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It’s hard to get out of our bubbles. Sometimes we don’t want to. Or we don’t have time. Or maybe we just forget. We can get so comfortable in routine that we forget we’re even in a bubble. Hoping none of you are at that …

This week’s contribution comes from Laidy Saenz, who is a current Museum Studies Certificate Student at Tufts.  Incorporating Sensory Experiences in Historic House Museums Museums are incorporating new trends in display and exhibition methods to enhance the overall visitor experience. Some of these methods involve …

COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: University Loans Project Intern The University Loans (ULoans) project intern will assist with identification, photography, and physical inventory of artworks on loan to departments across Harvard University. Responsibilities:  The successful candidate will work directly with the Collections Administrator/Assistant Registrar and Collections …

This week’s contribution comes from Emma Cook, who is in her second year in the Masters of Museum Studies/History program, and  is the Collections Department Intern at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH.  In a transitional world, museums face the pressures to stay relevant to …

  This exhibition review comes from Max Metz, who is in his second year in the Masters of Museum Education program and is the Manager and Anne Larner Educator at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds of Historic Newton. To see more of Max’s contributions to …

AASLH Annual Meeting Scholarships Available:   Apply for a scholarship to attend the 2017 AASLH Annual Meeting. Scholarships are available for diverse attendees, employees of small museums, and new professionals in four states. AASLH Douglas Evelyn Scholarship for Diversity (2) AASLH Small Museum Scholarship (2-5) 2017 …