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ADVOCACY MATTERS
We are asking our membership to act now to address the threats to cultural funding in the federal budget. Timing is important, and now it the time to speak up for museums, historic preservation, and the arts.
Call To Action
NEH, NEA, and IMLS
National museum, art, and history organizations have sounded the call to contact U.S. Representatives and Senators to show support for federal agencies that support arts and culture.
In his formal Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal released on May 23, President Trump proposed the elimination of several key agencies that support museums, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The $4.1 trillion spending plan-which will now be considered by Congress-allocates a minimal amount of funding to begin the process of closing these agencies.
What can you do?
Meanwhile in Harrisburg...
The Pennsylvania House and Senate are back at work in Harrisburg. The Senate has looked at expanding Pennsylvania's gaming industry, and now the House will have a look at what could be done in that realm to shore up the state's structural budget deficit. Heading into an election cycle, this budget process is not without its nuance. With thirty days to go until Pennsylvania's budget deadline and rumblings about pension reform in the air, we expect the Senate will step up efforts to move the budget process forward.
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MEMBERSHIP
PA Museums mailed membership renewals to our members with June expiration dates. We appreciate our membership's support of our work, and we encourage you to renew or
join if you haven't already.
If your organization's printed or electronic newsletter or website has a section that lists your memberships with organizations like ours, PA Museums would be happy to send you our logo to include in your design. Please
email us
if you would like us to send you or your designer a file.
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FINDING SUPPORT
AASLH Conference Scholarships
AASLH is offering five types of
scholarships to attend its annual conference in Austin, TX in September.
PreservationPA Invites Awards Nominations
Presented each fall by Preservation Pennsylvania, the annual awards recognize significant contributions in the field of historic preservation made by both individuals and organizations. Recognition encompasses the categories of preservation initiatives, construction and archaeology projects. Pennsylvania's highest honor, the F. Otto Haas Award, is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to preservation made by an individual or group.
Eligible projects must have been completed in the last five years:
June 1, 2012 - January 31, 2017.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Workshops/Webinars with American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
AASLH offers courses, workshops, and webinars. These online courses and onsite workshops have limited capacity and fill up quickly, so register soon to secure your spot.
More webinars will be added to the calendar soon, so make sure to bookmark the
AASLH Event Calendar
and check back.
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Archives Without Tears
The Pennsylvania State Archives
June 6-7, Ambridge, PA
June 15-16, Williamsport, PA
The Pennsylvania State Archives (PSA), in partnership with Old Economy Village and the Lycoming County Historical Society, is pleased to announce the Spring 2017 Archives Without Tears workshop schedule. The workshops will be held June 6-7 at Old Economy Village, Ambridge, PA and June 15-16 at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society, Williamsport, PA. These are the only sessions planned for 2017. Please contact Josh Stahlman at jostahlman@pa.gov or call 717-772-3257 to register.
The Statewide Conference on Heritage
June 14-16, 2017
Carlisle, PA
Mark your calendars for this year's Pennsylvania Statewide Conference on Heritage in Carlisle, PA, which explores
Community Connections: Stories, Places, and Ideas that Matter. You can look forward to exciting tours, fun networking opportunities, inspirational and informational sessions, and more.
Registration is open!
Association of African American Museums Conference
July 31-August 4, 2017 National Museum of Afircan American History and Culture Washington, DC
AAAM's 39th Annual Conference will be hosted by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) and honorary chair, Founding Director Lonnie Bunch, beginning July 31 - August 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The annual conference will broaden the perspectives of those in attendance by promoting an understanding of the social movements -- Civil Rights, Black Power and Black Studies -- which helped to foster racial consciousness in the 1960s and cultivate the creation of Black Museums over the past 50 years.
Advanced Registration is open!
Making Museums Matter: From Advocacy to Action The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums October 19-21, 2017 Pittsburgh, PA
The 2017 MAAM conference in Pittsburgh, PA October 19-21, 2017 will examine how museums respond to those challenges and opportunities of today, along with addressing best practices in technology, interpretation, and collection-related issues. Registration should open soon!
2017 Fall Forum
Museum Trustee Association
November 2 -3, 2017
Philadelphia, PA
This forum with directors and trustees will explore:
Issues in Cultural Property* What Happens When the Search Fails? Rebooting for Success
*Board that Lead* Building an Effective University Museum Board * Creating a Master Plan: Lessons from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
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