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Month: March 2012 (Page 4 of 4)

Tufts Museum Studies Open House

If you are interested in the Tufts Museum Studies graduate program, make sure to attend the open house coming up this Wednesday, March 7 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

It promises to be a fun, informative talk, and I’m not just saying that because I’m one of the presenters. Come visit even if you’ve already applied to the program, as you’ll be able to meet professors, hear overviews of courses you can take, and meet current students and recent graduates.

RSVP online here, and email Angela Foss with any questions.

Museums in the News

Welcome to our weekly roundup of news articles about museums.

Army history museum shows off remodel

Celebrating 10 years with 6 Museum School Instructors

Grimshaw Breaks Ground on the Miami Science Museum Which Will Be Its Own Living Exhibit

Bellevue’s Museum of Doll Art shuts for good on Thursday

Syfy Bringing ‘Igniters’ Campaign to the Museum of Natural History

Debt-ridden US National Slavery Museum to present reorganization plan in Virginia courtroom

Museum urges Frederick, Md., merchants to use Civil War ties to draw tourist business

House of the Day: Museum-Turned-Mansion in Savannah

Wang Shu’s Powerful Ningbo History Museum is Made of Rubble

London 2012: Olympics museum plans unveiled

Turkey Bans Loans to Museums in New York and London

Museum loses tax break A taxing situation for museum

Weekly Jobs Listing

Every week on Saturday, we round up the most recent jobs we’ve posted here on the job announcements page. If you’re really on top of that job search, however, keep checking that separate page as announcements go up there immediately.

  • Intern [Dedham Historical Society]Intern The Dedham Historical Society is seeking a part-time temporary intern to transfer collections data from various paper documents into PastPerfect 5.0. The intern will review the existing data; reconcile it with collections objects as much as p…
  • Paid Summer Internships [Highfield Hall]Summer Internship: Environmental Education Highfield Hall in Falmouth seeks a summer intern with environmental education expertise to assist the Education Coordinator in developing and teaching nature-based activities for Highfield’s new summer ca…
  • Curator of American Art [Peabody Essex Museum]The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, MA, is entering a new era. In conjunction with a remarkable capital campaign and an upcoming expansion, PEM seeks an exceptional candidate to create and lead a distinctive program in American art. Museum Sea…
  • Associate Museum Educator for Studio Programs [Metropolitan Museum of Art]ASSOCIATE MUSEUM EDUCATOR FOR STUDIO PROGRAMS Education Department The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s finest museums, is seeking an Associate Museum Educator for Studio Programs in the Education Dep…
  • Executive Director [Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips Academy]Museum Search & Reference announces the national search for the Director of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. Phillips Academy, Andover, seeks a full-time Director of the R. S. Peabody Museum of …
  • Director of Education [Broad Art Museum]Director of Education, Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University Director of Education The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum seeks a dynamic and forward-thinking Director of Education who will provide long and short-range planning for all exhib…
  • Catalog Volunteer [Kingston Historic Museum]Kingston Historic Museum seeks catalog volunteer. Kingston, NH 03848 The Kingston Historic Museum is a purely volunteer run organization. It houses an extensive collection of artifacts, documents, and photographs. Much of these items are not catalo…
  • Panorama Fellow [Dyer Library and Saco Museum]The Dyer Library and Saco Museum seek a Fellow to assist with the exhibition and presentation of the Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress from June through November of 2012. This is a temporary, part-time position with a salary of $7,260 for 22 we…
  • Education Coordinator [Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation]EDUCATION COORDINATOR FOR WORLD-RENOWNED MUSEUM The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is seeking an Education Coordinator. As a member of the Education Department, the Education Coordinator will provide administrative support for the department …

The Museum Never Sleeps

This was going to go into our museums in the news roundup, but it’s too cool not to get its own post.

John Kannenberg, audio artist, has sampled the daily and ambient sounds Kelsey Museum of Archaeology in Ann Arbor, Michigan along with a number of other museums around the world.

Check it out. It’s a really neat exercise in sound and expectation and the presence of a museum.

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