Announcements
2013 Art Acquisition Fund is launched
Thanks to generous support from Rasmuson Foundation, Museums Alaska will have $265,000 to award to museums and culture centers this year, so be sure to make your application soon! The process is simple and our project administrator, Mike Hawfield, is standing by to help, if you need it. This year’s Art Acquisition Fund has an […]
Job Opportunity: Curator of Public Programs
Applications for this Juneau-Douglas City Museum position are due May 21. Click below for position announcement: Curator of Public Programs
FREE Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Interpretive Training
This free interpretive training is taking place in Seward on May 21, 8:00-5:30. All training sessions will be held at the National Park Service, Legends Building on the corner of Washington St. and 5th Ave in Seward and is sponsored by the National Park Service. The day-long training is being geared specifically for small museums […]
Submit photos for Museum Snapshot Day 2013!
Remember last year when we all took photos of our museums on a particular day and Museums Alaska put them up on their website for International Museum Day? Wasn’t that fun? Well it’s that time again! Get your cameras out and start snapping pictures. The official Alaska Museum Snapshot day is this Saturday April 20th. […]
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Call for articles!
Calling all Alaska museums and cultural centers! Please submit your articles, news, and personnel announcements by April 15 for the spring issue of Museums Alaska’s Network. This issue will be published prior to International Museum Day in May, so you may want to include any events or celebrations planned. Need inspiration? Check out some back […]
Advocacy Update!
PUBLIC TESTIMONY OPPORTUNITY! Don’t miss your chance to advocate for museums this week! Take 2 minutes and participate in the hearings Tuesday or Wednesday March 5-6 (depending on your community) to tell the House Finance Committee that you support museum funding in the operating budget. A schedule is below – just show up at your […]
Key Ingredients – Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Available
The Alaska Humanities Forum is bringing the Smithsonian traveling exhibit, Key Ingredients: America by Food, to Alaska in spring 2014. They are looking for communities/organizations across the state who would be willing to host the exhibit. Application -deadline April 1, 2013 More information – Museums on Main Street Contact Susy Buchanan, Regrants Program Director, Alaska […]
Final Call for Sessions – MA 2013 Conference
The Museums Alaska Program Committee has recommended the following theme and keynote speaker for the 2013 MA Conference: Collaborations: Coming Together for Museums Keynote: Michael Gates Michael is a trained archaeologist, conservator, and calls himself a History Hunter. He has published 3 books: Gold at Forty-Mile Creek, History Hunting, and Dalton’s Gold Rush Trail. He […]
Job opportunity: Curator of Collections and Exhibits
The Sitka Historical Society and Museum is seeking a Curator of Collections and Exhibits. Applications due March 1, 2013. Announcement and Position Description Contact: Tel: 907-747-6455 Fax: 907-747-6588 Website Email
