Best of the Web Nominations Now Open
Nominations are now open for the MW2010 Best of the Web competition, and will be accepted until February 21st. Nominate a site.
All sites nominated will be reviewed by a the Best of the Web panel and awards offered in a number of categories. In addition, users of this site will choose one site as the People's Choice in April.
Please review the Nomination Process. For further background, see the contest details.
Wikimedia Foundation projects and the museum community
This fall, Archives & Museum Informatics and the Wikimedia Foundation entered into an agreement to co-sponsor Wikimedia@MW2010, a day-long workshop to be held on April 13 2009 in Denver for exploring and developing policies that will enable museums to better contribute to and use Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, and for the Wikimedia community to benefit from the expertise in museums.
Internships: Museum of the Moving Image, New York
INTERNSHIPS SUMMER 2010: June 7 - August 13
Museum of the Moving Image offers full-time, paid summer internships. Under the supervision of department heads, interns have the opportunity to learn about the full range of Museum operations and to work on projects related to the fall 2010 opening of the Museum's renovated and expanded facility. Undergraduates entering their senior year in fall 2010, college graduates, and graduate students are eligible to apply.
Internships are offered in the following areas:
Ski trip pre-/post-MW2010?
Hey,
Who's up for skiing in Colorado? Pre- or post-mw2010?
Downhill or cross-country? There's supposed to be some great trekking: http://www.huts.org/
Nancy
ARKive: Images of Life on Earth
What is ARKive?
British Council Collection
The British Council Art department have a unique charter: to show their collection of over eight thousand contemporary works of British art, without having a building: it has been defined "A museum without walls".
Instead, the British Council organises a comprehensive programme of exhibitions and lends works to other institutions throughout the world to help promote the awareness of its collection.
Upcoming Conference/Meeting; Museums, Mobile Devices and Social Media
Museums, Mobile Devices and Social Media: Where We Are Today, What’s Next?
April 26-27, 2010, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
So, waddya think?
With the launch of the Best of the Web Nominations we've upgraded the conference.archimuse.com online community to Drupal 6 and updated its theme to bring its visual identity closer to the Museums and the Web conference site.
As well as the new theme, you'll notice a few other improvements in functionality,
CFP: online conference: AAM Technology, interpretation and education
online conference dates: June 23–24, 2010 | proposal deadline: Feb, 26, 2010.
Are you developing new exhibitions, interpretive programs, or public spaces that involve technology? Do you have a technology success story you’re eager to tell or a project failure you’re willing to share? Contribute your skills and experience by presenting a virtual session
Director of Digital Engagement: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, DC
This is an incredible opportunity for a seasoned strategic marketing professional, with exceptional expertise in digital strategy, who would be interested in furthering a significant moral imperative while setting strategic direction for the utilization of new and unique digital methods of engagement for this federally mandated global Museum. The Holocaust Museum is in the midst of significant change and has recently hired its’ first ever CMO to lead the newly formed marketing department. They are in the early states of rebuilding their website, which is the leading authority on
