Museums are in trouble. That’s not news to anyone in the field right now. We need big ideas to take us forward into this next century – we need to reimagine what we’re doing, and why, and how. Your guess is as good as mine …
Couldn’t make it to the NEMA fall conference? Missed the panel you were dying to see? For the first time ever, NEMA has taped several sessions and provided them free of charge on their website for download. Run, don’t walk, and listen to all of …
Following up on those essential skills from Museos Unite, here’s an opportunity to get some free management training.
Project Management Webinars from Boston University
Upcoming webinars are listed at the top, but scroll down for other titles. A few to highlight:
What You Must Know About Stakeholder Management
Strategies for Managing Change: Managing People in a Changing Environment
The Image Permanence Institute, an NEH-funded organization based out of the Rochester Institute of Technology, is hosting a series of free webinars addressing a variety of conservation issues. The next webinar, “Managing the Storage Environment in the Southeast Region,” is on December 15th, from 2:00 …
Are you interested in disaster management? Even if you’re not, this is a terrific opportunity to get some free training and a very useful line on your resume. FEMA, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, runs a series of disaster management courses called ICS – …
Courtesy of the Boston Emerging Museum Professionals, here’s a link to futurist Gary Golden’s recent webinar with AAM:
Gary Golden on the Future of Museums
Lots to think about there. For a reaction/review blog post, check out Guzel DuChateau at the Emerging Museum Professionals blog, here.
PS – Are you following the Boston Emerging Museum Professionals on Twitter and Facebook? If not, then you definitely should be! You should also sign up for their mailing list by emailing BostonEMPS[at]gmail[dot]com.
PPS – How does one become a trained futurist, anyway? Inquiring minds want to know.