The Museum Technology Charter
By Koven Smith The nature of how museums use technology and digital tools has changed significantly in the last ten years. Perhaps even more critically, the expectations of what museums should be able to produce using digital tools have increased significantly in the last decade. Given this, what is a museum of the 21st Century…
The #MuseTech Water Cooler
If you have an update or announcement, an upcoming event or call for proposals, a new job, an important blog post or other museum technology content that you’d like to share in our monthly newsletter, submit it using the form below no later than the 10th of each month. Loading…
MCN statement on the government shutdown
MCN would like to express its support of our colleagues in the community who are experiencing hardship as a result of the government shutdown. Museums, libraries, parks, monuments, and other cultural heritage agencies funded by the United States’ federal government provide vital services and economic contributions. They enrich the lives of all Americans and strengthen…
Elect SIG Chairs for 2019!
Each December, we ask the MCN community to elect the Chairs of our Special Interest Groups. SIGs, as we call them, are volunteer-led MCN members’ communities of practice that operate under the oversight of the MCN board and Executive Director. SIGs are organized around specific topics of interest or niche practice areas that reflect the…
Volunteer and Join the MCN Community!
The end of year is a busy time for everyone, but it’s a particularly busy time at MCN this year! Between now and early January, MCN offers a number of volunteer and professional development opportunities whose deadlines for application are fast approaching. Apply today to shape MCN and its programs, take advantage of professional development…
MCN’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, & Inclusion
Post by MCN Board Member, Desi Gonzalez One of the things I’ve found to be special about the MCN community is that it’s made up of people who are genuinely interested in building inclusive museum technologies for diverse audiences. You can see this grassroots energy each year at the annual conference, where sessions titles…
Announcing MCN 2019-2021 Strategic Plan: Achieving impact through inclusion, innovation, and community building
Updated mission and vision statements, summer 2018 To grow the digital capacity of museum professionals by connecting them to ideas, information, opportunities, proven practices, and each other. A world in which all museums are empowered digitally to achieve their missions. We’re pleased to announce MCN’s new three-year strategic plan (2019-2021), which was developed…
2018 Call for MCN Board Directors: opens today through July 31, 2018!
We’re pleased to announce the 2018 call for candidates to be considered to serve on the Board of Directors of MCN. This year, MCN is looking to recruit four (4) Board members to replace those whose 3-year term will be ending in November. From left to right starting with back row: Darren Milligan, Greg Albers,…
MCN 2018 Program Committee – Call for Program Committee Members
Time flies and before you know it we’ll all be in Denver for MCN2018. If you’ve always thought you’d love to contribute to the planning of the conference then this is your opportunity and we’d love to hear from you. The MCN2018 Program Committee is seeking about 40 museum professionals to play a significant role…
Meet the 2018 SIG Chairs
Thank you for participating in the 2017 Annual SIG Chairs Elections. Join me in congratulating each one of our SIG Chairs. Eric Longo, Executive Director Digital Asset Management Chair: Susan Wamsley, Digital Asset Manager, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum I have worked for over ten years in the field of digital asset management setting up DAM systems…
Looking for MCN 2018 Program co-chairs!
Hello, MCNers! I hope everyone has had the opportunity to Look Back at a great MCN 2017 and 50 years of MCN history in the amazing MCN50 Voices series of interviews, Take Action at their institutions and in their communities, and … Think Ahead about MCN 2018. The past year has been such an amazing…
#MCN50 Voices: Carolyn Royston & Annelisa Stephan on Having Better Conversations about Digital
This year MCN celebrates its 50th anniversary. Just as MCN has established a network of established and emerging professionals, #MCN50 Voices brings members together, old and new, near and far. In this post—the last one before the conference—Annelisa Stephan and Carolyn Royston ask some key questions for their own careers and for the field. How do…