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March 20, 2013
By: Jim Tharp and Jim Lindheim
Outside the Neon Museum in Las Vegas perches the gigantic Silver Slipper that once adorned the Silver Slipper Casino. The story goes that Howard Hughes, having purchased the Desert Inn so that the owners wouldn’t throw him out, decided to also purchase the Silver Slipper Casino across the street so that he could remove the spinning silver slipper from his bedroom...
March 18, 2013
From: Jason B. Jones, Executive Director, Western Museums Association
WMA was a proud supporting Partner of the Fifth Annual Museums Advocacy Day – a two-day event February 25-26, 2013, in Washington, DC. While many working in the museum field know that museums play a key role in education, job creation, tourism, economic development and more, many elected officials are not fully aware. In...
March 14, 2013
Booth Registration Now Open for WMA 2013 in Salt Lake City!
Save with Super Early Bird Rates on a booth in the Exhibit Hall of WMA's 2013 Annual Meeting. Early registration fees for exhibitors begins at $825 (early registration also entitles companies to select their booth location). See the WMA 2013 Corporate Partnership Brochure for detailed information on exhibiting, advertising, and...
March 12, 2013
By: Leslie Madsen-Brooks
Since my arrival in the History department at Boise State University, a steady stream of history majors has passed through my office expressing an interest in museum work. Some are graduate students who already have committed to our Master of Applied Historical Research program (our public history degree), but most are upper-division undergraduates surveying their career...
Since my arrival in the History department at Boise State University, a steady stream of history majors has passed through my office expressing an interest in museum work. Some are graduate students who already have committed to our Master of Applied Historical Research program (our public history degree), but most are upper-division undergraduates surveying their career...
March 8, 2013
By: Adrienne McGraw
Imagine a truly sustainable museum…
It will be for everyone, whether in person, online, or to simply benefit from by its existence in the community
It will be self-aware and systems-aware
It will embrace institutional-wide values
It will lead by example and be trusted
It will possess beauty
It will excel at problem solving and be nimble
It will anticipate outcomes and...
Imagine a truly sustainable museum…
It will be for everyone, whether in person, online, or to simply benefit from by its existence in the community
It will be self-aware and systems-aware
It will embrace institutional-wide values
It will lead by example and be trusted
It will possess beauty
It will excel at problem solving and be nimble
It will anticipate outcomes and...
March 6, 2013
The Western Museums Association, in coordination with the American Alliance of Museums, is kicking off a campaign to increase participation in the Pledge of Excellence. The Western Region, currently has 194 museums that have signed the Pledge.
The Pledge of Excellence, the first step in the Continuum of Excellence, is a one-step, no-cost way to show that your museum is committed to standards...
The Pledge of Excellence, the first step in the Continuum of Excellence, is a one-step, no-cost way to show that your museum is committed to standards...
March 2, 2013
New Ideas in Green Exhibit Design
By Adam Mikos
Recently, I attended an exhibitSEED workshop, presented by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Established as a green and sustainable exhibition development resource, this two-year project is rolling out workshops in several cities across the U.S., starting with Portland.
Initially, exhibitSEED and their Green Exhibit Checklist were a...
By Adam Mikos
Recently, I attended an exhibitSEED workshop, presented by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Established as a green and sustainable exhibition development resource, this two-year project is rolling out workshops in several cities across the U.S., starting with Portland.
Initially, exhibitSEED and their Green Exhibit Checklist were a...
February 20, 2013
By James G. Leventhal
One of the author's favorite records.
Many years ago Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology encouraged the Western Museums Association to start exploring the use of Ted-like talks to enliven the Annual Meeting and to provide better year-round content on the then recently launched blog site westmuse and other outlets. Well, Stephanie, your wait is over!...soon.
At the fall...
One of the author's favorite records.
Many years ago Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology encouraged the Western Museums Association to start exploring the use of Ted-like talks to enliven the Annual Meeting and to provide better year-round content on the then recently launched blog site westmuse and other outlets. Well, Stephanie, your wait is over!...soon.
At the fall...
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