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Looking for Answers: Tom Mayes and the 2013 Rome Prize
It’s always exciting to interview a preservation leader about to embark on an incredible journey. Last month, the American Academy in Rome announced Tom Mayes (the deputy general counsel for the National Trust) as one of the 31 recipients of the 2013 annual Rome Prize. The American Academy in Rome awards the Rome Prize to
Forum Reference Desk: The Knowledge of the Crowd
The dictionary defines crowdsourcing as "the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community …." Though the term is relatively recent, crowdsourcing itself is not such a novel phenomenon. As this timeline by DesignCrowd indicates, an early attempt at harnessing the
The Manhattan Project: Interpreting Controversial History
By Alexandra Levy History isn’t black and white but many shades of grey. The murky morality of certain historical events is something historians love to debate, but it makes the life of museum interpreters much more difficult. Museums and interpretative centers must present controversial history in a balanced manner with multiple perspectives, or risk getting
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- Sustainability Guidelines Interactive Web Feature Launched
Deadline: - Nominations for The Goldman Award
Deadline: June 15, 2013 - Charles H. Atherton Memorial Lecture at the National Building Museum
Deadline: May 15, 2013
