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Family and Youth Programs Intern Description: DeCordova’s Learning and Engagement Department seeks enthusiastic and motivated candidates pursuing art, museum, and/or education degrees or careers to develop and facilitate family and youth programming inspired by the art in the 30-acre Sculpture Park and the changing Museum …

Volunteer Fair Description: Heritage Museums & Gardens is hosting a Volunteer Fair on Saturday, March 12, from 10 am-1 pm in the Heald Center at Heritage. Volunteer opportunities are available in many departments, including education, administration, horticulture, and more. Volunteers are part of a unique …

Today’s “What We’re Reading” post comes to you from Ingrid Neuman, Tufts professor of the course Collections Care and Preservation and Conservator at the RISD Museum “The Custodians: How the Whitney is transforming the art of museum conservation”, The New Yorker, January 11, 2016 This article by …

DOCENT (VOLUNTEER) Description: The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital explores the hospital’s more than 200 years of history and the groundbreaking research happening here today. Volunteer docents greet visitors, lead tours, and demonstrate pieces of technology and …

We know how difficult it can be to keep up with current museum literature during your busy everyday life, particularly if you no longer have a syllabus to guide you. Our goal is to provide our readership with up-to-date information about a wide variety of topics that …

Today’s “What We’re Reading” post comes to you from Cynthia Robinson, director of the Tufts Museum Studies program. Many museums conduct professional development workshops for classroom teachers, but until now, most developed their own agendas, with little more than tradition to guide them. Recently, Alfredo …