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Developing a fieldtrip program and want to find out what other museums are doing? Do you want to share a success story about that recent public program? Connect with other educators here.
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Dialogue with other administrators about best business practices, budgeting, human resources, fundraising, and more.
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From labels and security screws to interactives and visitors... this forum is the place to go to discuss exhibitions.
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Need pointers on how to work with the media? Or, want to share a successful Twitter campaign? Join the discussion here.
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Is your museum celebrating a major milestone? Are you opening a new exhibition soon and want your colleagues to know? Spread the news about your upcoming events or programs here.
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Welcome to the CA Museum Community online!
The California Association of Museums created this online community for individuals who work (or volunteer) in museums to share resources, explore trends affecting museums, network, and collaborate. We encourage you to:
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Becky Hawketts posted a discussionFREE Online workshops on Emergency Preparedness - May 28 and May 29
At the end of this month, BACC is launching our first two pilot webinars, Introduction to Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management for Disaster Preparedness. As a special MayDay promotion, we are offering both webinars completely FREE to the first 20 participants to register.For more details and how to register please visit the BACC workshop page HERE.We hope you can join us!See More
Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD liked Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD's blog post The Musical Instrument Museum Hosts The Recycled OrchestraTamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD's blog post was featuredThe Musical Instrument Museum Hosts The Recycled Orchestra
An oil-drum cello with tuning pegs of old spoons. A violin built from a glue canister, with strings tied carefully to the tines of a bent-up fork. A tin water-pipe clarinet, with bottle-cap keys. These, along with dented flutes and trumpets, and bright jerry-can banjos and guitars are some of the "recycled instruments" featured in a special exhibit at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix."The Mim," as it is locally known, houses a collection of over 15,000 musical instruments, from…See More
Kathleen Malia Clevenger posted a blog postEffectively Incorporating Digital Technology into Today’s Museums: Conversations from Session 7B “Technology: Blinded by the Light”, 2010 CAM Conference
(* Please note: this article was originally published as part of the CAM Fellows Program via the CAM Newsletter in 2010.)“The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human.”– John Naisbitt, author[1]In today’s “digital age” there is an explosion of new technology, literally at our fingertips, designed to make our lives better by keeping us engaged, connected and “plugged in”…See More
Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD posted a blog postThe Musical Instrument Museum Hosts The Recycled Orchestra
An oil-drum cello with tuning pegs of old spoons. A violin built from a glue canister, with strings tied carefully to the tines of a bent-up fork. A tin water-pipe clarinet, with bottle-cap keys. These, along with dented flutes and trumpets, and bright jerry-can banjos and guitars are some of the "recycled instruments" featured in a special exhibit at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix."The Mim," as it is locally known, houses a collection of over 15,000 musical instruments, from…See More
Jessica Rinaman replied to Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD's discussion Sustainability is Also Good for the Art! in the group Green Museums Initiative"Thanks for sharing, Tamsin. I love that this is an example of what a *small* museum can do! The building looks beautiful. I'm intrigued by the closing remarks about how museums are using creativity to certify difficult…"
Adrienne McGraw liked Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD's discussion Bush Center is First LEED Platinum Presidential Library
Sarah Groh posted a discussionWebinar: About California Museums and Personnel
Are you a CAM institutional member? Did you participate in the 2012 California Museums Financial and Salary Survey?CAM will host two informational webinars, "About California Museums and Personnel", for institutional members and survey participants to sample the data collected in this biennial survey on May 16th and May 17th. Learn more about the 2012 survey at www.calmuseums.org/2012surveyRegister for the webinar at …See More
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The Musical Instrument Museum Hosts The Recycled Orchestra
Posted by Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD on May 15, 2013 at 9:30am 0 Comments 1 Like
An oil-drum cello with tuning pegs of old spoons. A violin built from a glue canister, with strings tied carefully to the tines of a bent-up fork. A tin water-pipe clarinet, with bottle-cap keys. These, along with dented flutes and trumpets, and… Continue
From Labels to Photographs: Posting Collections Online at History San José
Posted by Kathleen Malia Clevenger on May 2, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
(* Please note: this article was originally published as part of the CAM Fellows Program via the CAM Newsletter in 2010.)
As the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close, many…
Continue “Consolidation and Unification”: State of the Art Collections Storage at the de Saisset Museum
Posted by Kathleen Malia Clevenger on April 27, 2013 at 9:54pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
(* Please note: this article was originally published as part of the CAM Fellows Program via the CAM Newsletter in 2010.)
Ten years ago, Santa Clara…
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Repurposing Spaces
Posted by Jason Adair on March 29, 2013 at 10:10am 4 Comments 2 Likes
After a year of hard work, we at the Placer County Museums just cut the ribbon on our new state-of-the-art Archives and Collections Facility. Our job in exhibits was to make the entryway a small museum. The big problem we needed to overcome was…
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A Three-dimensional Story
Posted by Jennifer Miller on March 19, 2013 at 3:30pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I sit at a table with the curator, designer, and developer. All of us are focused towards a corkboard filled with font types and color schemes. Our attention is on an image pinned to the center of the board. We first discuss the image with its…
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Five Lessons from Five+ Years of Advocacy Days
Posted by Ember Farber on January 3, 2013 at 4:10pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Five Lessons from Five+ Years of Advocacy Days
Here in Washington, the New Year brings the swearing-in of the 113th Congress - including over 90 members who are new to Congress or their…
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