Author: Christina Errico

CALL FOR ARTICLE IDEAS: Familiar Challenges/New Ideas

CALL FOR ARTICLE IDEAS: Familiar Challenges/New Ideas

Journal of Museum Education CALL FOR ARTICLE IDEAS: Familiar Challenges/New Ideas Have you and your colleagues experimented with something new—a program, a process, a collaboration, etc.—to solve a common problem that other museum educators face? The December 2017 issue of the Journal of Museum Education 

Upcoming Museum Studies Virtual Information Session

Upcoming Museum Studies Virtual Information Session

Are you interested in learning more about the Tufts University Museum Studies Program? Are you an alumni that knows someone who might be interested in learning more about the program? On Monday, February 27, 2017 at 12:30 pm EST, Program Director Cynthia Robinson will be 

New March Calendar!

New March Calendar!

Looking for something educational, fun, and festive to do this month? Events for March 2017 have been added to our calendar! Check them out to see what’s being offered at museums in the Greater Boston area for families, kids, and adults!

If you have events you would like to see posted on our monthly events calendar, please contact us here.

Professional Development Opportunities

Professional Development Opportunities

Professional development is an opportunity to network, hone your skills, and better yourself as a museum professional. Here is a collection of professional development opportunities offered by various professional associations that you may find of interest, in alphabetical order: The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) offers 

Decorative Arts Trust Scholarship

Decorative Arts Trust Scholarship

The Decorative Arts Trust is offering a scholarship to participate in its upcoming Study Trip Abroad to Scotland, June 7-16, 2017. This opportunity is available to graduate students and young professionals whose research focuses on European decorative arts, particularly of the British Isles. The tour 

Survey Update and New Blog Features!

Survey Update and New Blog Features!

For those of us in the Boston area, hopefully you are all enjoying this snowy day! First of all, thank you each and every one of you who took the time to complete the recent survey for the Blog. Each of your responses helps us understand what we’re doing well, what you as the reader want out of the blog, and how we can expand into new areas. That said, here are the results of the survey and what new things you can expect to see on the blog in the future:

  • Jobs Postings: The overwhelming majority of respondents indicated that jobs postings were the most important category of postings they want to see on the blog. As many of you also indicated that you would like to see the jobs postings categorized by region of the US, going forward the jobs postings will have jobs broken up by region within the posting.
  • New Post Series: Many of you indicated that you would like to see new and different post series on the Blog. You also noted that you would like to see more Museums in the News and Professional Development postings. These, as well as a new series called Museum Questions (where we address and discuss interesting and sometimes difficult questions we deal with as museum professionals), will be expanded and/or created in the near future. Keep an eye out!
  • Alumni Connections: To maintain our ties with the Tufts Museum Studies alumni out in the world, we’d like to begin doing periodic alumni interviews where we talk about life after grad school, your jobs, and advice for incoming students or emerging museum professionals. If you are an alumni and are interested in being interviewed, please email the blog at tufts.museum.blog@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you!

Again, thank you to all who responded to the survey and who read the blog weekly. We wouldn’t be here without you!