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Futre of Museums Summit – AAM Virtual Event

THE FULL PROGRAM IS OUT NOW

Culture wars, artificial intelligence, the loneliness crisis, and climate change all have the potential to radically impact the museum field for decades to come.

How do you address these issues right now? What skills, strategies, and ways of working will your museum need to thrive amidst volatility?

Join hundreds of museum professionals to learn how to harness the power of AI, manage through turbulent times, inspire climate action, and combat loneliness.

Browse a few of the sessions below and register today!

FULL PROGRAM

AASLH Online Courses Open for Registration

Registration is open for the Winter Session of AASLH’s Online Courses.

 

Courses are between four and eight weeks long and are designed to fit into your busy schedule. Through readings, presentations, assignments, and discussions, you’ll learn new skills from an experienced instructor and connect with other students through online forums.

 

Register now! Online Courses almost always fill before the registration deadline.

 

AASLH members save $100 on course registration. Become a member.

 

Special Session! 
Collections Management 100: Collection Development*: This is the first of a two-part course that will help you develop or revise a Collections Management Policy and learn the necessary skills to become an ethical and organized collecting institution. Registration closes October 14. Register here.

 

Winter Online Courses 
Registration Closes January 6, 2025 

 

Introduction to Financial Management*: Designed for staff and volunteers of all abilities and organizations of all sizes, this course provides an accessible, clear, and even fun introduction to the financial concepts of running a history organization. Register here.

 

Project Management for History Professionals: Learn introductory aspects of Project Management that can be applied to history organizations for everything from exhibit design to collections inventories and apply the course content in real time to a project of your own. Register here.

 

Best Practices for Inclusive Workspaces: Learn a road map for business development and implementation strategies of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. You’ll also learn how to develop benchmarks to measure your success. Register here.

 

Basics of Archives: Learn the core aspects of managing and protecting historical records collections, using appropriate principles and best practices. This course is designed for those with little to no experience managing document archives, but can also be a great refresher for those currently doing this work. Register here.

 

Developing Exhibitions: Planning and Design*: Develop an exhibition and create a design package. Participants will decide what their exhibit will be about and why, identify its storyline ideas and organizing concepts, develop a budget, and decide on its look and feel. Register here.

 

Collections Management 200: Stewardship and Public Access*: This course reviews the methods and considerations for providing internal and external access to collections. You’ll continue to develop or revise the Collections Management Policy started in Collections Management 100. Register here.

 

* Small Museum Pro! 
Small Museum Pro! is a professional certificate program for history practitioners who work or would like to work in small history organizations. It provides practical guidance and education on a variety of topics. To receive a certificate, applicants must complete and pass five courses from the program. Learn more about SMP!

AAM Annual Meeting Call for Proposals

2025 AAM ANNUAL MEETING & MUSEUMEXPO

MAY 6-9, 2025 • LOS ANGELES

THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS IS NOW OPEN

Take the stage at the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Los Angeles May 6-9. The AAM 2025 call for proposals is now open!

Submit your best proposal by learning more about the 2025 theme, Museums & Trust, as well as the session tracks and formats, and tips for how to craft a great proposal.

Assistant Professor of Naval and Military History – US Naval Academy

Assistant Professor of Naval and Military History

LOCATION:

United States Naval Academy, History Department, Annapolis, Maryland, USA

APPLICATION TIMELINE:

Application review will begin on October 15, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The USNA History Department invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor (Naval and Military History) position to begin as early as July 2025. The position is open to all candidates who have attained a Ph.D. degree in history or a closely related field, as well as advanced doctoral students who expect to be granted their Ph.D. no later than June 2025. Specialization within this subfield is open but the committee welcomes applicants with expertise in 20th-century U.S. Navy and Marine Corps history, broadly defined.

https://www.usna.edu/HRO/jobinfo/Tenure-track-History-AY25.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawFebB9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTAlni4oIx7nFTqFF8H0Mc8nB177DKHfXd3Btim4c07IrA09F_W6b11mcA_aem_19RmlYdcdILQsSFyZBsIWA&sfnsn=mo

HIRING – Education and Outreach Specialist for Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary

The position is for the Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary Education and Outreach Coordinator to be located in La Plata, Maryland.

 

link:

https://www.usajobs.gov/search/results/?k=NOS%20ONMS-24-12539741-DE

 

As an Education and Outreach Specialist, the individual will perform the following duties:

– Serve as Sanctuary Education and Outreach Coordinator for all formal (K-12 and post-secondary) and informal education for students, teachers, and partner educators/communicators. Develop, coordinate, conduct, and evaluate sanctuary education and outreach materials and programs, including curricula and teacher professional development workshops.
– Collaborate to include under-represented communities, rural schools, and tribal communities adjacent to the sanctuary to develop place-based education opportunities. Use the sanctuary and local watershed as a “living laboratory” for educational experiences and application of classroom instruction. Coordinate and implement NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Ocean Guardian, B-WET and related programs for these purposes.
– Coordinate, conduct, and evaluate public outreach events consistent with sanctuary management; develop materials, coordinate logistics and support communication and engagement strategies. Coordinate training of volunteers and ensure compliance with Agency policy. Coordinate all sanctuary advisory council operations and activities consistent with national policy and in support of sanctuary management objectives. Assist to develop and implement advisory council charter, membership, and working groups and related activities. Support meeting operations, logistics, and communications. Facilitate member engagement and connection to member constituencies.

IMLS Grant Application Resources

IMLS Grant Application Resources

Tools for completing your application

Museums and related organizations across the United States have eight opportunities in the coming months to apply for grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). All applications must be completed by November 15, 2024. To assist in the application process, we would like to share the resources below.


LIVE Getting Started with IMLS Museum Grants Webinar

Attend our live, virtual Getting Started webinar on September 9th at 3:00 PM ET. The event will provide an overview of each program and the application process. There will also be a Q&A with IMLS staff.

Register

Recorded Program Webinars

Already know which grant program you’re interested in? Watch the program-specific webinar for an in-depth look at its requirements and benefits.

Watch

One on One Consultations with IMLS Staff

Are you a first-time applicant and could use some help in understanding the application process? Use the scheduling link below to find a time for a counseling call and have your questions answered.

Schedule

AASLH – Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond

Virtual Workshop 
Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond 
October 30 – 31 
$175 AASLH Members / $200 Nonmembers 
10% Discount for STEPS Participants 

 

REGISTER HERE  |  BECOME A MEMBER

The upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding is an opportunity for museums and historic sites with stories of slavery to create programs that explore our collective history. The workshop will discuss pedagogically sound and emotionally aware techniques for developing tours and programs, as well as strategies for training and caring for staff. Using the themes from AASLH’s Making History at 250: The Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial, we will explore ways to broaden visitors’ understanding of slavery and enslaved people’s lives during the Revolutionary Era, and the legacies of slavery that exist in our society today.

This two-day virtual workshop will meet from1 – 5 p.m. Eastern each day.

The workshop is facilitated by Kristin Gallas, Principal of Muse Consulting. Gallas is the co-editor, with James DeWolf Perry, of Interpreting Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites, and author of Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens at Museums and Historic Sites. Both books are published by AASLH.

Register for this workshop and receive a 30% discount on Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens at Museums and Historic Sites at rowman.com with a promo code in your confirmation email.

REGISTER HERE  |  BECOME A MEMBER

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