Bobblehead Museum. I’ve been to some surprisingly good museums at sports stadiums (check out Turner Field if you’re ever in Atlanta) but never one quite like that.

LACMA, Getty among 134 museums joining Google’s art site

Google Art Project allows viewers worldwide to explore ancient exhibits at Israel Museum

Charlotte history museum is cutting days

Horror museum-turned-bar to offer frightening fun time

Columbia museum receives almost 600 pieces of contemporary art

Proposed children’s museum in Mt. Clemens would reflect Macomb County

Museum of African Art’s Elsie McCabe Promotes African Pride

Online museum launches on 20th anniversary of Sarajevo siege

Federal judge rules 3,200-year-old Egyptian mummy mask can remain at St. Louis Art Museum

Mayor wades into uproar over Museum Tower’s glare

Museums get space shuttles for cheap

Neo-Confederates Freak Out About Ru Paul Museum Display

Milton gardeners helping museum

Titanic museum launched in Southampton, England

Weekly Jobs Listing

April 7, 2012 / Amanda Gustin / 0 Comments

Welcome to our weekly roundup of job listings. As always, jobs go up immediately on their own page.

Part-Time Guide [Gov. John Langdon House] Description: Historic New England seeks a seasonal part-time Guide for the Gov. John Langdon House (1784) in Portsmouth, NH. Guides will conduct tours, assist with daily museum operations including tour admissions, museum shop, bookkeeping, and opening an…
Director of Educational Programming [Gunston Hall] Assist with school tours, plan teacher’s programs, manage volunteers, implement educational programming for adults and children, coordinate special events, assist with training paid and volunteer guides, research and develop educational materials and broc…
Project Coordinator [Jane Clark Chermayeff & Associates] POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Project Coordinator Background Jane Clark Chermayeff & Associates (JCC&A) and Architectural Playground Equipment, Inc. (APE) are two firms under one roof, dedicated to learning and playing in the outdoors….
Education Programs Coordinator [Providence Children’s Museum] Education Programs Coordinator, Providence Children¹s Museum Position Opening: Education Programs Coordinator Providence Children¹s Museum’s mission is to inspire and celebrate learning through active play and exploration. The Museum opened to th…
Assistant Director for Interpretive Programming [Cincinnati Art Museum] Position: Assistant Director for Interpretive Programming**** ** ** Reports to: Director of Learning & Interpretation **** Date: March 2012**** ** ** **I. **Definition**** ** ** The Assistant Director fo…
Executive Director [Franklin County Historical and Museum Society] Historical Society Executive Director Franklin County Historical and Museum Society is searching for an energetic leader for a half-time position with flexible hours and potential for growth to full-time. The Society operates a museum and research li…
Public Programs Manager [The Wolfsonian] The Wolfsonian at Florida International University, a museum and research center located in the heart of historic south Miami Beach, seeks a Public Programs Manager to join its Education team. The Wolfsonian uses objects to reveal the persuasive powe…
Seasonal Positions [Nantucket Historical Association] Senior Interpreter The Nantucket Historical Association seeks an individual with supervisory and customer service experience for the position of Senior Interpreter. Senior Interpreters assist the Manager of Interpretation with the daily operations of the…

NEMA YEP Workshop: LAUGH: From the Trenches – 10 Things I Wish I Had Not Learned the Hard Way

April 5, 2012 / Amanda Gustin / 2 Comments

Today is the last day to register for the NEMA YEP workshop “LAUGH: From the Trenches – 10 Things I Wish I Had Not Learned the Hard Way.”

Here’s the description:

Thursday, April 12, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, http://maps.bpl.org/
Register at: http://nemanet.org/workshops/12YEP.htm

The wisdom of crowds is great, but how about learning from individuals who learned the hard way? This workshop will bring together a group of more experienced young and emerging museum professionals who will share the biggest lessons they have learned on the job thus far. Each panelist will cover ten lessons they have learned the hard way, from how to approach new problems, to discussing issues with Directors, how to work with difficult Board members and more. Ample time will be provided to ask these not-quite emerging, not-quite mid-career professions questions you have about the field. Amusement and laughter are also on the agenda, as learned lessons, despite the pain they may have brought on at the time, are entertaining in retrospect!

LAUGH Speakers:
Stacey Fraser-deHaan, House Manager, Wentworth-Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses Association,
Museum Educator, Ipswich Museum, and Program Coordinator, Haverhill Historical Society/Buttonwood Museums

Zerah Jakub, Visitor Services and Program Assistant, Old South Meeting House, and Graduate Student, Museum Studies, John Hopkins University

Amanda Kay Gustin, Researcher, The Mary Baker Eddy Library, and Graduate Student, History and Museum Studies, Tufts University

Melissa Higgins, Program Manager, Museum of Science

Phillippa Pitts, Gallery Instructor, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Web Content Specialist, The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Meg Winikates, Art & Nature Program Specialist, Peabody Essex Museum

Reasons you should sign up:

-it promises to be a ton of fun
the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center is brand spanking new and by all accounts, gorgeous
– who doesn’t want to hear about other people’s ridiculous mistakes and learn from them?
~~– your friendly neighborhood blog editor is speaking~~