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Museums in the News

October 8, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Not “news,” but don’t miss a TED talk with the director of the Met!

Here’s our weekly round-up of our favorite things that were said about museums this week: the good, the bad, and the really quite strange!

Conferences you should know about!

October 6, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Everyone’s talking aNEMA NEMA NEMA in the run up  to their conference this November, (and for good reason, it’s a great opportunity to meet and chat with the people who are coming up with ideas and moving the cogs in our regional museum community.) But it’s hardly the only conferences! I grabbed just three of the conferences I heard about this week and took a closer look:

 

MUSEUM NEXT (May 2013)

Europe’s biggest conference about the digital side of museums has issued an open call for papers (deadline November 1). While they  won’t fly you to Amsterdam, they will offer you free admission to the conference, and who doesn’t want to go to Amsterdam?! Also, for those of us on a grad school budget, this is still a great example of a robust website which you should be reading anyway with fantastic articles and even a number of their past conference sessions posted to Vimeo. Find out more: http://www.museumnext.org/conference/conference.html

 

 

HISTORIC HOUSES IN LOS ANGELES (November 6-9, 2012)

The Artifact, its Context, and their Narrative: Multidisciplinary Conservation in Historic House Museums.

This collaborative conference tours and examines the care of and potential for historic houses on the other coast. Two days of site visits and two days of lectures. Of course, we’re unsurprised that one of the keynote speakers is from Historic New England. It’s a great, really focused conference if you can make it. If you can’t, try scoping out the speaker and presentation list. If you’ve got a burning question about historic houses, think of this as a list of people who have really volunteered to be experts and spent time synthesizing an issue. Check out  the papers and sessions presented.  Find out more: https://www.uscarchitecture.com/demhist#demhist_topics

 

 

 

HUMANITIES CONFERENCE in Budapest (June 19-21, 2012)

Another daydream location, this conference is held annually around the world. BUT, even if Budapest is out of your price range, they do offer opportunities to present virtually or submit in absentia papers to their journal. (Call for papers deadline is November 12)  This is a great interdisciplinary conference, with online and on-site sessions, which examines new ways to teach and research across disciplines with speakers from around the world. Find out more: http://thehumanities.com/the-conference

 

What do you think? What other conferences are out there and how else can we get more from them?

Weekly Jobs Round-up!

October 5, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Welcome to our weekly roundup of new jobs. As always, they go up immediately on their own page. Happy hunting!

  • Coordinator of the Explainer Programs [The New York Botanical Garden] Coordinator of the Explainer Programs Education – Position Application Number: E-0071 Send Resumé Summary of Responsibilities  The Coordinator of the Explainer Programs develops and manages teen programs in the Everett Children’s Adventur…
  • Visitor Experience and Volunteer Manager [Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest] Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, located in Central Virginia, seeks a creative, hard-working individual to be our next Visitor Experience and Volunteer Manager.  Poplar Forest was Thomas Jefferson’s retreat home.  One of only two homes he designed …
  • Education Coordinator, Out of School Time Programs [The Museum of Science and Industry]Education Coordinator, Out of School Time Programs Department: Community Initiatives/Center for the Advancement of Science Education (CASE) Status: Full Time Overview The Museum of Science and Industry’s Community Initiatives provides programs…
  • Curatorial Assistant, Textile Arts [The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco] The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is seeking a Curatorial Assistant to work in The Caroline and H. McCoy Department of Textile Arts starting January 2, 2013. Under the supervision of the Curator of Textile Arts, the Curatorial Assistant provides supp…
  • Online Content Specialist [The Walters Art Museum] he Walters Art Museum as an immediate need to fill a part time position for an Online Content Specialist to support the Manager of Web and Social Media. Job responsibilities include making content and other critical updates to the Walters’ Website, comm…
  • Manager of Tours and Gallery Interpretation [Montclair Art Museum] Manager of Tours and Gallery Interpretation Working with and reporting to the Director of Education the newly created position of Manager of Tours and Gallery Interpretation will serve as a catalyst for connecting museum audiences to our exhibitions an…
  • Associate Registrar [The Montclair Art Museum] Associate Registrar Montclair Art Museum seeks full-time Associate Registrar. The Associate Registrar is essential to the thorough coordination of exhibitions and related loans, the safe handling and care of the permanent collection and loaned objects,…
  • Visitor Assistant [The New Museum of Contemporary Art] Visitor Assistant New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York NY) The New Museum is Manhattan’s first and only museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art.  Visitor Assistants are the front line staff of the Museum, creating the “fa…
  • Assistant Registrar [The Corcoran Gallery of Art] Job ID: 11071305 Position Title: Assistant Registrar Company Name: Corcoran Gallery of Art Job Function: Registrar/Collections Management Entry Level: No Location(s): Washington, Dist. Columbia, 20006, United S…
  • Development Assistant [The Montclair Art Museum] Development Assistant Montclair Art Museum (Montclair NJ) POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Development Assistant provides full-time administrative support to the professional fundraising staff in the Development Office.  The Development Assista…
  • Visitor Experience Coordinator [The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts] The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art (PAFA), America’s first school of fine arts and museum, is currently seeking applicants for the Visitor Experience Coordinator.  This position is primarily responsible for overseeing all areas of visitor service…
  • Collections Curator [The Blessed John Paul II Shrine] Job ID: 11034849 Position Title: Collections Curator Company Name: The Blessed John Paul II Shrine Job Function: Curator Entry Level: No Location(s): Washington, Dist. Columbia, United States P…
  • Historical Program Specialist [The Iowa Department for Cultural Affairs] Job Title HISTORICAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST Auto req ID 11430BR Location Polk County Department 259-Cultural Affairs Salary Minimum $45,864 Salary Maximum $69,867 Job Description Applications accepted only from candi…
  • Manager of Digital Imaging [The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts] The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) in Philadelphia seeks a Manager of Digital Imaging.  This position is responsible for providing essential support for the conservation staff through creating and managing critical conservat…
  • Curator of Fine Art [The Chemical Heritage Foundation] The Chemical Heritage Foundation seeks a full-time permanent Curator of Fine Art to be an energetic and collaborative member of its museum staff.  Reporting directly to the museum director, the Curator of Fine Art is responsible for overseeing the care, …
  • Director of Development [The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Art] The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (DCCA), a 35,000 square foot non-collecting art museum that displays changing exhibitions in its seven galleries, offers studio space to 26 artists, and presents award-winning in-house and community education …
  • Project Researcher [Providence Children’s Museum] We have an exciting opportunity at Providence Children’s Museum to learn more about how kids and their caregivers are thinking about play and learning in our museums and test methods of making their learning more visible. We are seeking a museum …
  • Camp and Curriculum Manager [Miami Children’s Museum] As part of its education mission, MCM intends to be a leader in the area of child development. MCM’s Camp and Curriculum Manager will develop innovative, object-based curriculum for and conduct or implement MCM’s camp programming and experiences …
  • Associate Director of Museum Experiences [Miami Children’s Museum] The Associate Director of Museum Experiences is responsible for the museum’s public programs and the management of educators, DFI’s and staff that interacts with the public. This position works closely with the COO and Executive Director to ensur…
  • Director of Education [Eudora Welty House] *To apply for this position online, please go to the Mississippi State Personnel Board at **www.mspb.ms.gov* <http://www.mspb.ms.gov>* and submit an e-application.   If you need more information about the application process please contact…
  • Coordinator of Adult Programs [The Jewish Museum] DATE: September 2012   DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION   TITLE: COORDINATOR OF ADULT PROGRAMS   SCHEDULE: FULL TIME   STATUS: NON-EXEMPT   REPORTS TO: MANAGER OF ADULT PROGRAMS   SUMMARY: The Coordin…

Museums in the News

October 1, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Here’s our weekly round-up of our favorite things that were said about museums this week: the good, the bad, and the really quite strange!

Baltimore museum could reclaim Renoir sold at flea market for $7
Irish Famine Museum Opening at Conn. University
Seattle Art Museum’s New Exhibit: Women Take Over
American Museum of Magic still a wonder to its director
A German Museum Restages the Seminal 1912 Exhibition That Made Modernism Cool
Einstein’s brain is now interactive iPad app
Museum offers ‘parental daycare’ for Justin Bieber fans

And an extra special congratulations to the Danforth Museum on their incredibly anonymous donation. They’re a museum who do excellent work, and deserve the rewards! Read more: Danforth Museum receives $500,000 gift

Happy Monday everyone!

Boston National EMP Workshop

October 1, 2012 / / 0 Comments

From the Boston EMPs. If you’re not on their mailing list, shoot an email to the address below.

On October 15th we will be hosting another National EMP workshop.  The workshop will be based on curriculum developed by AAM and presented by Dan Yaeger, the Executive Director of NEMA (New England Museum Association).  Dan will be speaking about Networking and Personal Branding. The workshop will take place at the Tufts University Art Gallery at 5:45pm.  The presentation will begin at 6pm and may last two hours depending on participation and questions.

Please meet in the gallery at 5:45pm.  We will then go down to a classroom space where the workshop will take place.  You can find directions to the galley on this website :http://artgallery.tufts.edu/plan/directionsParking.htm

These EMP Career Workshops are free to AAM members and require pre-registration via the AAM website.  In addition to registering on the AAM website, please email us at BostonEMPS@gmail.comas well.

The registration website is currently being created.  Please stay tuned for more details and a link.

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