Cliveden now part of the Network to Freedom

The National Park Service has recognized Cliveden, a National Trust Historic Site, as part of the “Network to Freedom,” a program that preserves, researches, and presents the history of the Underground Railroad and the struggle for freedom in America. This qualifies Cliveden to pursue federal grant funds to develop programming based [...]

AAM Conversation on Survival of Historic House Museums/Historic Sites

The Museum Group (a consortium of consultants) will continue the tradition of hosting Conversations at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums. Ann Barton Brown and Laura B. Roberts will facilitate a discussion on “Historic House Museums, Historic Sites: Suggestions for Survival” on Sunday, April 27 from 1:30—3:15 pm in the [...]

Internet and Community: Report from WebWise 2.0 part 2

This second report on the WebWise 2.0 covers the project demonstrations and the session on “The Power of Discovery” from Thursday morning and only highlights those portions that most closely relate to historic sites. If you want to learn more, visit webwise2008.fcla.edu for the agenda and links to the demonstration projects (and there was a [...]

Internet and Community: Report from Web Wise 2.0 part 1

I’ve just spent a few days in Miami Beach, Florida at the Web Wise 2.0 Conference, an annual event sponsored this year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Wolfsonian-FIU, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. This year’s theme focused on community and the sessions addressed several different ways to engage users [...]

Should You Treat Every Object Like a Rembrandt?

In the March/April 2008 issue of Museum News, Jim Vaughan questions whether every object in collection should be treated as a Rembrandt, an aphorism he’s heard stated in museums throughout his 30 years in the field. Jim is the Vice President of Historic Sites at the National Trust for Historic Preservation but was previously [...]