Heads up, everyone! The New England Museum Association’s fall conference will be held in Hartford, Connecticut from November 16-18. It promises to be a fascinating, fun time. The theme is “Museums in the Mirror: Reflecting Relevance in a Diverse Society.” For those of us who …
Welcome to our weekly roundup of museums in the news! Ukraine Is Building A Museum Dedicated To Pork Fat Jackson family talks about Michael, plans for park, museum Champaign teacher brings insight back from U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum End of state funding imperils UNLV’s Barrick …
I’ve been recently informed about some really great professional development resources put together by the AASLH’s Professional Development committee that you’ll want to check out.
Basic overview is here: Careers for History Professionals
There’s a good (though short) bibliography, some good thoughtful information about public history education, and some questions to consider about your career path.
They also link to a great white paper called Museum Careers: Fit, Readiness, and Development. Presumably since you’re part of the Tufts community you already have an idea about the fit – but this paper does a good idea of presenting the realities of the museum job world and making suggestions about a way forward. It’s also current to early 2011, so apropos for the current economic climate.
Welcome to a new guest poster, Zoe Salditch, who turned her Tufts internship into a full-time job at Rhizome! In this day and age, our cultural artifacts are increasingly born-digital. Your papers, for example, are no longer hand written, ink on paper objects but instead …
So sorry for the Hurricane Irene-related snafus over the weekend. The Museums in the News and Jobs Listing posts are now fully updated, so go check them out!
Welcome to our weekly roundup of museum news articles!
Improv Everywhere teams with Guggenheim Museum to encourage New Yorkers to “Say Something Nice”
Vt. museum to search for War of 1812 shipyard
BRIMS set to close doors permanently
“A Song for the Horse Nation” Gallops into Washington
Bulgaria Opening Museum Of Socialist Art
‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ exhibit whips up Hollywood and history
Financially struggling Garbage Museum closes its door
Microsoft Co-Founder’s Museum Forages Far and Wide for Digital Behemoths of Yore
Popular Edward Hopper show at Bowdoin museum makes good peg for Maine September getaway
Rhino Horns Put Europe’s Museums on Thieves’ Must-Visit List