Should art museums be for everyone? Yes. But can they be for everyone? Not yet.

Should art museums be for everyone? Yes. But can they be for everyone? Not yet.

This Week’s Post Comes from Kelsey Petersen, a First Year MA student in the Art History and Museum Studies program.  Should art museums be for everyone? Yes. But can they be for everyone? Not yet. Although many museums promote themselves as institutions open to all, not everyone 

Weekly Jobs Roundup!

Weekly Jobs Roundup!

Here’s our weekly roundup of new jobs. Happy hunting! New England Education Program Assistant [Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA] Historical Role Player [Strawberry Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH] Adult ESL Instructor [The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA] Public Programs Coordinator [EMK Institute for the United States 

Paid Tech Studio Intern [Museum of Science, Boston, MA]

Paid Tech Studio Intern [Museum of Science, Boston, MA]

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Tech Studio develops and facilitates staffed programs for visitors introducing them to the engineering design process, computational thinking, and “maker” skills and processes. Through hands-on activities and design challenges, visitors have the opportunity to think like engineers and innovators and explore how their 

NEMA Session Review: Leading From All Levels: What You Can Do for Social Justice

NEMA Session Review: Leading From All Levels: What You Can Do for Social Justice

This week’s post comes from Sarah Coulter, a first year student in the Museum Education M.A. program at Tufts.  During the 99th Annual New England Museum Association Conference, I attended a session that facilitated deep thinking and reflection on how museum professionals can bring the 

Coordinator of School Partnerships and Teacher Programs [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA]

Coordinator of School Partnerships and Teacher Programs [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA]

The Coordinator of School Partnerships and Teacher Programs will have the opportunity to help build and foster relationships with schools, teachers, students and their families by connecting them with the MFA’s global art collection and the education and enrichment possibilities that it can support through partnerships, workshops, 

Decolonizing Museums Session at NEMA

Decolonizing Museums Session at NEMA

This post comes to us from Danielle Bennett, a first-year student in the History and Museum Studies Master’s program.  At the 99th Annual New England Museum Association Conference held in Falmouth, I attended a session that was so in demand people were sitting in the