How Heritage Museums & Gardens Use Visitors Count to Make Unforgettable Visitor Experiences
Working on the Visitors Count project for the last couple of years has been a satisfying experience of learning where we are [...]
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. [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting 2015: Small Museum Friendly Sessions
Looking for sessions that address your small museum's concerns? Look no further! The AASLH Small Museums Committee has compiled this [...]
Join us at the 2015 Annual Meeting in Louisville!
Are you attending #AASLH2015 in Louisville? If yes, please join the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group at one or more [...]
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 Parent By Any Other Name….Part 1
Museums have all sorts of parent organizations. State, county, and municipal groups are probably the most common, but there are many academic museums, too. When [...]
Practical Tips on Effective Networking – From the Small Museums Luncheon
Kent Whitworth, CEO of the Kentucky Historical Society, not only gave attendees at the Small Museum Luncheon great networking advice; he brought us bourbon balls.
All Fun and Games
As educators, we're always looking for ways to make museum content "stickier" and more meaningful. Sometimes we're overlooking a powerful and universal human tool: games. [...]
More Recipes for Success
As AASLH gathered in Salt Lake City earlier this month for the Annual Meeting, the Small Museum Committee was pleased to host a luncheon for [...]
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 [...]