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Advocacy Day in Harrisburg, May 17, 2016

PA Museums will once again be joining with Citizens for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, and other key partners for Arts Advocacy Day in Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. PA Museums is developing a short list of our advocacy issues for our members to present at meetings with legislators and legislative staff. If …

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Congratulations to PA Museums’ Special Achievement Awards Winners for 2016!

Each year PA Museums invites nominations for our Special Achievement Awards. Our awards program has recognized excellence and exemplary work in Pennsylvania’s museums for over thirty years. Our 2016 awards will be presented at our annual statewide museum conference in West Chester, PA on April 11. Congratulations to the following institutions: Institutional Achievement Awards The …

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Advertising and Sponsorship Information for Our 2016 Conference

  Would you like to do more business with museums and historical organizations in Pennsylvania? Our annual statewide museum conference is the perfect opportunity. Buy an ad, sponsor a part of our conference, and join us for the activities as an exhibitor or attendee! The PA Museums Annual Conference offers museum professionals an interactive forum …

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Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) Update

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) has clarified that businesses who received a conditional approval letter in December may choose to take their PA tax credit in 2015 or 2016 tax year. This means that, due to the circumstances created by the budget impasse, a 2016 EITC/OSTC business contribution can …

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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 Announces the 2015 Special Achievement Awards Winners

Every year PA Museums presents its Special Achievement Awards at our statewide museum conference. We invite nominations from our membership, and our awards committee reviews these. We are very pleased to announce this year’s award winners. Institutional Awards of Merit will be presented to Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site for “The Big Graph” and to …

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