Western Museums Association Survey 2010

The Western Museums Association Survey 2010 is now live through January 12. All museum professionals in the western region are welcome to take this ten-minute survey. The data will be used to help us develop a new strategic vision for WMA.

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Call for Papers: Western Museums Association Annual Meeting, Fall 2010 in Portland!

The 2010 annual meeting just happens to coincide with WMA’s 75th anniversary. Participate by submitting a session proposal, nominating a person or an exhibit for an award, or by applying for a scholarship or donating to the auction. Click here to see details on the WMA site.

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Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives & Museums Newsletter

12-18-09 bulletin, .pdf

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Research Fellowships to Study Tribal Heritage

With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries is sponsoring a 26-month course of study that will introduce selected participants to methods and strategies for designing research projects, identifying sources, accessing and using American Indian materials in local, regional, and national collections, and producing a short documentary using the information collected. A maximum of 20 Research Fellows from across the nation will be selected through a competitive process. Stipend awards are available.

Application guidelines, forms, and a sample application may be downloaded from the front page of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries website at http://www.odl.state.ok.us/. Applications are due by 5 pm CST on February 1, 2010.

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Museums Alaska Has New Executive Director and Address

Allison Young McLain is the new Executive Director for Museums Alaska! The new address for the organization is:

Museums Alaska
PO Box 222713
Anchorage, Alaska 99522

The Museums Alaska cell phone # is 907-306-3409.
The fax number is currently unavailable but will be posted when service resumes.

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Emergency Response for Cultural Institutions Affected by Volcanic Ash

The American Institute for Conservation (AIC), the national association of conservation professionals, is offering free emergency response assistance to cultural organizations. Please help make sure that staff members of collecting institutions know to contact AIC-CERT when a disaster--hurricane, flooding, earthquake, fire--has damaged collections. View details (.pdf).

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