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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
In his short article “Resonance and Wonder,” Stephen Greenblatt explores two of the most central concepts that inform a museum-goer’s experience: resonance and wonder. While the article was written in 1990, the topic of resonance and wonder in museums is one that is still …
While there is no easy answer to this question, it brings up a topic that indeed should be addressed. Art museums can sometimes be intimidating to the general public, and consequently there seems to be a two-sided debate about who art museums should be for. …