Museum Tech

Call for Session Proposals

 Pennsylvania’s cultural community is rich and diverse. Museums, galleries, zoos, science centers, visitor centers, historic sites, monuments, parks, libraries, archives, and educational institutions all contribute to a new economy of ideas in the Commonwealth connecting our past with future generations. The PA Museums Annual Conference offers museum professionals an interactive forum for the exchange of …

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PA Museums Conference Final Program

We have finalized our program for Partners in History: Telling the Pennsylvania Story, our annual statewide museum conference. 2015 Final Program Registration remains open through Friday, April 10, and attendees can also register onsite at The State Museum Monday and Tuesday mornings for sessions but not for lunches. Please contact us if you need assistance …

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PA Museums Shine on #MuseumSelfie Day!

Pennsylvania’s museums joined in to celebrate museums and the ubiquitous selfie. These pictures were shared on Facebook and Twitter as part of a global initiative to bring awareness to people, places, and collections. PA Museums captured some of the highlights using Storify, and we hope you enjoy these images as much as we do as …

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Museum Life Radio Show Features Polly McKenna-Cress, author of Creating Exhibitions

Exhibitions remain a defining feature of the museum experience and their creation is a key element of museum work. Yet talking about the process of exhibit making can leave the impression that there isn’t much relationship between theory and practice. If there aren’t hard and fast rules about creating exhibits, are there at least guidelines? …

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