the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
It's #MuseumSelfie Day! Did you know? The times they have a-changed since I started working in museums 20 or so years ago. Back then, "No Photography" signs were the norm (copyright and preservation issues). Then came the "No Flash Photography" signs (preservation issues). Now many museums have abandoned the signs altogether and are holding Instameets… Continue reading #MuseumSelfieDay
As 2017 starts afresh, many of us are in the position of tallying, tabulating, and filling out end of year reports for 2016. In particular, I’m working on making sure every single one of our volunteer’s hours were tracked and recorded. As I do so I’m also thinking about how we’re going to show our… Continue reading Guerrilla Volunteer Appreciation
Since we have many religions, traditions, nationalities and faiths, it's hard to keep up on ones that our own faith tradition do not fall under. But as we delve into our new year, let us enjoy one tradition - maybe we can turn it towards multi-denomination: "Plough Monday" (In 2017: Jan 9), a tradition from… Continue reading Plough Monday: Jan 9
Best wishes to you all for a healthy, prosperous, and joyous 2017. Let's all look forward to the many opportunities we'll have to come together again for fellowship. --Deb Arenz
The National Agricultural Museum of Estonia is pleased to announce the Call for Papers and information about CIMA XVIII – the 18th conference of the International Association of Agricultural Museums (AIMA). Save the dates: 9-13 May 2017; with an optional tour on 14-15 May). Plan to participate: propose a workshop, paper or panel, or join conversations around themes of interest to anyone involved with agricultural museums. These topics include:
Travel with colleagues on the optional tour following papers and site visits.
For the Call for Papers and information on tours, see the website dedicated to CIMA XVIII.
It's that time of year again. Love it or hate it, if you work in a living history museum or a historic house of any type you are likely in the thick of holiday programming. While I work at a computer-focused job now, I recall fondly the days of making wreaths and decorating houses and… Continue reading Holiday Programming: A Time To Share
The article Honest Museum Audio Tour from The New Yorker is a quick read and quite funny. Having worked in museums my entire adult life and visited countless others, I related to much of the commentary in the author's made-up audio tour: "Note this intricately carved chair, which was made in 1573. The first person… Continue reading A Chair No One Sits On
From ALHFAM President, Tom Kelleher: I am sure you will agree that this has been an eventful year. . . ALHFAM launched a new and more functional website, with full access for members to the ALHFAM Skills and Knowledge Base (ASK), improved membership management and up-to-date membership directories, and full access and services for our… Continue reading Giving Tuesday. Remember ALHFAM.
Can you believe these are just a few of the spokes in the wheel that will be the ALHFAM 2017 Annual Meeting and Conference? Honestly, I'm ready to go based on just this alone. However, as we all know, ALHFAM conferences feature so much more: hands-on training and workshops, interesting and engaging sessions, and excellent… Continue reading Women’s Rights, Niagara Falls, Museum Hack, Jell-O, and a 19th Century Country Village (all in one conference)
Have you checked out the ALHFAM Historic Agriculture Resources Map? If not, you should. Available for about a year, the map continues to expand and include more resources. The map features information about ALHFAM members that have and/or use historic agricultural collections and techniques. It was created to help us share our historic agricultural assets… Continue reading The ALHFAM Ag Map is Growing!
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