Welcome to our weekly roundup of museums in the news! Vt.’s Shelburne Museum hosts circus-palooza Anacostia Community Museum Attempts Record-Breaking Ring Shout At MoMA, A Blog Becomes a Show Conan O’Brien Unveils ‘The Museum Of Conan Art’ At San Diego Comic-Con Day Tripper: Museum Without …
Some thoughtful reading for you going into the weekend. Blue Avocado is a very thoughtful newsletter/magazine/blog dedicated to solving issues in nonprofits. They tend to focus on “community organizations” but their advice is practical, timely, and spot-on for museums as well. Enjoy, and hopefully you …
Shannon Foley is finishing up her Museum Studies certificate with this terrific internship way out on the left coast:
My internship at the San Diego History Center starts next week. A large bulk of my internship will consist of me helping the museum create accessible tours and programs for disabled visitors. I will also be helping out with the ‘School in the Park’ program that brings underserved school communities into the museum for hands-on learning. Additionally I will also be doing some work with the local Girl Scouts troops. I am so excited to start! I am looking forward to learning more about California history and experiencing a West Coast museum.
It sounds like a blast, and almost makes up for her leaving us behind for sunnier climes.
I’m sure many of you have heard about the Month at a Museum program that the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago does. Last year was a big success, and they’re going ahead with a second program this year. I don’t know about the …
I know you’re all keeping busy this summer with internships, summer jobs, and beating the heat, but surely we all have some time for edifying reading, right? The Stanford Social Innovation Review is a really great magazine with a great deal of application for museums. …
Kristin Powers is finishing up her Museum Studies certificate with this fantastic internship:
Kristin Powers is the Public Relations/Marketing and Exhibits intern at the Cambridge Historical Society. A graphic designer by trade, Kristin is working with the staff of CHS, housed in the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, a 17th and 18th century Tory mansion, to get the society on the map as a tourism destination, and a bigger presence in the Cambridge Discovery Days. Kristin is creating websites and brochures for new tours, such as a history of candy-making in Cambridge, using social media to promote events put on by the society, and planning and designing a small exhibit for Photo Archive Days. In addition, Kristin is working on an corporate identity manual, long-term media campaign, and helping the assistant director redesign the CHS website.