Shannon Foley is finishing up her Museum Studies certificate with this terrific internship way out on the left coast: My internship at the San Diego History Center starts next week. A large bulk of my internship will consist of me helping the museum create accessible …
I’m sure many of you have heard about the Month at a Museum program that the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago does. Last year was a big success, and they’re going ahead with a second program this year. I don’t know about the …
I know you’re all keeping busy this summer with internships, summer jobs, and beating the heat, but surely we all have some time for edifying reading, right?
The Stanford Social Innovation Review is a really great magazine with a great deal of application for museums. It focuses on just what it says – innovative ways to solve social problems. That can mean new delivery models for services, better nonprofit administration and governance, more creative funding sources, and a ton of other things.
The subscription is a bit pricey at $54.95 per year, but here’s the good news: you can log in via the Tufts network. Not only that, but their website is terrific, with lots of free content. Their blog has a wealth of thoughtful opinions about nonprofit administration – the kind that really makes sense and can make an impact, not the theoretical, airy kind. There are podcasts and book reviews.
There’s a lot to read there, but even sampling it and ad
Kristin Powers is finishing up her Museum Studies certificate with this fantastic internship: Kristin Powers is the Public Relations/Marketing and Exhibits intern at the Cambridge Historical Society. A graphic designer by trade, Kristin is working with the staff of CHS, housed in the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, …
From a NEMA bulletin; this one looks like a really interesting take on an issue (social media) that’s getting a lot of press lately. Campus Connection: Social Media as a Tool for Academic Engagement Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Montserrat College …
Welcome to our weekly Museums in the News roundup!
File This Under WTF: The Museum of Non-Visible Art
Exhibit turns up a mate for rare Civil War quilt
Arm museum guards to prevent looting, says professor
Wichita Art Museum birthday party draws a big crowd
Museum Of Celebrity Leftovers Collects Star-Touched Crumbs
Shuttle Program’s Next Trip: To The Museum
Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum hires ‘superstar’ as its No. 2 man