So, a few of you may know that my heart yearns for greater museum advocacy. Weird, you say? No, I say! So should yours! We all know that museums can save the world. So why are they so chronically underfunded? As future and emerging museum professionals and potential co-conspirators in the saving of the world, we know that we will need sustenance since we can't eat love (of museums). Museum Advocacy Day (yes, there is such a thing!) is on Tuesday, February 28th. AAM has provided some great content and our very own Seattle branch of Emerging Museum Professionals is providing an opportunity for us to get together and make some noise about the good museums do and why in this time of legislative belt-tightening and election campaigning, our legislators should make sure museums get funded. Please join us and help make some Noise...quietly, with letters.
We'll be providing the essentials, pizza and accoutrements like writing materials; you bring yourself and those who love museums (and maybe a laptop if you've got one). A big shout out to the Museology Department for financial support (pizza and print costs)! Also, we a little short on stamps, so if you can spare some, it is most appreciated. Do you care enough about your future career to stand up for it? This event is open, so please also help pass on this invitation to other museum folks and supporters.
MUSEUM ADVOCACY 101
Monday,
February 27
6-8 p.m.
UW Campus, Art Building Room 317 (look for signage)
Thanks,
Lissa
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