What Taking History to Underserved Communities Taught Me About Museum Education
This summer, I am completing a fellowship program through The Columbus Foundation at the Ohio History Connection. I have been facilitating History [...]
Catalina Island Museum Announces Executive Director Transition
The Catalina Island Museum in Avalon, California (members since 2001) announces the upcoming departure of its Executive Director, Dr. Michael De Marsche. [...]
Why Religious History is Essential to a Thriving Democracy
Old abandoned white wooden chapel on prairie at sunset with cloudy sky. In 1822, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to [...]
Evaluation in Education Practice
The newest Journal of Museum Education, Empowering Educators to Evaluate is a great guide to starting out small and growing [...]
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) Focus Group
Has your museum or organization hosted a SITES exhibition, or ever thought about it? We want to hear from you! [...]
A Message from Louisville
It is hard to believe that we are less than a week away from welcoming the AASLH conference to Kentucky! [...]
Excited About the Online Conference? I Am
As the 2015 AASLH Annual Meeting Intern, one of my duties is coordinating the online conference for those who are [...]
Silly Rabbit! Museums Aren’t [Just] For Kids.
Sure, I'm dating myself by bringing up the rabbit who wants all the good stuff the kids have. But it's not such a silly question. [...]
Back to Basics
National Museum of Ireland I recently had the wonderful opportunity to visit both the British Museum in London and the National Museum of [...]
AASLH Educators and Interpreters Breakfast: A Discussion on Genealogy
At the AASLH Annual Meeting this past week, we held an Educators and Interpreters breakfast where the topic was genealogy and education programming. What came out of [...]
Hello, I Love You
Shined-up shoes. A friendly handshake. We all know how important a great first impression is to our personal success. But what about our programs? As [...]
Diversity & Inclusion
This week we are join by Dina Bailey. The Director of Exhibits and Visitor Experiences at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Dina will be [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting – How can my small museum benefit?
Good question! As a former director of a small museum and as an active member of AASLH’s Small Museums Committee, I know that professional development [...]