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...
by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 10, 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 Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 10, 2022 | History News, The Profession
02.10.2022 Maggie Holtzberg, Program Manager Folk Arts Mentor artist Sandeep Das teaching apprentice Veerane Pratap, 2021. Photo: Maggie Holtzberg. Mass Cultural Council is delighted to announce the opening of a new cycle of grants in the Traditional Arts...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 10, 2022 | History News, The Profession
02.10.2022 Cheyenne Cohn-Postell, Program Officer Gaming Mitigation 39 Performing Arts Centers Receive State Funds to Increase Buying Power in Contracting Touring Artists Ra’Jah O’Hara performing at The Theater Offensive’s ClimACTS! Mass Cultural Council administers...
by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 7, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By John Garrison Marks, Director, AASLH Public History Research Lab Americans trust history museums—or so we like to tell ourselves. Back in November on the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Center for the Future of Museums’ blog, history and museum...
