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Small Museum Association Conference Scholarships

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Small Museum Association Conference Scholarships

Small Museum Association

33rd Annual Conference

February 19-21, 2017

 

The annual Small Museum Association conference attracts more than 250 museum professionals, board members, and volunteers from a wide variety of small museums. They attend sessions on topics ranging from collections and education to staffing and board issues. We offer a large Museum Resource Hall and plenty of informal networking opportunities for you to talk with (and get ideas from!) other small museum professionals and volunteers.

This year, the SMA conference will offer sessions that address the theme “All Hands on Deck.” Speakers will explore how professional staff, board members and volunteers work together to make small museums thrive.

SMA offers over scholarships each year through the generosity of past conference organizers and attendees as well as several partner organizations. All scholarships cover the cost of conference registration as well as hotel stay and most meals. Anyone affiliated with a museum, library, historical society, or related graduate study program (e.g. Museum Studies, Public History, Library and Information Studies, Historic Preservation) is eligible for the SMA Scholarships. This includes full-time or part-time employees, board members, students, interns, and volunteers.

All application materials must be submitted by November 13, 2016.

For more information go to: http://www.smallmuseum.org/Awards

The Small Museum Association Annual Conference will be held at the:

Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

3501 University Boulevard East

Hyattsville, MD 20783

For more information: sma-scholarship-posting-2017

NMAH Spring 2017 Internships

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Please see below for more information on the Spring 2017 internships at the NMAH Registrar’s Office

1.New Aquisitions and the Collections Management Committee and 2.Accession Record Research and Processing

New Acquisitions and the Collections Management Committee

  • Collections committee in XG
    • Process to get into XG
    • Entry into XG with linking to prior decisions
    • Review of orphan actions
  • Acquisition process/Deacession Process
  • Disposal Process
  • Deaccession entry into XG – new XG forms/views
The Registrar’s office offers an internship opportunity for a student of Museum Studies, Public History, Library and Information Science, or other collecting or information management area of study.
Goals for the project will include:
  • Practical application of best practices in collections acquisition, including experience reviewing policy, suggesting and drafting revisions and  experience drafting procedure and workflow,
  • Building an understanding of various project management and communication strategies and tools within registrarial workflows,
  • Developing experience with the Mimsy XG (XG) collections management system (CMS)including data management, communication management and reporting, and
  • Gaining experience communicating with stakeholders in the acquisition process inside and outside the museum.
Specifically, the project will involve:
  • Reviewing NMAH CMP acquisitions and deaccession policy and advising on management and implementation of required information in the Collections Information System,
  • Preparing procedural and workflow documents based on ongoing NMAH staff workshops and reviews,
  • Assisting in testing and implementation of data and communication management of acquisition process using NMAH CMS, XG, and
  •  Assisting in communication with NMAH Collections Management Committee and proposing and implementing information management plan for meeting minutes.
Our hope is this project will specifically reinforce academic training on collections management procedures through participation in the deliberate review of a central museum process. Deliverables for the project will include procedural manuals for museum acquisition data management processes and training materials for implementing processes.
  • Learning Objectives include:
  • Deep understanding of museum acquisition and deaccession policy and its relationship to professional application and procedure
  • Application of project and communication management tools to a professional museum process
  • Use of major museum CMS (XG) for information, project and communication management
  • Best practices for communication and professional relationships in a museum environment.
Accession Record research and processing
The Registrar’s office offers an internship opportunity for a student of Museum Studies, Public History, Library and Information Science, or other collecting or information management area of study.
Goals for the project will include:
  • Practical application of best practices in collections research and ownership resolution, 
  • Building an understanding of histories of NMAH collections,
  • Developing experience with the Mimsy XG (XG) collections management system (CMS)including data management, communication management and reporting, and
  • Gaining experience communicating with stakeholders in the accession and disposals process inside and outside the museum.
Specifically, the project will involve:
  • Searching for and identifying accession files of collections transferred to partner institutions, and
  • Reviewing files, creating and updating accession activity records in XG, linking object records to files.
Our hope is this project will specifically reinforce academic training on collections management procedures through participation in the deliberate review of a central museum process. Deliverables for the project will include procedural manuals for museum acquisition data management processes and training materials for implementing processes.
  • Learning Objectives include:
  • Deep understanding of museum acquisition and deaccession policy and its relationship to professional application and procedure,
  • Application of project and communication management tools to a professional museum process,
  • Use of major museum CMS (XG) for information, project and communication management, and
  • Best practices for communication and professional relationships in a museum environment.

Executive Director Position Opening at Washington County Historical Society

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The Washington County Historical Society is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Executive Director.

The Board of Directors seeks as the next Executive Director, a dynamic leader who is passionately committed to the value that history museums and libraries can provide to contemporary society.  She/he should combine a vision for fostering community involvement with history, using managerial skill and practical financial stewardship, to fulfill the mission in different creative and cost-effective ways.

Qualifications preferred:

  • Graduate degree or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in non-profits
  • knowledge of local history

Please send resume and cover letter to president@washingtonhistoricalsociety.org

See attachment for: Desirable Skills, Organizational Overview, and Responsibilities

wchs_executive_director

Spring Internship at the National Museum of American History

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NMAH INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE

Available spring internships at the National Museum of American History now have applications open and the deadlines are approaching soon.

Spring Application deadline Oct. 15

Minority Awards Internship deadline Oct. 1

https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/#/public

A list of the internship projects:

1.       Archives Center
2.       Curatorial Projects (Culture & the Arts; Work & Industry; Armed Forces History; Home Community & Life; Political History; Medicine & Science)
3.       Collections Management
4.       Conservation (Paper, Object, Costume/Textile)
5.       Lemelson Spark!Lab (working with youth 6-12yo)
6.       Wegmans Wonderplace (working with early education under 6yo)
7.       Museum Education
8.       Public Programs (Latino History; African American History & Culture; Music; Theatre; and Food & Agriculture)
9.       Development (Fundraising)
10.   Special Events
11.   Social Media (Blogging)
12.   Exhibition Design
13.   Human Resources
14.   And many more!

To apply be prepared to upload:

Résumé/CV
Transcripts (can be unofficial)
2 Letters of Recommendation (SOLAA will allow you to put your recommenders names and emails and they will send them an email notification asking them to upload the letter on to your SOLAA profile through a link).
Essay (min. one page – max. two pages) Should be a summary of all your experiences (academic, volunteer, internships and/or paid jobs) as well as your learning expectations for the internship.

Here are some resources to help prepare:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/getinvolved/internship NMAH Internships

http://americanhistory.si.edu/about/departments NMAH Departments (describes the role of each department and division)

http://www.smithsonianofi.com/ Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships

SFAA 2017 Panel Participants Opening

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Museum topic related panel is open for participants to submit abstracts for the 2017 SFAA Conference!

The title and panel abstract is located below.

The deadline for abstract submissions is Oct. 7 to M. Tina Zarpour:

M. Tina Zarpour, MAA, PhD
Director of Programs & Interpretation, San Diego History Center
e: tzarpour@sandiegohistory.org
and 
Principal, Zarpour Cultural Heritage Resources
e: mtzarpour@gmail.com

Dealing with the “C” Word: What Does “Community” Mean in Museum Practice?

Museums, like many other cultural institutions, have caught the “C” bug. Notions of what “community” means and the manner in which it is constituted can often be used and abused among the various museum stakeholders and constituencies: audiences, trustees, funders, colleagues, the people we intend to serve, etc.  At the same time, anthropology as a field has long experience in dealing with the fraught notion of community. What insights can anthropologists as museum practitioners bring to the table to help sort it all out?

Laurel History Boys Lecture at Montpelier Museum

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Free Lecture by the Laurel History Boys at the Montpelier Museum in Laurel, MD

The Montpelier  Museum announces a talk by the Laurel History Boys on Saturday, October 15 at 3pm.  The LHBs will share stories, photos and memorabilia from the Montpelier area’s retail and housing history, going back to the 1950s.  Don’t miss your chance to reminisce about the old days (or learn about them if you weren’t around)!  Spread the word!  Come with friends!  Add to the conversation, and share your own tales of this area’s history. 

See attached flier for more information. 

Flier-LHBs

Contract Museum Technician Opening at DEA Museum

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Museum Technician

The DEA Museum has a contract Museum Technician (Collections Management) position opening, this is an entry level contract position.

The application deadline is Friday, September 23rd, 2016

This is an entry level position and will report to the Collections Manager. Applicants need a BA in related field (History, Social Studies, Science); some museum experience at the entry level is encouraged. Applicant must pass background check and will need to be a registered vendor in SAMS. Work schedule not to exceed 32 hours/week.

Please see attachment below:

 SOW Museum Technician

Maryland Historic Trust Internship

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The Maryland Historic Trust has two internship openings for the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for Maryland, is seeking candidates to fill two paid academic year internships. The internships are intended for current graduate students or recent graduates with an interest in historic preservation, and a background in anthropology, history, historic preservation, museum studies, American studies, or a similar field. Interns will be expected to work the equivalent of approximately one day per week during the academic year, with precise schedule to be determined with the selected candidates.

The application closes at 5pm on October 3rd, please see attachment below.

Maryland Historical Trust_internship posting_8-2016

 

Maryland Historical Society – Internship

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Morris A. Soper Papers – Archival Processing Internship Fall 2016

Internship Description:

The Maryland Historical Society is seeking an intern to assist in the folder-level processing of the papers of Judge Morris A. Soper (1873-1963). Spanning more than a half century at the state and federal level, Soper’s judicial service coincided with an era that saw great changes in American society. Soper wrote many landmark interstate commerce decisions and most notably was involved with several civil rights cases that preceded the landmark Brown vs the Board of Education in 1954.

This 300 box collection of correspondence, case files, and personal material offers a unique look into the work of Maryland’s “premier twentieth-century jurist.” To read more about the collection please follow this link. MdHS invites students pursuing careers in archives or history to apply for this internship and help us make this valuable collection available for research.

A stipend of $1500.00 will be awarded based on the completion of 120 hours.

Please see the below flyer for the Fall 2016 Internship with the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore. 

Morris Soper Papers – Archival Processing Internship_ Fall 2016