We finally opened our newest exhibit Living the Impossible this week. Over a week later than our promoted opening date 😬. The exhibit discusses the history, the development and the construction of the San Diego & Arizona Railway as this year is the 100th year since it’s completion. It was a bit like Murphy’s law…
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Whitewashing and Otherizing in U.S History
As you read in my last post I traveled to New Orleans for the annual AAM conference. Fortunately, my husband and I were able to enjoy a couple days of exploring just before the conference started. During this time, we visited several museums. A couple of which we had visited the last time we had…
Digesting the American Alliance of Museum’s 2019 Conference
Earlier this week I had the great opportunity to attend AAM’s annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana this year. My first time attending the largest conference for the museum field. Initially I was a bit overwhelmed by the amount of people (hello, I’m an introvert by nature) and the amount of booths in the expo…
An Emerging Museum Professional’s First Conference
In just a couple weeks I will be attending my first museum conference. This month the American Alliance of Museums will be holding their annual conference in New Orleans, LA. Not only am I thrilled about attending my first conference, but I love New Orleans. I have visited the city before, but this will be…
Apologies for the Extended Absence
I had hoped to keep up on writing in this blog after I started my new position, but as we all know life and work gets in the way. My new position has required a lot more responsibilities than what had been detailed in the job description and interview. However, I was able to use…