Melissa Benbow
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Melissa Benbow
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Assistant
This Museum Next piece dissects several examples to demonstrate what makes an effective and thought-provoking label.
What makes a great museum label?
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The best museum labels do more than provide information. A great museum label takes its reader on a revelatory journey, reframing perceptions along the way and provoking a lasting reaction.
Congratulations to alum A.J. Rhodes on being awarded an NEA grant with the Long Island Children's Museum!
NEA Grant Received for Innovative Exhibition
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In collaboration with two artists from the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Museum staff will co-curate an art exhibition and co-develop family workshops to explore story, identity and place.
We are excited to announce the details for Career Conversations 2022! Please join us on June 15th at 5:00 PM for our annual networking event featuring guest speaker Elizabeth Chew, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Curator at James Madison’s Montpelier. Click below to register!
Career Conversations 2022 – Museum Studies Program
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Career Conversations 2022 by Tracy Jentzsch · May 11, 2022 June 15th, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST – Please join the UD Museum Studies Program for our annual alumni networking event, designed i...
Find out more about museum schools and upcoming training events!
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Followers of this blog will know I am a huge fan of museum schools. TrendsWatch: Museums as Community Infrastructure, the most recent CFM report, devotes one chapter to exploring how museums serve ...
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Teachers, join us this summer and discover how museum objects and art can help learners explore the challenges and opportunities of living in a democracy while inspiring civic action and preparing them to become informed civic participants!![]()
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Register for Smithsonian Summer Sessions: Inspiring Civic Engagement, a free, five-day virtual workshop on June 27 – July 1, 2022, and join an online community of educators as we explore civic engagement through the lens of six Smithsonian museums.![]()
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Museum educators will explore connections among museum resources and model transferable, inquiry-based strategies to implement with your students. Participants will learn new methods to teach with museum resources, build a new support network of education peers, and create an innovative learning experience for your classroom. You’ll also learn to use the Smithsonian Learning Lab to access and curate digital museum resources for learning.![]()
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All educators are welcome. This institute is ideal for classroom teachers of any subject area or grade level. Participants will receive a certificate documenting their participation, including the number of professional development hours, upon completing the course.![]()
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The course will be led by educators from these Smithsonian organizations: ![]()
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum![]()
National Museum of African American History and Culture![]()
National Museum of American History![]()
National Portrait Gallery![]()
National Postal Museum![]()
Smithsonian American Art Museum![]()
Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology![]()
Learn more and register: s.si.edu/summersessions22![]()
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We hope to see you this summer,![]()
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Smithsonian Education
Smithsonian Summer Sessions: Inspiring Civic Engagement
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How can educators of all disciplines prepare students to be active and informed participants in a democracy? Join us this summer to explore this question through the lens of six Smithsonian collection...