Museums Alaska
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Alaska Art Fund (AAF) 20th Anniversary Video
In 2023, Museums Alaska celebrated 20 years of the Alaska Art Fund (previously the Art Acquisition Fund) grant program. With the support of Rasmuson Foundation, we have been able to fund art purchases from living Alaskan artists by museums and cultural centers for over 20 years now. New stories from diverse voices have been added to our museums and cultural center's collections and the funding has gone to artists to pay for their artwork, which helps local economies.
Thank you to the Rasmuson Foundation for supporting such a unique and beautiful grant program and allowing us to manage it for over 20 years.
And thank you to all the museums who participated in the video interviews and provid...
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Collections Management Fund (CMF) 10th Anniversary Video
Просмотров 363 месяца назад
In 2023, Museums Alaska celebrated 10 years of the Collections Management Fund grant program. With the support of Rasmuson Foundation, we have been able to fund projects at museums and cultural centers to improve collections management practices - like hiring a conservator or other specialized collections contractor, digitizing collections, installing UV film for windows, purchasing new exhibit...
Reframing Indigenous Community Collections Stewardship Webinar
Просмотров 1867 месяцев назад
How do Indigenous communities define community-centered collections? How do we navigate the management, care, and access to Indigenous materials in a sector that is still defined by colonized standards that do not recognize Indigenous lifeways? How can we decolonize those standards in the areas of acquisition, description, organizational policies and procedures, and access and sharing? Please j...
Unlocking the Motivations of Museum Members Webinar
Просмотров 267 месяцев назад
Watch our webinar recording featuring Rosie Siemer, founder and CEO of FIVESEED and Principal Research of the Member Motivations Study, as she presents a thought-provoking session about what motivates museum members. Discover how research and innovative digital tools can empower museums to expand their reach, foster engagement, and build purpose into their membership programs. Membership forms ...
NAGPRA Overview and 2023 Regulation Updates
Просмотров 23111 месяцев назад
Learn more about NAGPRA from Melanie O'Brien, Program Manager, NAGPRA, National Park Service.
Collections Databases 101 Webinar
Просмотров 51Год назад
This webinar was led by Amanda Lancaster, Curator of Collections at the Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository. In this session, Amanda delved into the fundamentals of collections databases and gave a deeper understanding of the Amutat database, a remarkable resource designed to facilitate connections with Alutiiq heritage artifacts. Derived from the Alutiiq word for cod, "Amutat" conveys t...
Museum Hazards 101
Просмотров 41Год назад
A safety webinar featuring Gina Agron, a museum consultant from Alaska Occupational Safety and Health (AKOSH). Gain essential insights into museum safety and how AKOSH can help you. MORE ABOUT ASKOSH The Alaska Occupational Safety and Health Consultation and Training Section (AKOSH C&T) offers free and confidentialconsultation and training services designed to help employers recognize and contr...
Stories to Tell: Museum Archives as Community Partner
Просмотров 18Год назад
Do you want to tell more stories through your archives and programs? The Anchorage Museum did, so in 2019, the Museum began work to ensure its archival collections told more stories from the perspectives of individuals and groups from historically marginalized communities. This work has resulted in new collections that document the lives and experiences of BIPOC community members. But Museum te...
Museum Sovereignty in Alaska: Case Studies and Conversation
Просмотров 20Год назад
Museums can be powerful spaces and offer powerful resources to express Indigenous sovereignty - to celebrate heritage and identity and to help communities reclaim and share knowledge in order to reframe narratives on Native arts and cultures. What are the concepts of Indigenous museum sovereignty? How can museum staff encourage and engage in this work? How can one prepare projects for equitable...
Indigenizing the (art) Museum - Conference Keynote
Просмотров 25Год назад
Our Museums Alaska 2022 Conference Keynote by Greg Hill, the inaugural Audain Chair and Senior Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada. He is a Kanyen’kehaka member of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Building a platform for Indigenous art and art histories at the National Gallery, Greg has assembled a leading collection of contemporary Indigenous art from aroun...
Creating a Traveling Primary Source Kit
Просмотров 3Год назад
Using the VMHA's new portable primary source kit as an example, imagine what would go into one that your institution creates. Who would it serve and how? Converse about and collaborate on a traveling kit concept that matches what you do and how the students you serve learn. During the throes of the Pandemic in person enhanced teaching in collaboration with VMHA staff came to a halt, traveling k...
Access and Equity in the Digital Space
Просмотров 3Год назад
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, arts and culture workers found ways to adapt their practices to digital spaces. Although this meant the end of physical intimacy and in-person exchange, it also opened the door for more expansive, experimental, and informal ways of sharing that reached broader audiences and eroded some of the structural barriers to participation and engagement. This pane...
Funding Opportunities - Rasmuson Foundation and IMLS
Просмотров 14Год назад
Learn about appying to grants with IMLS and Rasmuson Foundation. Rasmuson Foundation The Rasmuson Foundation grantmaking has been an Alaskan tradition since 1955. The mission is to promote a better life for Alaskans. The Foundation acts as a catalyst for change, helps Alaskans help themselves, and embraces the diversity within Alaska. The goal of grantmaking is to help shape a strong proposal f...
Book Publishing AMA
Просмотров 2Год назад
When we were closed, some institutions turned to the printed word to share their stories. ExhibitAK will bring examples of museum books published in the last few years (an exhibit catalog, history book, kids book, and memoir). We can chat about the different ways your institution can approach a book process what are the steps? What does it cost? What are the different options for printing? Come...
Cassette Digitization Panel
Просмотров 27Год назад
An informative panel on the digitization of cassette collections featuring three speakers, each offering unique insights into various aspects of this process. Nikkita Shellikoff, Cultural Heritage Assistant at the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, will kick off the panel by sharing her experiences digitizing cassettes in-house. Next, Hayley Chambers, Senior Curator of Collections at Ketchi...
Inventories and Checklists for Museums Webinar
Просмотров 41Год назад
Inventories and Checklists for Museums Webinar
Basic Digital Photography for Museum Objects
Просмотров 32Год назад
Basic Digital Photography for Museum Objects
Intro to 3D Object Storage Mounts for Museums Webinar
Просмотров 17Год назад
Intro to 3D Object Storage Mounts for Museums Webinar
The Care and Cleaning of Taxidermy Webinar
Просмотров 155Год назад
The Care and Cleaning of Taxidermy Webinar
Sheldon Jackson’s Boarding Schools and Structural Violence
Просмотров 221Год назад
Sheldon Jackson’s Boarding Schools and Structural Violence
Skillshare - Online Exhibitions
Просмотров 14Год назад
Skillshare - Online Exhibitions
EMP SkillShare - Collections Photography for Small Museums - Speaker: Ashley Bivin
Просмотров 112 года назад
EMP SkillShare - Collections Photography for Small Museums - Speaker: Ashley Bivin
Alaska Art Fund and Collections Management Fund Informational Webinar
Просмотров 442 года назад
Alaska Art Fund and Collections Management Fund Informational Webinar
#MA2021 - Online Tools for Digital Engagement Workshop
Просмотров 233 года назад
#MA2021 - Online Tools for Digital Engagement Workshop
#MA2021 - Making Great Exhibits (With Not So Great Budgets)
Просмотров 353 года назад
#MA2021 - Making Great Exhibits (With Not So Great Budgets)
#MA2021 - Guided Conversation: Museum Education
Просмотров 393 года назад
#MA2021 - Guided Conversation: Museum Education
#MA2021 - Guided Conversation: Museum Administrators Roundtable
Просмотров 143 года назад
#MA2021 - Guided Conversation: Museum Administrators Roundtable
#MA2021 - Keynote by Emily Edenshaw
Просмотров 673 года назад
#MA2021 - Keynote by Emily Edenshaw
#MA2021 - Lightning Talks
Просмотров 343 года назад
#MA2021 - Lightning Talks
#MA2021 - Unlearning Museum "Best" Practices to Build Community
Просмотров 1333 года назад
#MA2021 - Unlearning Museum "Best" Practices to Build Community

Комментарии

  • @MargaretGreutert
    @MargaretGreutert 3 месяца назад

    Thank you Rasmuson Foundation! This fund is so essential to the work we do in Alaska. Glad to see this opportunity acknowledged.

  • @jayneoutwest
    @jayneoutwest 3 месяца назад

    Fantastic!!! 🎉🎉🎉 SOoooo many kudos to the Rasmuson Foundation for supporting such essential work being done in our state!

  • @speedysteve9121
    @speedysteve9121 7 месяцев назад

    Bishop Alexei told me about the Alaska regime change. Sheldon Jackson was a cruel, evil man for persecuting Christian Aleuts.