Small Museum Pro! Spring Classes start Jan. 18th

Small Museum Pro! Small Museum Pro! is a professional certification program for people who work, or who would like to work, in small, local museums and who need practical guidance and education on running and managing a museum. It is designed to provide affordable basic training that is more than a workshop, but less than [...]

Promotional Funding for Civil War-Related Events in Missouri

2011 marks the beginning of the sesquicentennial commemoration of Missouri’s rich and storied history in the Civil War. The Division of Tourism is pleased to announce that applications for the funding of Civil War 150 marketing projects will be accepted beginning Jan. 12, 2011 through 5 pm on Feb. 3, 2011. This new program, “Civil [...]

Missouri State Archives Workshops

The Missouri State Archives, a division of the Office of Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, will offer free training workshops during January and February.  These workshops are designed to teach individuals caring for the state’s past how to properly preserve and provide access to historical records. Workshop participants are required to pre-register, and attendance is [...]

AASLH offers free webinars on Collections Management, Governance, and Raising Money (American Association for State and Local History)

AASLH, with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is pleased to announce that registration is open for the winter series of StEPs Webinars, the latest installment in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). The webinars are free of charge to staff and volunteers of museums, historic houses, historical [...]

Free Preservation and Conservation Workshops from Missouri State Archives

The Missouri State Archives, a division of the Office of Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, will offer free training workshops during January and February. These workshops are designed to teach individuals caring for the state’s past how to properly preserve and provide access to historical records. Workshop participants are required to pre-register, and attendance is [...]

MAMA January Meeting

Date: January 14, 2011 Place: Cape Girardeau County Archive Center This is a link to the directions that are on the website. http://www.capecounty.us/ArchiveCenter/Directions.aspx Time:  Lunch (Dutch treat) at 12 Noon at the Tractor’s restaurant (if you want to join us, we will meet at the Archive Center and walk down) Meeting 1:30-3:00 p.m. at the Archive [...]

Small Museum Association Annual Conference

Resolve to Celebrate Small Museums this New Year! Join the Small Museum Association for its annual conference in Ocean City, Maryland from Sunday, February 20 – Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Read more on our website… Or on Facebook page…. Or on our blog! The SMA conference attracts more than 200 museum professionals every year from [...]