– Every Thursday, we invite artists, designers, museum and heritage workers to join in #TBT (ThrowBackThursday) at #TBTMuseum. This is a fun and educational weekely event to celebrate the histories of art, museums & heritage sites. Posts may include heritage professional’s archives of photographs – dating pre-2010. Posts will be shared on MUSEUMWORKERS‘ various social media sites, and…
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What Is A MUSEUM?
Various Definitions of what a MUSEUM is According to The American Alliance of Museums, museums make “unique contribution to the public by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the things of this world.” The International Council on Museums ICOM defines a museum as “a non-profit- making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, and open to the public,…
WHY Does an International Hug A Museum Worker Day (Mon, June 29) Matter?
MUSEUM WORKERS have spokend out – here are a few UPDATES: 1) ASK before we approach anyone – museum worker or not – to shake their hands (or hug them)! 2) Special dispensation for those museum workers who have mondays off to receive their hugs throughout the weeknd (June 26-29). 3) Some Responses to the 1st…
The First International “Hug A Museum Worker Day” | June 2015
Museums are the Playhouse of the Muses™ (2015) All nine of them, and counting: Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, Clio, the muse of history, Erato, the muse of lyric poetry, Euterpe, the muse of song, Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, Polyhymnia, the muse of hymns, Terpsichore, the muse of dance, Thalia, the muse of…
The First International “Hug A Museum Worker Day” (Monday, June 29 2015) #HAMuseumW
MUSEUM WORKERS have spokend out – here are a few UPDATES (jUNE 2015) 1) ASK before we approach anyone – museum worker or not – to shake their hands (or hug them)! 2) Special dispensation for those museum workers who have mondays off to receive their hugs throughout the weeknd (June 26-29). 3) WHY Does an…