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Category: News & Updates
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
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.
NC Underwater Archaeology Branch seeking a Deputy State Archaeologist – Underwater
The NC Office of State Archaeology – Underwater Archaeology Branch is hiring. This is a senior archaeologist/supervisory position. Please share with faculty, staff, students, and alumni to get as broad a distribution as possible. The position closes September 24th at 5:00pm.
Applicants should be sure to include all relevant information in the application form (all degrees, certifications, qualifications, experience, etcetera). Better too much than not enough. Specifically identify and address KSAs in detail in the “Duties” section of every work experience possible.
Free access to ShipIndex.org for all over Labor Day weekend
I thought CAMM members might like to know that my vessel database, ShipIndex.org, will be fully and freely available to all users, without any required signup, through the Labor Day holiday weekend. From now through the end of Monday, September 2, anyone can search as much of ShipIndex.org as they would like, without needing to register.
CAMM members who want to promote maritime history research might find it useful to mention this resource on their websites, FB pages, or in an email blast to their members, as there’s no similar tool for doing comprehensive research on vessels.
I continue to offer on-site access for free to all CAMM institutions; if a CAMM member doesn’t have ShipIndex access set up for access by their employees and visitors yet, they should feel free to reach out to me so we can get it set up.
All the best,
Peter McC
Learn to Care For and Interpret Military Stories
Military Collections Camp
Workshop
October 22 – 24
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Save $50 When You Register by September 24
$300 AASLH Members / $425 Nonmembers (Register by September 24)
$350 AASLH Members / $475 Nonmembers (Register by October 15)
Do you have military artifacts in your museum collection but aren’t sure how to handle or talk about them? Do you want to put together new military interpretation or refresh older exhibits? This two-and-a-half-day workshop will focus on the care, conservation, and exhibition of military artifacts in museum collections and help you create great military interpretations no matter your budget or site type.
During the workshop, you’ll learn:
- The basic types of military artifacts common in American museum collections.
- How to properly identify and handle military artifacts.
- The current issues and trends in the preservation of military collections.
- How to ensure the safety of visitors, staff, and artifacts when exhibiting or storing military items.
- Explore the variety of issues related to exhibiting and storing military history collections.
- Become familiar with simple conservation procedures that are safe to perform and when to call a professional conservator.
This workshop is facilitated by Myers Brown, Executive Director of Belmont Mansion in Nashville, and Gordon Blaker, Director/Curator of the U.S. Army Artillery Museum at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Both facilitators have decades of experience caring for military collections and interpreting military stories.
Receive a 30% discount on the AASLH book Interpreting American Military History at Museums and Historic Sites at rowman.com when you register for the workshop.
Don’t Miss These Other Fall Workshops!
Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond: Virtual Workshop
October 30 – 31
Facilitator: Kristin Gallas
This workshop will discuss pedagogically sound and emotionally aware techniques for developing tours and programs on slavery, 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, you’ll 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. Register here.
Reimagining the Historic House Museum
November 12 in Dallas, Texas
November 14 in Houston, Texas
Facilitators: Ken Turino and Max van Balgooy
Learn how historic sites are using new models to engage with their communities to become more relevant, are adopting creative forms of interpretation and programming, and earning income to become more financially sustainable.
Register Now! InformationLiteracy.gov Training Webinars Sept. 4 and 5
Register Now! InformationLiteracy.gov Training Webinars on September 4 and 5, 2024
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, as part of its Information Literacy Initiative, will be hosting free InformationLiteracy.gov Training Webinars on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 3 p.m. ET, and Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 10 a.m. ET
The webinar will provide an overview of the trainings and resources available on InformationLiteracy.gov and how these tools can support information literacy needs in communities throughout the country.
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IMLS has developed a comprehensive website with information literacy resources and community engagement ideas, including:
- Checklist on how to recognize real vs. fake information online
- Comprehensive lesson plans and worksheets for library and museum professionals to facilitate in-person or virtual trainings
- Partnership engagement tip sheet on how to identify and engage partners at the local level
- Fact sheet on how to spot trustworthy information online
- Social media messages and graphics
- Flyers to promote digital, health, and financial literacy trainings in communities
The work of the Information Literacy Initiative is focused on helping confront the challenges faced by people of all ages of a lack of information literacy in many areas—from health and finance to civic engagement and public safety.
Mark your calendar. We hope you can join us for one of these sessions!
To attend Wednesday, September 4 at 3 p.m. ET, register here.
To attend Thursday, September 5 at 10 a.m. ET, register here.
For more information on the IMLS Information Literacy Initiative and to access resources, visit www.InformationLiteracy.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey jobs
NOAA Office of Coast Survey
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/806177000
Museum Specialist Job Posting at San Francisco Maritime
IMLS Maintains Commitment to Museums, Opens FY25 Grant Funding Cycle
IMLS Maintains Commitment to Museums, Opens FY25 Grant Funding Cycle
The primary source of federal funding for US museums and related organizations is now accepting applications to eight grant programs. Proposals to offer programming, manage collections, and enhance the workforce can be submitted through November 15, 2024.
Photo: Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New Studio ribbon cutting. Courtesy of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site
WASHINGTON, DC— The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for eight museum grant programs. Museums and related organizations across the United States are encouraged to apply to the programs below by November 15, 2024.
Supports projects that offer professional development to the current museum workforce and create opportunities to train and recruit future museum professionals
Supports small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public.
Builds the capacity of African American museums and supports the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums.
Build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities, and broadly advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino institutions.
Supports projects that use the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums of all types and sizes.
Supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public.
Support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the American public.
Support Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge.
To ensure a complete understanding of the programs’ policies and recommendations, applicants should review the Notices of Funding Opportunity carefully and make use of applicant resources.
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Notices of Funding Opportunity
Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) detail the requirements and benefits of each grant program. Applicants should reference them regularly. This year, NOFOs have been reformatted for ease of reading.
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Getting Started with IMLS Museum Grants
This recorded webinar provides an overview of each grant program and the application process. Similar videos, detailing the specificities of each program, will be available soon.
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LIVE Getting Started with IMLS Museum Grants
The Office of Museum Services will host a live webinar for potential applicants on September 9th. The event will include a Q&A period.
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Counseling Calls
IMLS staff members are available to help you decide which program is best suited for your project, and to answer general questions about the application and review process.
MLS FY 2025 Museum Services Funding Opportunities
IMLS FY 2025 Museum Services Funding Opportunities
Education and Engagement Toolkit for Associations
Opportunity
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), the nation’s primary source of federal funding for museum services.
As a valued stakeholder and IMLS partner in the museum field, we would like to ask for your help communicating these funding opportunities with your members and encouraging interested institutions to apply. Raising awareness of IMLS grant programs among potential applicants is one of our key agency priorities, and we appreciate your efforts to assist IMLS in achieving this goal
IMLS is accepting applications for eight grant programs, all due no later than November 15, 2024:
- 21st Century Museum Professionals Program – Advances the growth and development of a diverse workforce of museum professionals.
- Inspire! Grants for Small Museums - Supports small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public.
- Museum Grants for African American History and Culture - Designed to build the capacity of African American museums and support the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums.
- *NEW* Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture - Designed to build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities, and broadly advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino institutions.
- Museums Empowered - Supports projects that use the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums of all types and sizes.
- Museums for America - Supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public.
- National Leadership Grants for Museums - Support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the American public.
- Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services - Support federally-recognized tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge.
Here are a few ways to engage with IMLS and your communities:
Social Media Messages
We encourage you to follow IMLS on our social platforms: Facebook, LinkedIn, X/Twitter and Instagram, and reshare our reminders about each funding opportunity.
We also ask that you share information about IMLS museum grant programs and the accompanying informational webinars for each funding opportunity via your own social media channels, newsletters, etc. Sample messages are provided below for your use, and you can download the IMLS logo from our website to accompany these messages:
X/Twitter:
- FUNDING: @US_IMLS is accepting applications to 8 grant programs for museum services now through Nov. 15. Find out more at https://www.imls.gov/grants/
apply-grant/available-grants.
- Looking to fund a project that will increase your museum’s impact? Apply for an #IMLSgrant now through Nov. 15: https://www.imls.gov/grants/
apply-grant/available-grants.
Facebook and LinkedIn:
- FUNDING: @Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for eight museum grant programs. Museums and related organizations across the United States are encouraged to apply by November 15, 2024. https://www.imls.gov/grants/
apply-grant/available-grants
Instagram:
- FUNDING: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (@US_IMLS) is now accepting applications for eight museum grant programs. Museums and related organizations across the United States are encouraged to apply by November 15, 2024. Visit their website to learn more!
Newsletters
If your organization sends a newsletter to members, below is suggested copy to use through the grant deadline on November 15. You can edit this message to fit your newsletter’s style and standard word count, and you can download the IMLS logo from our website to accompany this message.
IMLS Museum Funding Opportunities Open Now through November 15, museums and related organizations across the U.S. are encouraged to apply to the eight grant funding opportunities provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the nation’s primary source of federal funding for museum services.
For more information and to access applicant webinars and sample applications, please see our latest announcement!
Additional Information
For more information, please contact Dorothy Peck, Communications Specialist at dpeck@imls.gov.
