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SUSTAINING PLACES
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ADVOCACY
With the current issues facing cultural institutions, it’s important to make sure our voices are heard. One way to speak out is through contacting your elected officials. Find contact information for the White House and your Senators, Congressmen, and state and local officials here.
Save the Date: Museum Advocacy Day is February 26-27, 2018.
CALL FOR PAPERS & PROPOSALS
The Museum Association of New York invites conference session proposals on the theme “Visioning Change” for the 2018 annual conference. Deadline: October 31, 2017
PA Museums invites conference session proposals on the theme “Find Your Centre: Cultivating Community Connections” for the Annual Statewide Museum Conference. Deadline: November 1, 2017.
The University of Delaware invites submissions for papers to be given at a graduate workshop and symposium titled “Food Intersections: rethinking, space, bodies, and nature” on May 10-12, 2018. Deadline: October 31, 2017.
The Center for Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware invites submissions for papers to be given at the Fifteenth Material Culture Symposium for Emerging Scholars. Deadline: November 10, 2017.
WORKSHOPS, INSTITUTES, & WEBINARS
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works will host a webinar “Is the Collections Assessment for Preservation Program a Good Fit for My Institution?” on October 24,, 2017.
The Northeast Document Conservation Center will be hosting a two session webinar on “AMIA Continuing Education: The Fundamentals of Copyright” on October 24 and 26, 2017.
The Delaware Association of Volunteer Administrators will be hosting a workshop on “Take the Leap/Embrace Change Al!ve Hybrid Conference for Managers, Leaders, Organizers of Volunteers” on Oct. 24, 2017 at Hagley Museum & Library, in Wilmington DE.
The Northeast Document Conservation Center will be hosting a webinar on “Concepts of AV Preservation” on October 25, 2017.
Fallon & Wilkinson LLC in Baltic, CT will be hosting a two-day Wood Identification Class on October 28-29, 2017 including a hands-on session at the Yale University Art Gallery Furniture Study.
The American Association of Museums will be hosting a session, “LGBTQ Welcoming Guidelines for Museums: Overview, Issues, and Action”. Sessions will be held at various locations between November 6-9, 2017.
The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is hosting a workshop on “Exploring Museum Collections Storage” in Philadelphia, PA on November 8 and 9, 2017.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, Rutgers University-Camden will be hosting a workshop on “Architecture in Color: Historic Paints and Finishes, Their Investigation and Reproduction” on November 11, 2017 at the Rutgers-Camden Campus.
The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is hosting a workshop on “Collections Care Training: Care of Paper: Techniques and Materials for Handling and Transport” in Philadelphia, PA on November 14, 2017.
The Virginia Association of Museums is hosting a workshop on “Creative Exhibit Development” in Manassas, VA on December 6, 2017. Deadline for Registration: November 30, 2017.
The Center for Oral History at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia, PA is hosting an “Oral History Training Winter Institute,” on January 2-5, 2018.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
PA Museums in Harrisburg, PA invites nominations for the 2018 Special Achievement Awards. Nominees must be a member of PA Museums. Deadline: November 1, 2017.
FELLOWSHIPS
The Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute in Washington, D.C. invites applications for the Spring On-site Graduate Research Fellowships. Deadline: October 31, 2017.
The Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography Charlottesville, VA invites applications for its inaugural fellowship cohort (2018–19). Deadline: November 1, 2017.
The University of Delaware Library, in Newark, DE, and the Delaware Art Museum, in Wilmington, DE invite applications for the Fellowship in Pre-Raphaelite studies, funded by the Amy P. Goldman Foundation. Deadline: November 1, 2017.
The Historic New Orleans Collection in New Orleans, LA invites applications for The Dianne Woest Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities. Deadline: November 1, 2017.
The American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA invites applications for its two-year Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellowship. Deadline: November 27, 2017.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY invites applications from scholars of art history, archaeology, conservation and related sciences. Deadline (Art History, Museum Education and Public Practice Fellowships, Curatorial Research Fellowships, Mellon Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellowships, and Leonard A. Lauder Fellowships in Modern Art): November 3, 2017. Deadline (Conservation and Scientific Research Fellowships): December 1, 2017
The Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. invites applications for the 2018 Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program. Deadline: December 1, 2017.
The Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. invites applications for the Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program. Deadline: December 1, 2017.
The University of San Diego in San Diego, CA invites applications for the Hoehn Curatorial Fellowship for Prints. Deadline: December 22, 2017.
LancasterHistory.org in Lancaster, PA invites applications for Pre- & Post-Dissertation Fellowships. Deadline: December 31, 2017.
The Getty Leadership Institute in Claremont, CA invites applications for the NextGen 2018 and GLI 2018 fellowships. Deadline: January 3 and 8, 2017.
The Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, MO invites pre-and post-doctoral scholars to apply for its 2018/19 fellowships in the history of science and related areas of science and technology studies. Deadline: January 8, 2018.
The New York Historical Society Museum & Library in New York, NY invites applications for the following fellowships: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Women's History; National Endowment for the Humanities; Bernard and Irene Schwartz Fellowships; Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship; and Short-Term Fellowships. Deadline for all: January 8, 2018.
The Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry (Chemical Heritage Foundation) in Philadelphia, PA invites applications for the Beckman Center Fellowship. Deadline: January 16, 2018.
The University of Connecticut Humanities Institute in Storrs, CT invites applications for the Humanities Fellowships. Deadline: February 1, 2018.
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston invites applications for the Education Fellowship Teen Conference.
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston, MA invites applications for the Digital Humanities Fellowship.
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston, MA invites applications for the Visitor Experience and Prototyping Fellowship.
The Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, ME invites applications for the Mirken Family Postbaccalaureate Fellowship in Museum Practice. Position is open until filled.
INTERNSHIPS (Paid)
The Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, KY seeks a Kentucky Ancestors Online Research Intern. Deadline: October 31, 2017.
The Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, KY seeks a Historical Resources: Oral History Collections Intern. Deadline: November 30, 2017.
VOLUNTEER/INTERNSHIPS (Unpaid)
The Delaware Museum of Natural History in Wilmington, DE seeks On October 20 and 21, the museum’s Collection and Research Division will host two transcription parties coinciding with the Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections (WeDigBio) event.
JOBS
Interdisciplinary
The National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. seeks a Conservator. Deadline: November 2, 2017.
The Historic Preservation Program of the Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development in Arlington, VA seeks a bilingual Historic Preservation Specialist. Deadline: November 2, 2017.
The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans in New Orleans, LA seeks an Executive Director.
Lochmueller Group in Indianapolis, IN seeks a Historian – Section 106.
The Missouri History Museum in St. Louis, MO seeks temporary Film Preservationists.
Applied EarthWorks, Inc. in Southern California seeks a Managing Principal.
Applied EarthWorks, Inc. in Hemet, CA seeks a Director/Senior Manager of Cultural Resources.
Applied EarthWorks, Inc. in Hemet, CA seeks an Architectural Historian.
The National Museum of Mathematics in New York, NY seeks a Chief Development Officer.
The National Museum of Mathematics in New York, NY seeks a Chief of Mathematics.
The National Museum of Mathematics in New York, NY seeks a Chief of Education.
The National Museum of Mathematics in New York, NY seeks a School Groups Coordinator.
The National Museum of Mathematics in New York, NY seeks an Educator.
The Judd Foundation in Marfa, TX seeks a Conservator.
Historic New England in Dresden, ME seeks a Preservation Manager, Mid-Coast Maine.
The Department of Aquariums and Museums in Virginia Beach, VA seeks a Director of Aquariums and Museums.
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello in Charlottesville, VA seeks an Architectural Conservator.
Art
Misericordia University in Dallas, PA seeks a Director of Art Galleries. Deadline: October 23, 2017.
Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, MA seeks a Curator of Chinese Art. Deadline: October 31, 2017.
The Art Futures Program of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA seeks an Artist-in-Residence. Deadline: November 8, 2017.
The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia, PA seeks an Artistic Director. Deadline: November 10, 2017.
The San José Museum of Art in San Jose, CA seeks a Deputy Director. Deadline: November 30, 2017.
The Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, MI seeks a Director of Exhibitions. Deadline: December 1, 2017.
The Walters Museum of Art in Baltimore, MD seeks an Assistant Curator of East Asian Art. Deadline: January 1, 2018.
The Department of Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL seeks a Faculty Member. Deadline: January 8, 2018.
The Department of Contemporary Practices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL seeks a Faculty Member. Deadline: January 8, 2018.
The Department of Ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL seeks a Faculty Member. Deadline: January 6, 2018.
The Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, OH seeks a Director of Community Partnerships.
The Vero Beach Museum of Art in Vero Beach, FL seeks a Director of Education.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA seeks a Coordinator of Family Studio Programs.
The Arts Education Collaborative in Pittsburgh, PA seeks a Manager of Programs and Communication.
The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA seeks a Museum Advancement Officer.
The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA seeks an Operations and Finance Coordinator.
The Rockwell Museum in Corning, NY seeks a Director of Advancement.
The Rockwell Museum in Corning, NY seeks a Group Experience Specialist.
The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, NY seeks a Museum Educator.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, NY seeks an Assistant Director.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, NY seeks an Assistant Director, Institutional Giving/Global Partnerships.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, NY seeks a Department Assistant, Drawings and Prints.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, NY seeks a Department Assistant, Special Programming and Events.
The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, LA seeks a Curator.
The UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, TX seeks a Part-time Collections Assistant.
The James A. Mitchner Art Museum in Doylestown, PA seeks a Curator of Photography and New Media.
The Asheville Art Museum in Asheville, NC seeks a Curator of American Art.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. seeks a Curatorial Assistant.
The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA seeks a Director of Development.
The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA seeks a Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer.
Libraries/Archives
The Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, MN seeks a Digitization Assistant, Newspaper. Deadline: October 25, 2017.
Binghamton University Libraries in Binghamton, NY seeks a Head of Collection Development Librarian. Deadline: October 26, 2017.
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, CA seeks an Audiovisual Archives Technician. Deadline: October 26, 2017.
The Archives Center of the National Museum of the American Indian in Suitland, MD seeks an Archives Technician. Deadline: October 30, 2017.
The Library of Congress’s Conservation Division of Library Services in Washington, D.C. seeks a Library Technician. Deadline: October 30, 2017.
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO seeks an Associate Dean and Library Director. Deadline: October 31, 2017.
Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, MO seeks an Executive Director.
The Death Valley National Park Great Basin Institute in Reno, NV seeks a Museum Archives Research Associate.
Worcester Polytechnic University Library in Worcester, MA seeks an Assistant Director for Archives and Special Collections.
Vanderbilt University Library in Nashville, TN seeks a Curator of Special Collections.
Temple University’s Paley Library in Philadelphia, PA seeks a Project Archivist.
Caldwell University in Caldwell, NJ seeks a Reference Services/Archives Librarian.
The Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA seeks a Preservation and Digital Collections Specialist.
The Atlanta University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library in Atlanta, GA seeks a Department Head of the Archives Research Center.
History Associates seeks a Research Historian for a project in Rockville, MD.
History
The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in Washington, D.C. seeks a Registrar. Deadline: October 24, 2017.
The Harpers Ferry Center in Harpers Ferry, WV seeks a Visual Information Specialist. Deadline: October 27, 2017.
The Historic Albany Foundation in Albany, NY seeks an Executive Director. Deadline: October 27, 2017.
The Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, GA seeks a temporary Exhibition Assistant. Deadline: October 29, 2017.
The Keats House in Hampstead, London, UK seeks a Principal Curator. Deadline: October 31, 2017.
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command in Fort Bragg, NC seeks a Historian. Deadline: October 31, 2017.
The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg, NS seeks an Assistant Curator. October 31, 2017.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum in Calvert, MD seeks an Education Coordinator. Deadline October 31, 2017.
The North Vancouver Museum & Archives in Vancouver, BC seeks a temporary Museum and Collection Technician. Deadline: November 3, 2017.
The Bandy Heritage Center at Dalton State College in Dalton, GA seeks a Director. November 6, 2017.
Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth, MA seeks an Exhibit Carpenter. Deadline: November 7, 2017.
The North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, NC seeks a Chief Curator. Deadline: November 7, 2017.
The National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. seeks a Director of Programs and Audience Engagement. Deadline: November 13, 2017.
The Aviation Museum of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks a Museum Director. Deadline: November 15, 2017.
The Silver City Museum in Silver City, NM seeks a Museum Education and Programs Coordinator. Deadline: November 17, 2017.
The Tioga History Museum in Owego, NY seeks an Executive Director. Deadline: November 30, 2018.
Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA seeks a Director of Major Giving. Deadline: November 30, 2017.
Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA seeks a Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving. Deadline: November 30, 2017.
The Farmington Museum in Farmington, NM seeks an Exhibits Designer. Deadline: December 1, 2017.
Connor Prairie in Fishers, IN seeks a Historic Trades Interpreter - Blacksmith.
The California Historical Society in San Francisco, CA seeks a temporary Project Manager.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Foundation at Angola in Angola, LA seeks a Collections Manager.
The Dallas Heritage Village in Dallas, TX seeks a Part-time Curatorial Assistant.
The Townsend Historical Society in Townsend, MA seeks a Part-time Site Administrator.
The Sacramento History Museum in Sacramento, CA seeks a Public Program Coordinator.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History in Hinds County, MS seeks a Historic Resources Specialist.
The Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center in Johns Creek, GA seeks a Heritage Curator.
The Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, VA seeks a Director of Development.
The Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, VA seeks an Executive Director.
The Museum of History and Holocaust at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA seeks a Museum Educator.
The History Department of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL seeks an Assistant Professor of Public History.
The Historic Wilmington Foundation in Wilmington, NC seeks an Executive Director.
The Fairfield County Heritage Association in Lancaster, OH seeks an Executive Director.
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites in Indianapolis, IN seeks a Vice President of Exhibits.
The National 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York, NY seeks an Interpretive Guide.
The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Museum Director.
The Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Museum Curator.
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello in Charlottesville, VA seeks a Collections and Exhibitions Manager.
SEARCH, Inc. in Richmond, VA seeks a Collections Technician.
Science & Nature
Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth, MA seeks a Museum Gardener. Deadline: October 31, 2017.
The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum in Golden, CO seeks a Museum Operation Manager. Deadline: November 15, 2017.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA seeks an Exhibitions Creative Services Director.
The Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA seeks a Part-time Volunteer Program Assistant Coordinator.
The Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA seeks a Fab Lab Education Facilitator.
The Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA seeks a Part-time Fab Lab Education Facilitator.
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, PA seeks Part-time Outreach Presenters.
The University of Arizona’s Tree Ring Laboratory in Tucson, AZ seeks an Assistant Curator.
The Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, CA seeks a Communications Manager.
The Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, CA seeks a Fab Lab Specialist.
The Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, CA seeks a Development Coordinator.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Director of Evaluation and Museum Impact.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Lead Gallery Interpreter.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, CA seeks an Assistant Registrar.
