Participatory Museum by Nina K. Simon

Here's a link to Nina K. Simon's book Participatory Museum. You can read the book online.

http://www.participatorymuseum.org/read/

Act Now!

Act Now! Ask Representatives to Join House Appropriations Letter Supporting Office of Museum Services

Great News! In conjunction with Museums Advocacy Day, Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Leonard Lance (R-NJ) are circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter in the House of Representatives encouraging Members of Congress to join their bipartisan letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging $50 million for the Office of Museum Services (OMS) at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

CLICK HERE TO ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SIGN THE TONKO/SLAUGHTER/LANCE APPROPRIATIONS LETTER TODAY!
http://www.congressweb.com/cweb4/index.cfm?orgcode=aam&hotissue=21

"The strength of this letter will be determined by how many Members of the House of Representatives sign on to it, and they are most likely to do so when asked by a constituent," said AAM President Ford W. Bell. "If enough Members of Congress sign on, it could lead to increased funding for the IMLS Office of Museum Services, which has been level-funded for several years. I applaud the leadership of Representatives Tonko, Slaughter and Lance on this issue."

The letter highlights the many educational and other vital services museums provide and asks the Appropriations Committee to support $50 million for FY11 (a $14.8 million increase over FY10) for OMS. These funds will help to protect collections nationwide and to help museums continue to meet the increasing demands for their unique programs and services.

To get involved in more advocacy for museums visit http://www.speakupformuseums.org/ today!

Family Festival 3/13

I want to thank all the Docents who helped out at the San Joaquin County Art Teachers Family Festival last Saturday. We had a great attendance and thanks to all the Docents that assisted the teachers with their projects.

Here's a link to a video from Good Day Sacramento. Enjoy!
http://gooddaysacramento.com/?articleID=69489

Music at the Museum 3/21

Music at the Museum this Sunday! Jesse Christian Hendricks brings the lovely sounds of classical Spanish guitar to the Museum.

CAM Conference 2010

Lisa and I went to the California Association of Museum Conference in San Jose last week. The theme was Reflect on Tech. Yes, It did sound a little scary at first but we both came out with new ideas and ways to improve things for Docents and the education department.

We are looking into having an online calender for Docents. This will make it easier for Docents to search for available tours, get all the information about the tour and possibly sign up for tours. Don't worry, we won't be implementing an online calender anytime soon. We will do more research and keep everyone updated.

If anyone would like a tutorial on how to blog, set up an email or questions about receiving the newsletter via email, please contact me and I am happy to help you.

Snoopy Plate

To get more information about the snoopy plate follow this link http://www.snoopyplate.com/

Stepanie Weaver on Visitor Experience

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Stephanie Weaver was able to film, edit and post a short podcast in 5 hours. Great job!

Nina K Simon

Nina K Simon was the keynote speaker at the CAM 2010 Conference. Here are a couple of links to her blogs. Enjoy! She is a great speaker.

http://museumtwo.tumblr.com/

http://www.museumtwo.blogspot.com/