by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 14, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Kurt Griesemer, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI Do you have a set of polyhedral dice? Have you enjoyed guiding adventurers deep into darkened dungeon corridors? Does the phrase “What do you want to do?” stir a longing to explore fantastical worlds? Then...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Apr 10, 2024 | History News, The Profession
04.10.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Budget Beacon Hill has turned its attention to building the next state budget, with today’s release of House Ways & Means FY25 budget recommendations. Mass Cultural Council is extremely pleased and...
by Mass Humaities | Apr 9, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
By Marie Pellissier, Program Officer We at Mass Humanities are so excited to bring back the Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program! MoMS is a collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and six local partners in rural communities...
by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 9, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Erin Richardson, AASLH Standards and Ethics Committee Chair AASLH’s Standards and Ethics Committee is currently seeking nominees for terms beginning October 1, 2024. If you are interested in museum and public history ethics or know someone who is, this may be an...
by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 4, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
In 2023 AASLH hewed to its mission: helping the history community to thrive and making the past meaningful to all people. What kept the association grounded in this busy year were two things: always asking how our work could help small history organizations in...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Apr 3, 2024 | History News, The Profession
04.03.2024 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released new data showing arts and cultural industries hit an all-time high in 2022, contributing 4.3% of gross domestic product, or $1.1 trillion, to the U.S....