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8/29/2019 UPDATE: The below information was provided to the museum advocacy community in March 2019. As of August 2019, the Governor has signed a budget that reinstates funding for the Alaska State Council on the Arts. The Governor's proposed budget does not include funding for…
Read more — Advocacy Alert: Alaska State Council on the ArtsThe following article waswritten by Alexandra Painter, recipient of a scholarship funded by the Donna Matthews Professional Development Fund to attend Museums Alaska's annual conference, held in Nome in 2018. In Marieke Van Damme’s conference Keynote “The Joy in our Work,” she addressed many issues…
Read more — 2018 Conference Reflections by Alexandra PainterThe Alaska State Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a directive to the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums to look into divesting itself of the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka, including the building and its collections, through sale. As members of the…
Read more — Advocacy Alert: Sheldon Jackson MuseumThe Museums Alaska Program Committee is excited to share this year's conference theme and call for proposals: CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION The museum field is currently engaging in critical conversations regarding how our institutions can evolve to become more equitable, inclusive, diverse,…
Read more — 2019 Conference Theme & Call For ProposalsAs we begin planning for our 2019 conference in Kodiak, take a moment to read the following article written by Amanda Lancaster, a recipient of a scholarship funded by the Donna Matthews Professional Development Fund to attend Museums Alaska's annual conference, held in Nome in…
Read more — 2018 Conference Reflections by Amanda LancasterThe following article was written by Margaret Greutert, a recipient of a scholarship funded by the Donna Matthews Professional Development Fund to attend Museums Alaska's annual conference, held in Nome in 2018. As a first-time conference attendee and recent transplant to Alaska from Washington State,…
Read more — Relationships at the 2018 Conference by Margaret GreutertEleven of Alaska’s collecting institutions, in seven communities from Ketchikan to Fairbanks, have been awarded $125,340 in grants. The awards will support the acquisition of artwork and collections care projects through two separate funds. The funds were created by Rasmuson Foundation and they are administered…
Read more — Grants Awarded to Eleven Alaskan MuseumsMuseums Alaska is committed to supporting Alaska's museums and recognizes this may be a challenging time for some after today's earthquake in southcentral Alaska. Our Board President, Molly Conley, has shared this message with the Alaska museum community: "I personally have a background in museum…
Read more — Alaska Earthquake Response