Welcome to the museums in the news roundup. Deeply scientific – but not completely rational (interview with director of the Charles Hayden Planetarium) (Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts) Summoning the heavens: Malden man at helm of revamped planetarium (ditto) Hello out there: anyone want to …
For the art historians among us: the National Art Education Association. Here’s what the NAEA has to say about itself: Founded in 1947, The National Art Education Association is the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts educators. Members include elementary, middle and high …
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is live-blogging their analysis of President Obama’s proposed budget for next year. They’ll be updating throughout the day as they discuss areas of the budget that relate to historic preservation and public funding for the arts. If you want to do your own research, there’s an interactive breakdown of the budget on the White House website.
For those who have been following the buzz about the budget through other news sources, this budget is an attempt to drastically scale back federal spending in the face of an escalating deficit. Not twenty minutes ago on NPR I heard what seemed like a good summary of where it will go next: essentially, Democrats think it’s way over the top and Republicans think it doesn’t go far enough. Which is to say, this document is still due for a lot of debate and revision.
Either way things shape up, it probably doesn’t look good for federal funding for museums. We’ll be posting wrap-ups this week, as well as some interesting thinking about new business models for museums. The future isn’t looking so bright for the traditional public money dependence that got a lot of museums through the 20th century.
Welcome to our weekly museums in the news roundup! Restoration work begins on damaged Egyptian artifacts (Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt) Philly museum makes replicas for China mummies (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Followed by: China, Philly museum resolve dispute …
A few days ago we announced the NEMA spring workshop lined up, with special mini-workshops aimed directly at young and emerging museum professionals. Here’s more information on those workshops, the fun networking events taking place afterward, and how you can register. All information is courtesy …
Going with our specialization theme, here’s one for the aspiring exhibit designers out there: the National Association for Museum Exhibition.
NAME is actually sort of part of AAM; it describes itself as “one of the Standing Professional Committees of the American Association of Museums.”
For more from them:
Our mission
NAME seeks to enhance the cultural landscape by advancing the value and relevance of exhibitions through dialogue among individuals, museum leaders and the public. We promote excellence and best practices, identify trends and recent innovations, provide access to resources, promote professional development and cultivate leadership.
What we offer
NAME offers professional development opportunities through conference sessions and workshops at national and regional levels. We offer dialogue with exhibits colleagues through our professional journal Exhibitionist, other publications and this website. We offer networking through our Members Directory and social events. We are also the nationwide voice of the exhibits profession.
Who we represent
NAME represents over 800 museum staff and independent professionals. The membership includes designers, content developers, fabricators, evaluators, and others engaged in public programming and museums.
Because it’s part of AAM, if you’re already an AAM member, you can be a member of NAME. It’s that simple. There are some additional dues, which cover publications and a few other opportunities, but it’s only $25 for individuals and $15 for students.
NAME has one of the coolest professional journal names out there: The Exhibitionist. In keeping with that title, this is a great publication. Each issue is themed (last spring’s was about “Exhibition Frictions”) and then explores exhibitions or techniques that address that theme. Every article I’ve read – and you can read a lot of them, because many back issues are online – has been creative, thoughtful, and even if not directly useful or applicable to me at that moment, has given me something to think about. I would strongly urge spending some time reading through these articles.
They have a great collection of links to further resources, and a great lineup of awards and fellowships.
NAME makes a great case, in their comprehensive and creative thinking, for why everyone who works in museums should know about planning and producing an exhibition. So go check them out!