
This is the third and final in a series of posts. Read Part I and Part II. Interviews During the course of this project, I conducted a series of interviews with administrative and/or front-line educational staff at most of the science centers I visited...

This is Part II of a series. Read Part I. Methods My examination of museums and science centers took me to science museums and centers of varying sizes in both Northern and Southern California...

By Stephanie Weaver On Sunday, October 25 WMA held a pre-conference workshop at San Diego’s Museum of Photographic Arts called “Getting Comfortable with Visitor Comfort.” The goal of the workshop was to help participants and the museum assess how the museum’s experience met visitors’ comfort n...

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By James G. Leventhal Westmuse Quarterly Newsletter Last spring the Western Museums Association took its newsletter WestMuse digital in two ways...

Rachael Faust is a JFKU museum studies graduate student. Previous to her academic studies, Rachael worked at the University Art Gallery at UCSD and at the Portland Art Museum. Since moving to the Bay Area, she has volunteered at the Phoebe A...

By James G. Leventhal and David Porter Click here to viewDavid Porter at #MCN2009 Talking about #wma09David Porter’s presentation to the Museum Computer Network annual meeting in Portland this past Friday. THANK YOU, MCN for inviting WMA to be a part! ...

By Aldona Jonaitis Aldona Jonaitis, President First, I want to thank everyone involved for making the annual WMA Conference in San Diego such a successful event. Special thanks go to Elida Zelaya and Valerie Huaco who worked tirelessly to welcome our arrival in San Diego...

Margaret Kadoyama's thirty years in the museum profession embrace extensive experience in audience development, community involvement and education strategic planning. by Margret Kadoyama I was fortunate enough to attend the recent WMA conference in San Diego...

by Allyson Lazar Technology seems to be a key buzz word in the museum world these days. Many people are still a little tech-shy, but that changes day by day...

by Allyson Lazar You’re a registrar or a collection manager in a museum. Maybe you are understaffed because the administration just told you that you had to let go of a couple people–or maybe you’ve always been understaffed. You ...

by Allyson Lazar Last week roughly 400 museum professionals from the Western Region and beyond* gathered in beautiful San Diego for the annual WMA conference. Buzz in the hallways indicated that the sessions were some of the strongest, most relevant, useful and enjoyable yet...

Western Museums Association great conference! from voluneer practices to layoffs; from panoramic imaging to museums of Qatar; from free culture on the web to paying with virtual money on Second Life...Stay Classy San Diego!
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