Month: June 2017

#MCN50 Voices: Koven Smith and Liz Filardi

Koven Smith and Liz Filardi discuss innovation at museums large and small        Koven J. Smith is the Director of Digital Adaptation at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas, Austin. Prior to the Blanton, Koven served in various digital roles at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Denver Art…

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#MCN50 Voices: A Conversation with Lanae Spruce and Ravon Ruffin

A Conversation with Lanae and Ravon on Creating Intentional Spaces in Museums Ravon Ruffin​ is a D.C.-based museum consultant and creative. She received her M.A. in American Studies/Museums & Material Culture from the George Washington University, and B.S. in Anthropology from VCU. Urban sustainability, digital culture and Black Feminist discourse are the lenses through which…

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MCN History with Chuck Patch

Post by Chuck Patch, MCN President 2002-03     When I joined a motley group of MCN regulars for the Archive Dive at the Smithsonian Institution in January of this year, I must admit that there was a huge nostalgic impulse involved. Among us, we represented something like 40 years of MCN’s 50-year history, with…

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#MCN50 Voices: Rebecca Friday interviews Yvel Guelcé 

  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.   As a brand new member to the MCN community, Rebecca Friday, a digital media production and museum interpretation freelancer currently at the National…

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2017 Call for MCN Board Directors (open June 1-30, 2017)

We’re pleased to announce the 2017 call for candidates to be considered for a seat on the Board of Directors of MCN. This year, MCN is looking to recruit five (5) board members to replace those whose term will be ending in November. WHY SERVE ON THE MCN BOARD OF DIRECTORS? MCN is a welcoming and…

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