Swedish America – in Sweden

Swedish America – in Sweden

Today’s around the globe post takes us to Småland, Sweden and the House of Emigrants. Here in America, there are many museums dedicated to the rich history of immigration, but this museum flips the viewpoint to that of a country where millions left for America. 

Free Workshop at USS Constitution Museum

Free Workshop at USS Constitution Museum

Join fellow museum and library professionals for an exciting day as experts from institutions around the country present their latest research on engaging families in libraries and museums. Learn how museums and libraries can work together and on their own to successfully train staff, design 

Flowers Through Facebook: Reuniting 5 of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”

Flowers Through Facebook: Reuniting 5 of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”

Can you think of a flower that better depicts a warm, late-summer afternoon than a sunflower? The curators of museums in Philadelphia, London, Amsterdam, Munich, and Tokyo didn’t think so this past Monday, August 14, when they decided to host a live social media event 

Paid Internships [Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT]

Paid Internships [Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT]

https://thewadsworth.org/about/opportunities/internship/ 

Rethinking Relevance

Rethinking Relevance

Be relevant. Is there a phrase we’ve recently heard more often than this one in the museum field? It’s tossed around a lot. So much so, in fact, that I’m getting kind of tired of it. But these past few months I’ve had multiple conversations