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Comment by Megan Southwood on August 21, 2010 at 6:14pm

Comment by Megan Southwood on June 16, 2010 at 3:40am

Check out the webcast, The Role of Museums in Building Community: Reflections on the Japanese American National Museum, on the Smithsonian Institution website.

The program was held at the S. Dillon Ripley Center at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.

Irene Hirano is the President of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles where she served as its Chief Executive Officer for the past twenty years. She is also Chair of the American Association of Museums, and is a member of the Smithsonian National Board and the National Museum of American History Board.

Comment by Megan Southwood on June 3, 2010 at 7:05pm

On Monday, May 24, The Center for the Future of Museums debuted the new AAM forecasting report "Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums" at a great session featuring lead author Betty Farrell, of the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago. Lisa Sasaki, from the Japanese American National Museum, and Cecilia Garibay, of the Garibay Group, dug deeper into the issues raised by this exploration of race, ethnicity and generational change, and how museums can remain relevant in a rapidly changing cultural landscape. In the coming months, CFM will feature commentary on the report on the CFM Blog, as well as profiling museums in the vanguard of efforts to diversify their staff and audiences.

Read more on the CFM website and download pdf version of the report...

Comment by Megan Southwood on April 20, 2010 at 5:28pm

The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation is pleased to announce its 2010 Student Writing Competition in Cultural Heritage Preservation Law. The first place winner will receive a prize of $1000, while the second place winner will receive $500. The winning papers may also be offered publication in the Yearbook of Cultural Property Law. The deadline for submissions is June 11.

Comment by Megan Southwood on April 8, 2010 at 5:21am

Zambia’s Cultural Heritage Is Subject of April 13 Program At the Library of Congress