by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Mar 1, 2022 | History News, The Profession
03.01.2022 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director Budget Urges Legislature to “Go Back to ‘88” The FY23 state budget process is underway! On March 1, 2022 Mass Cultural Council Executive Director Michael J. Bobbitt testified during the virtual budget hearing...
by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 28, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Bethany L. Hawkins, Chief of Operations, AASLH On Tuesday, March 1, hundreds of museum employees and volunteers from all corners of the field came together to speak to their legislators about the current needs of museums and how they can help. For the second year,...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 23, 2022 | History News, The Profession
02.23.2022 Luis Cotto, Program Manager Cultural Districts 47 state-designated districts awarded for stimulating cultural and economic activity in their communities 2021 Haverhill Art Walk (2nd Saturdays). This project received Cultural District Investment Grants in...
by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 22, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
We need a more productive public conversation about history. Today, AASLH is proud to introduce Reframing History, a new set of evidence-backed communications strategies for more effectively communicating what history is and why it matters to society. The result of a...
by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 21, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been working on and plans to accomplish in the coming months. In most cases, the chair authored the report, though in some instances it was a staff member. While the main...
by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 14, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Bethany L. Hawkins, Chief of Operations, AASLH One common criticism of historic house museums is they are static and impersonal. Even when curators and interpreters try to make the house look “lived in,” it often fails to invoke the feeling of home for their...
