Final class notes

Are here.

And for those who missed class, a new assignment. Write a page or so on what you did on the exhibition, and what you learned from it.

Steve

Class notes – Jobs

Here are the slides from today’s class on jobs in the public humanities. I post internships, jobs and conferences on the public humanities jobs blog. And if you’re interested in a job or an internship in the field, come chat.

Why museums have become our home from home – Times Online

Why are museums so popular? And is that a good thing? Seems to me that it is…

Notes from Class 4/20 – Money!

Notes on money, here.

Rescheduling photo workshop

We are going to reschedule the photo workshop. Everyone seems to be consumed with Fox Point or has a scheduling conflict, although I have heard from at least five of you who would be interested otherwise. Here are the alternative dates. Please let me know which one works best. Monday, May 11 (10 am or 3 pm) Tuesday, May 12 (10 am) Wednesday (10, 1, or 3). Contact: ronald_potvin@brown.edu

Class notes – week of April 12

Here are the slides from April 12 and 14th, on management and mission.

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For next week, you might want to take a look at How to Read the IRS Form 990
& Find Out What it Means, from the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York.

Crowdsourcing the curator

There’s a trend developing here… no need for curators, or grant administrators, or referees: just let the public vote. So here one Death of the Curator exercise, in London, at the Saatchi Gallery, and another, in historic preservation, in Boston: Vote to help determine which Boston area landmark receives NTHP funding.
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Amazing!

The Powerhouse Museum has put not only its collections on line, but its complete catalog information, including “Statement of significance” “Production notes” and “history notes” and detailed description. A remarkable resource, not only for those interested in the collection, but for those interested in examples of good museum cataloging, and museum history! (It would be nice if accession date were added.) And all done with creative commons copyright – available for wide use.

Cape Verdean Museum

A reminder about the Cape Verdean Museum in East Providence. Esteban visited and talked with Yvonne Smart, who has very kindly offered to lend us items for the exhibit. And it would be interesting to see what the museum has on display.

I will try to visit on Thursday (the hours of operation are Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm and on Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm)- if anyone’s interested in coming along, let me know.

Museums as Political Pawns

“As long as that panel remains in the museum,” Father Peter Gumpel said, “Benedict XVI cannot go to Israel because it would be a scandal for Catholics. The Catholic Church is doing everything possible to have good relations with Israel, but friendly relations can only be built if there is reciprocity.”

Museums as Political Pawns | new curator.