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…
#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…
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…
#MCN50 Voices: Peter Samis & Loic Tallon
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. Peter Samis, Associate Curator of Interpretation at SFMOMA, has been working in digital within the cultural sector since 1985; Loic Tallon, Chief Digital Officer at…
#MCN50 Voices: Laura Hoffman & Jeffrey Inscho
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. This conversation between Laura Hoffman, Manager of K-12 Digital and Educator Initiatives at the Phillips Collection, and Jeffrey Inscho, Director of the Studio at Carnegie…
#MCN50 Voices: Interview with Howard Besser
Post by Marla Misunas 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. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Howard Besser, who has been working in musetech since the late 1970s and is…
#MCN50 Voices: Jessica Warchall
Post by Rachel Allen. Rachel Allen was the MCN President from 1992-3 and served on the board from 1991-96. She is the Deputy Director at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This year MCN celebrates its 50th anniversary. Just as MCN has established a network of established and emerging professionals, #MCN50 Voices brings members together,…
#MCN2016 Sessions: Partnering with Content Distributors to Reach New Audiences
Partnering with Content Distributors to Reach New Audiences Friday, November 4, 2016 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Speaker : Courtney O’Callaghan, Chief Digital Officer, Freer and Sackler Galleries Speaker : Lucy Schwartz, Program Manager, Google UK Limited Do outside content distributors help museums and cultural institutions reach audiences outside of their usual fields? What are…
Double #MCN50 BASH!
On May 18th, you can celebrate #MCN50 in Denver AND Minneapolis! #MCN50 Denver – Thursday, May 18 at 6 PM – 8 PM MDT Clyfford Still Museum 1250 Bannock St, Denver, Colorado 80204 Get in touch with Sarah Wambold for details #MCN50 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Thursday May 18th from 5pm Head over to Minneapolis…
#MCN50 Voices: Rachel Allen
Post by Jessica Warchall, a digital communications consultant 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 interview, Jessica Warchall profiles Rachel Allen, Deputy Director at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and former…
#MCN50 Voices: Dan Dennehy & Charles Zange
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. Charles Zange, Digital Imaging Technician at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and Dan Dennehy, Head of Visual Resources at the Minneapolis Institute of…
May 22 – Small Museum SIG Twitter Chat
Storify of the Chat is HERE May 22, 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. EST Tools for Small Museums In partnership with Techsoup, join your Small Museum SIG Co-Chairs in a Twitter chat as we share ideas on tools for Small Museums. Want to hear about what others are doing in terms of solutions…