CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PA MUSEUMS AWARDS

Each year, PA Museums recognizes the special achievements of museums and historical organizations in Pennsylvania. This is your invitation to nominate a project or process that is exemplary, or an individual for lifetime achievement.

PA Museums awards serve as public recognition for staff, encourage museums to maintain standards of excellence, reinforce institutions when they make their case to funders, and honor awardees at an awards ceremony at our annual statewide museum conference.

The deadline to submit nominations is October 17, 2022 at 11:59 pm.

Please click here to see the program guidelines.

Please click here to complete our online Institutional Nomination Form.

Please click here to complete our online Individual Nomination Form.

PA Museums hosted an informational webinar about our awards program. Please click here for the recording and key in the passcode +6YUFe3d. 

CALL FOR PA MUSEUMS CONFERENCE SESSION PROPOSALS

PA Museums will present “Strong Museums for a Strong Pennsylvania”, our annual statewide museum conference in Hershey scheduled for 2023. For all of the daily and strategic challenges museum face, our institutions remain strong and contribute to the strength of Pennsylvania's economy, education, and strong sense of place. 

PA Museums’ annual meeting will be held in Hershey, and our attendees will enjoy the sweet offerings of Chocolatetown. Our conference attendees will connect and learn as we join together for special events showcasing our member museums, educational sessions, tours, and speakers. We will also celebrate the winners of our annual Special Achievement Awards and have many opportunities to meet colleagues. We look forward to seeing you there!

PA Museums invites you to submit a session proposal that speaks to our theme: Strong Museums for a Strong Pennsylvania.

Please click here to complete our online form for consideration.

UPCOMING SYMPOSIUM

The Costume Society of America will hold a symposium at Shippensburg's Fashion Archives and Museum, November 10-13, Celebrating Creative Hands - Yesterday and Today.

Please click here for more information.

PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITY

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) announced it will offer a limited number of subsidized assessments thanks to renewed funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. These assessments, valued at over $5,000 each, will be offered for a discounted cost to qualifying institutions. Applications are now open in two categories: Preservation Needs Assessments/Preservation Plans and Risk Assessments/Emergency Plans.

Please click here for detailed information. The deadline to apply is November 11, 2022.

PA STATE ARCHIVES ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SEMINAR

In 2019, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) issued a memorandum to move federal agencies to a "paperless" government with a transition of their processes and recordkeeping to a fully electronic environment. Speaker, Arian Ravanbakhsh, NARA Records Management Policy Specialist, will discuss these initiatives, the issues encountered, and how they were addressed on October 5, 2022.

Please register here.

PA MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS

Lehigh Valley Live revisited Billy Joel's Allentown with museum professionals in the mix.

WPXI explored an uptick in membership with the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) announced a new sustainability plan for Eckley Miner's Village.

GoErie covered new developments at the ExpERIEnce Children's Museum.

WHYY had a look at a new exhibit tracing American history through shoes at the Michener Museum in Doylestown.

WESA in Pittsburgh reported on the happenings with the Latin American Cultural Center.

NBC in Philadelphia highlighted Halloween Nights with Eastern State Penitentiary.

CBS featured Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, part of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Metro Philadelphia sunk its teeth into the Mutter Museum's Year of Dracula.

The Valley Ledger featured an upcoming program at the Moravian Historical Society exploring what may be the first piano made in America.

The Gettysburg Times teased new exhibit, Black Voices, coming to the Adams County Historical Society.

WHYY reported on striking workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

MEMBERSHIP

The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is looking for a Director of Annual Giving and Marketing. If your organization has a job to post with PA Museums, please review our guidelines and contact us.

Automated membership renewal emails will be coming to inboxes soon to our members with September expiration dates. Thank you for being part of PA Museums!

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