Posts Tagged ‘MAAM’
From the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums:
Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner has been selected by the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums as the recipient of its 2012 Katherine Coffey Award. Dr. Wagner is the executive director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation in Fayetteville, New York, a nationally recognized lecturer, author and performance interpreter of women’s rights in history. Read more.
From the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums:
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums is accepting nominations for the Katherine Coffey Award. The Coffey Award is given in recognition of achievement in the museum field and is MAAM’s highest honor. Nominations should include a letter that introduces the nominee and explains their contributions to the museum field, and must include the nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae. They are due by September 15, 2012 to the committee chair:
Coffey Award Committee Chair
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW • Suite 500 East
Washington, DC 20007
The Katherine Coffey Award will be presented at the MAAM Annual Meeting, Building Audiences, Visitor Engagement: A Foundation for Our Future, in Tarrytown, New York, October 7-9, 2012.
From the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums:
Registration is now open for the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums’ 2012 Building Audiences, Visitor Engagement: A Foundation for our Future. The annual meeting will be held October 7-9, 2012, in Tarrytown, New York, just 23 miles north of New York City. In addition to being an arena for the exchange of ideas and best practices, Building Audiences provides members with the opportunity to meet one another and build their professional network, while touring world-class museums in the region.
MAAM is also accepting nominations for the Katherine Coffey Award, which is awarded to an outstanding museum professional in the Mid-Atlantic region. Nominees should have worked as a paid museum professional for at least 10 years in a principal position. The nominee should also have been employed in the Mid-Atlantic region during the period of principal contribution for which the award is being given. The deadline for nomination has been extended to September 1, 2012.
The Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) is organizing an exhibit hall during the conference at the Double Tree Hotel. Exhibit registration is available here.
From the Mid-Atlantic Associations of Museums:
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums awarded the 4th annual “Buildy” Award to the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens‘ Tropical Forest Conservatory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to the MAAM website, the “Buildy” award “recognizes the most outstanding recent museum construction project” and is intended to “increase awareness within the field, and by the public at large, of the value of museums and the need for their ongoing rehabilitation and expansion to serve future generations.”
The design team responsible for the Phipps redesign, was credited with reconsidering “how a conservatory or greenhouse uses 21st Century technologies.” The innovative design (scroll about halfway down for details specific to the TFC) allows for reduced winter heating costs and eliminated summer cooling costs.
The project is the work of a large interdisciplinary design and Construction team that includes IKM Inc., Architect; Turner Construction, General Contractor; FTC&H, MEP Engineers; MTR, Landscape Architects, CLR, Exhibit Design, Montgomery Smith Inc., Greenhouse Consultant; Indevco, Owners Representative.
The “Buildy” was presented at the 2012 Building Museums Symposium, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Read more about the Phipps Conservatory’s sustainable projects here.
A list of previous winners of the Buildy Awards are available here.
From the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums:
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums announced a new benefit for its members. Members now have access to an on-demand service, “Cornerstone Calls: MAAM On Demand.” Billed as “highly-focused, timely, and cost effective,” the one hour topical forums focus on key issues facing museums and museum professionals. The sessions are conducted over the telephone and operate in a conference panel format with interaction between panelists and participants. ”Cornerstone Calls” are offered free to existing MAAM members, but require an RSVP in advance.
There are two upcoming “Cornerstone Calls,” What’s Your Strategy?: The NEW ‘How To’s’ of Social Media on Thursday, May 10th at 3:00 p.m. and What Employers Want: Selling Yourself in a Tough Job Market on Wednesday, June 6th at 3:00 p.m. More information on the panelists and registration below:
What’s Your Strategy?
The NEW “How To’s” of Social Media
Thursday, May 10th @ 3:00 PM
Panelists: Sarah Sulick (PublicRelations & Social Media Manager, Smithsonian Institution) and Sarah Banks(Audience Engagement Specialist, Smithsonian Institution). This session will include a general overview of three major platforms (Facebook, Twitter and blogs) and insight into new upstart Pinterest. Included will be examples of how the National Museum of Natural History has been successful developing a social media campaign. Links to the Smithsonian’s social media policies and best practice documents will be provided to participants. This session will be conducted over the telephone and is free for existing MAAM members. To register please contact Jennifer Bank at admin@midatlanticmuseums.org
What Employers Want
Selling Yourself in a Tough Job Market
Wednesday, June 6th @ 3:00 PM
Panelists: Nancy Schnitzerling (Director of Human Resources, Liberty Science Center), Michael Gibbons (Executive Director, Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, Inc.), Brenda Reigle (Western Division Chief, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission ), Barbara Bartlett (Director, Lorenzo State Historic Site), Heather Stivison (Executive Director, Stickley Museum).
The job market for aspiring museum professionals is tougher than ever. This one hour forum will offer insight into what current museum executives and HR managers are looking for in new applicants. This session will be conducted over the telephone and is free for existing MAAM members. To register please
contact Jennifer Bank at admin@midatlanticmuseums.org
The Mid-Atlantic Associations of Museums has issued a call for sessions for its annual symposium. Building Museums® 2012 will feature program content that reflects museums of various sizes, disciplines, budgets, collections-orientation, and scope of building projects. Projects of all sizes and budgets are sought and can include: new facilities, preservation, renovation, disaster recovery, and expansion of existing buildings.
The program is organized under three overarching themes: Vision and Early Planning, Implementation of Projects, and Life After Opening…Measuring your Success. The 2012 conference planners welcome case studies of completed projects or those underway; the first person stories of museum leaders and staff engaged in building projects; red flags and creative solutions in planning and implementation; reflections on dealing with life after opening and the realities of surviving in a stressed economy.
Organizers are seeking proposals that address these themes under four topics: Leadership, Financing/Fundraising, Collections and Programs, and Design and Construction. Three session formats are available to presenters, 90 minute panel presentations, 2.5 hour hands-on workshops and 1 hour Ask the Expert roundtables. More information on submission requirements and to download the submission form, click here.
Deadline for submissions is November 15, 2011.
The 8th Annual Symposium will be held March 4-6, 2012 in Philadelphia.
By PDGACO payday loans