By David Greenfield
Hello, my name is David and I’m addicted to stories. There, I’ve said it. Give me a good story and I am happy. Fiction, non-fiction in books, radio, theater, movies, comics, wherever found. The title of actor Corey Fischer’s one-man play Sometimes We Need a Story More Than Food is an apt description of me. Stories entertain, and educate us, providing a venue in which we can...
Technology
By: Alexandra Harris
The Book is Dead, Long Live the Book!
As 21st-century museum professionals, we recognize the need to expand access to our content using digital platforms. But what does that mean for us, beyond the labor of educating ourselves about e-books, apps, and mobile web, and implementing the technology? I’ve heard both the hype and the panic, and am choosing a measured approach;...
The Book is Dead, Long Live the Book!
As 21st-century museum professionals, we recognize the need to expand access to our content using digital platforms. But what does that mean for us, beyond the labor of educating ourselves about e-books, apps, and mobile web, and implementing the technology? I’ve heard both the hype and the panic, and am choosing a measured approach;...
Dave Asheim, Matthew Tedford, Jon Voss and others at the WMA sponsored network luncheon
By James G. Leventhal
Last Thursday, August 18th the Contemporary Jewish Museum welcomed 50 museum people from all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area -- from Golden Gate Park’s California Academy of Science to the Oakland Museum of California -- for a Network Lunch to talk about the use of new media to...
By James G. Leventhal
Last Thursday, August 18th the Contemporary Jewish Museum welcomed 50 museum people from all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area -- from Golden Gate Park’s California Academy of Science to the Oakland Museum of California -- for a Network Lunch to talk about the use of new media to...
by Lydia Johnson
One of the most challenging aspects of my work as a teacher has been helping students transition from school to career. As we all know, in our little corner of the non-profit world this transition can be a rough one. I often worry that my network isn’t big enough or open enough or deep enough to serve students adequately.
A couple of years ago, I asked students and colleagues...
Thanks to everyone who participated today... we had 20 attendees representing Portland, Seattle, Hawai'i, and Utah, plus Oakland, San Francisco, and San Diego. It was a really fun session, with some presentations mixed in with small group discussion and Q & A. Here are some quick moments... James Leventhal of the Contemporary Jewish Museum started us off with a fantastic overview of web 2.0...
By Stephanie Weaver
Need help with technology in your professional life? Still trying to figure out what Twitter is, or whether you should start a blog? Tech Lab is for you!
Tech Lab is designed to bring you friendly, low-key help throughout the first day of WMA. Stop by the Mt. St. Helens Room during the Tech Lab hours (9 AM to 5 PM), and one of our tech-savvy leaders can help you with your tech...
Need help with technology in your professional life? Still trying to figure out what Twitter is, or whether you should start a blog? Tech Lab is for you!
Tech Lab is designed to bring you friendly, low-key help throughout the first day of WMA. Stop by the Mt. St. Helens Room during the Tech Lab hours (9 AM to 5 PM), and one of our tech-savvy leaders can help you with your tech...
By James G. Leventhal
Not too long ago, museums didn't have email. Or websites. Or e-blasts. We've simply incorporated these new technologies as they've arrived. In many cases they've improved our work and made our professional lives easier. Really, it's not even that long ago that we didn't use direct mail and I remember when it was a question as to whether we'd accept credit card donations. ...
Not too long ago, museums didn't have email. Or websites. Or e-blasts. We've simply incorporated these new technologies as they've arrived. In many cases they've improved our work and made our professional lives easier. Really, it's not even that long ago that we didn't use direct mail and I remember when it was a question as to whether we'd accept credit card donations. ...
Congratulations to our colleagues in California, Nevada, and Washington who earned recognition for their outstanding achievements in museum media at AAM's 2010 Muse Awards last night.
The Asian Art Museum (San Francisco, CA) won the top award in the Public Relations and Development category for Raising Spirits.
"Raising Spirits takes our world-renowned collection "on the road" via a plasma...
The Asian Art Museum (San Francisco, CA) won the top award in the Public Relations and Development category for Raising Spirits.
"Raising Spirits takes our world-renowned collection "on the road" via a plasma...
By James G. Leventhal
Crowds Gathing at New De Young 2:49 a.m.
The San Francisco Bay Area has seen some extraordinary museum openings over the past several years. When the New de Young opened it did a 32-hour party and community celebration, starting a trend that was then picked up by the Contemporary Jewish Museum with Dawn in 2008 and now the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA).
"The newly...
Crowds Gathing at New De Young 2:49 a.m.
The San Francisco Bay Area has seen some extraordinary museum openings over the past several years. When the New de Young opened it did a 32-hour party and community celebration, starting a trend that was then picked up by the Contemporary Jewish Museum with Dawn in 2008 and now the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA).
"The newly...
By Lydia Johnson
I got an email from Stephanie Weaver last week:
Tech Talks are in! Monday, October 18 in Portland, Oregon.
Stephanie is coordinating The Tech Talks (formerly Tech Lab) at WMA's annual conference later this year, and asked me to participate. I live in Silicon Valley, so I see and hear about the cutting edge of technology every day. In fact, the business section in our local...
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