After a little over two years, and 734 posts, I’m stepping down as the editor of the Tufts Museum Studies Blog. I graduated with my MA in History and Museum Studies in May 2012, and have been working on a succession plan since then. I’m …
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news articles about museums. Dallas museum to display artwork from JFK suite before his death Smithsonian Seeks to Remake Stodgy Image zaigas gailes birojs: zanis lipke memorial museum Museum reform in Milan sparks fears of “privatisation” Steel museum looks …
Shameless plug time! If you’re headed to NEMA, and you’re a Young or Emerging Professional, I have a suggestion for you. On Thursday night, if you don’t feel moved to purchase a ticket to go to a museum event (and they can be pricey, especially on a student budget!) come hang out at the Bluebird Restaurant in Burlington. It’s going to be great. I’m not just saying that because as a co-chair of the NEMA YEPs, I’m co-hosting this event along with Kate Laurel Burgess-McIntosh of Revitalizing Historic Sites Through Contemporary Art. Here are the details:
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Evening Dinner and Discussion: Thursday, November 8, Bluebird Restaurant
Open to all museum professionals at all levels;
recommended especially for Young and Emerging Museum Professionals
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The American Association for State and Local History has issued a call for proposals for its 2013 Annual Meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, and they’ve got a really terrific theme. Here’s what they have to say: Birmingham is a city which has reoriented its history, inspiring …
Kind of a slow week for museums in the news, but here’s a short roundup of interesting articles. 9/11 museum exhibits more than just a job for local firm Museum exhibit explores NYC’s forgotten borough In Depressed Athens, a Money Museum Tries to Turn the …
The Tufts Alumni organization is sponsoring a daylong tour of the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA, complete with a luncheon buffet at the Old Mill Restaurant. For the very affordable price of $39, you can meet at Dowling Hall, take a bus to Harvard, tour the museum, and get a great lunch.
For more details and registration info, check out the original announcement.