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OC3 Standards Now Available Online

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The newly adopted Oklahoma C3 (College, Career, and Citizen) Standards for the Social Studies is now available online at http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/C3-SocialStudies.pdf. Legally, the new standards are effective upon
adoption by the Oklahoma State Board of Education, which was on March 29, 2012.

The new OC3 standards for practical purposes will become effective with the next school year, 2012-13. The OC3 standards have replaced the old PASS standards. Oklahoma museums should become familiar with these new standards and know that school districts will use the OC3 to plan for their local course sequence, curriculum maps, pacing guides, instructional
resources, units of study, and daily lesson plans. OMA will have a session at the annual conference on September 28 on the new OC3 standards.

OMA Smarties Trivia Night - June 29

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The OMA Smarties trivia night will feature team trivia, silent auction, wine pull and tasty snacks. Enjoy a fun-filled evening and help raise funds for OMA programming! Smarties will take place on Friday, June 29th at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

Sponsorship Information Here

Register Team Here

Governor Fallin Proclaims Oklahoma Museums Week, May 13-19

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Oklahoma Museums Association and Oklahoma Arts Council are joining with Oklahoma museums, historical societies, historic sites, zoos and botanical gardens, historic houses, living history museums, tribal cultural centers and other cultural organizations and museum-related institutions statewide to celebrate Oklahoma Museums Week, May 13-19. Oklahoma Museums Week is dedicated to celebrating the rich variety of museums in Oklahoma, their contributions to the economy, civic and cultural life and the unique, personal experiences museums offer visitors each and every day. Governor Mary Fallin has proclaimed Oklahoma Museums Week as a time for communities to recognize Oklahoma museums and the contributions they make to preserve Oklahoma’s rich culture. Oklahoma legislators as well as OMA members received a museums advocacy piece.

Download the 2012 Oklahoma Museums Week Advocacy Piece which is full of great information!

A special thanks to Governor Fallin for issuing the following proclamation:

Oklahoma Museums Week Proclamation

Whereas, Oklahoma is home to 500 museums and cultural organizations that are located in every region of the state that serve as educational institutions, preservation agencies, agencies of scientific research, and cultural centers; and

Whereas, Oklahoma museums represent a multitude of disciplines and learning experiences, including art museums, historical societies, historic sites, zoos, aquariums, science centers, botanical gardens, historic houses, natural history, children’s museums, living history museums, tribal cultural centers and museums; and

Whereas, Oklahoma museums encourage curiosity and provide a source of enjoyment and education for every generation and every community across the state and enhance those provided by the public sector; and

Whereas, Oklahoma museums nourish minds and spirits by fostering contemplation, exploration, critical thinking, and dialogue to advance knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of history, science, the arts and the natural world; and

Whereas, Oklahoma museums forge relationships with community partners, such as schools, libraries, neighborhood and social service organizations, to foster civic understanding; and

Whereas, Oklahoma museums are vital to the preservation, interpretation, and presentation of Oklahoma’s heritage;

Whereas, Oklahoma museums contribute significantly to the livability and economic viability of the state and its communities, create jobs, and attract tourists, local visitors and businesses; and

Whereas, the Oklahoma Museums Association has served to bring important recognition of this commemorative week and invites all museums, Oklahoma residents, and local governments to use this milestone to recognize and celebrate the contributions of Oklahoma museums as they serve communities, the nation, and the world; and

Now, therefore hereby proclaim May 13-19, 2012 as Oklahoma Museums Week.

And urge Oklahoma residents to participate in and celebrate the contributions that museums make to the great State of Oklahoma.

OMA to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with hidden ticket giveaway

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Oklahoma Museums Association to Celebrate 40^th Anniversary

Statewide hidden ticket giveaway starts in January

The Oklahoma Museums Association kicks-off its 40^th anniversary celebration in January with a statewide contest showcasing Oklahoma's museums and cultural organizations. The OMA will conduct a hidden ticket giveaway with a new secret location hiding four free tickets to one of Oklahoma's 500-plus museums, historic sites, zoos and botanical gardens or historic houses each month throughout 2012.

Members of the public are invited to visit the OMA Facebook page for clues to find the free tickets. Each month a new location will hide the tickets and new clues will be posted until the tickets have been found. To win, participants must decode the clues, visit the participating museum's welcome desk or admission area and mention "Happy 40^th Anniversary Oklahoma Museums Association” to claim the prize. Prizes include a four pack of tickets to a family-friendly attraction in Oklahoma.

"We are so excited to celebrate our 40^th anniversary and get everyone around the state involved in the excitement," said Brenda Granger, executive director of the OMA. "We are very fortunate to have so many wonderful museums in our state and we encourage families to get out and enjoy all they each have to offer."

The giveaway prize for the month of January is four free tickets to the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Winners will be able to visit the 3.3 acre Outdoor Symbolic Memorial and the Memorial Museum. The Memorial Museum is highly interactive and tells the story of what happened on April 19, 1995 from the point-of-view of investigators, rescuers, survivors and family members who lost loved ones.

Contribute Today! Celebrate 40 Years of OMA!

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Please Contribute Today! Celebrate 40 Years of OMA! Donate online here

In 1952, a group of 25 dedicated museum professionals and volunteers around Oklahoma came together and informally formed an association in support of Oklahoma museums. They believed “the need for such an association of people interested in preserving objects of the cultural and historic past of Oklahoma has long been recognized by leading minds in the state.” Then in 1972, twenty years after that first meeting, the Oklahoma Museums Association was officially established and incorporated with the Oklahoma Secretary of State as a nonprofit organization and subsequently recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3. Four decades later, OMA is proud to continue with its mission of supporting Oklahoma museums in their efforts to educate, inform and entertain. We have over 500 members and are proud to be the primary provider of information and professional development for Oklahoma’s 500+ museums and cultural organizations. OMA’s staff and board work statewide with organizations, and OMA is regarded as one of the most active museum associations in the country.

In order to continue the many programs and services which the Oklahoma Museums Association offers to museums around the state, we need your support with a donation to the Annual Giving Campaign.

In celebration of OMA’s upcoming 40^th year of incorporation, please assist OMA in its efforts to continue to serve the museum community by making a year-end tax-deductible online contribution of $40, $140, $240, $440, $1040 or more to the Annual Giving Campaign TODAY by clicking here.

Please contact OMA at 405.424.7757 or by email at bgranger@okmuseums.org if you have any questions or need more information. OMA appreciates your continued support of museums and all they represent in our great state of Oklahoma.

Your donation supports the much--needed OMA educational programming and activities. Remember, your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. OMA Tax ID #73-1004791. We welcome the opportunity to visit with you.

Reserve Your Spot at the Wine and Palette Fundraiser

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Oklahoma Museums Association Wine and Palette Fundraiser on April 14
Register Online here!

Do you have a creative spirit inside you yearning to come out? If so, please join the Oklahoma Museums Association on Saturday, April 14 from 2:00pm-5:00pm for Wine and Palette. Let your inner artist flourish while a talented art instructor guides you in creating your own Red Tree masterpiece to take home at the end of the event. The fun will take place at Put A Cork in It Winery in Bricktown, Oklahoma City. Everyone is encouraged to attend from those who have never done a painting before to those who create art regularly.

The following is included with your $100 registration: tons of fun, canvas, paints, art instruction, wine, snacks and use of brushes, easel and aprons while all the time supporting Oklahoma museums. Space is very limited so sign up TODAY here!

Funds raised at this event will be used to further the mission of the Oklahoma Museums Association to support Oklahoma museums in their efforts to educate, inform and entertain. For more information call the Oklahoma Museums Association at 405.424.7757.

You must be 21 years of age to attend this event.

The Oklahoma Museums Association (OMA) is celebrating 40 years! OMA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization incorporated in 1972. Programming offered by OMA is important as the primary source of information and professional development for Oklahoma's 500 museums, historical societies, historic sites, zoos and botanical gardens, historic houses, living history museums, tribal cultural centers and other museum-related institutions. OMA offers programs and services that provide professional services to museums; build networks among members and partnering organizations; promote professional growth; and encourage public awareness of the value of museums.

Oklahoma Museums Association District Meetings and Program on Inventorying Your Collection to be held in March

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

March 19, District One, Jim Goss rep, Jennifer Holt presenter, location Tulsa Air and Space Museum, Tulsa

March 21, District Two, Jennifer Holt rep, Delaynna Trim presenter, location Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Muskogee

March 23, District Three, David Keathly rep, Jennifer Holt presenter, location Marland Estate, Ponca City

March 27, District Four, Regina Berna rep, Kristin Mravinec presenter, location Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur

March 29, District Five, Dan Provo rep, Delaynna Trim presenter, location Oklahoma History Center, OKC

Each of the District Meetings will take place from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Cost $10.
Registration deadline March 12 Register online here Download registration form here

Sample Agenda
Welcome
Meet/introductions/network with museums in district
Discuss items of importance to museums in district
Conclude with a program on Inventorying Your Collection
Tour of museum (on your own)

Note: OMA districts follow the same boundaries as Oklahoma congressional districts. View districts here.

Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council and Kirkpatrick Family Fund

Traveling Archivist Program – Applications Due February 29

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

2012 Traveling Archivist Program – Applications Due February 29

The Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB), administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, is accepting applications for its 2012 Traveling Archivist Program (TAP).

In partnership with the Oklahoma Museums Association, TAP provides the services of a professional Archivist/Conservator Consultant who will help organizations with an archival collection develop written Preservation Plans. The consultant will assess possible risks to materials, address fire protection and security concerns, evaluate policies and procedures as they apply to preservation, provide recommendations for improving preservation practices, and review the general condition of archival materials and make recommendations for improvement.

Up to 20 TAP awards will be made in Oklahoma. Geographical locations will be considered to ensure that all regions of the state have repositories participating. Organizations completing the program are eligible to receive funding from OHRAB to address one or more of the recommendations in their completed preservation plan.

Each participating organization must complete an organizational self-assessment covering mission, policies, risk management, public relations, storage, and facility conditions.

More information at http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/tap.htm

OMA Sponsorships Opportunities Now Available - First Come First Served

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

OMA is currently accepting sponsorships for 2012 programming.

To download a sponsorship form for programs, including the OMA conference, click here
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To pay online for a program sponsorship, inlcuding the OMA conference, click here

To download a Smarties Trivia Night sponsorship form, click here

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Upcoming OMA Training and Program Information

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Download Information Here and Printable Registration Form
Register online here

History of Native American Art and Galleries at the University of Oklahoma, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art – OKNAMPA Program
The Oklahoma Native American Museum Professionals (OKNAMPA) Meeting and Program will be on February 10 from 11:00am-2:00pm at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman. Staff of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art will host a tour of the newly reinstalled Native American galleries. The tour will include a discussion of the history of Native American fine art at the University of Oklahoma, beginning with the early Kiowa artists and their relationship with Oscar Jacobson, and will conclude with the recent gifts of the Eugene B. Adkins Collection and the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection. Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Creek Council House Museum, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and OKNAMPA.

Identity and the Museum – OKME Program
The Oklahoma Museum Educators (OKME) Meeting and Program will be on February 23 from 11:00am-3:30pm at the Sam Noble Museum, Norman. Every human has a personal identity, created through culture, life experience and education. Neil Postman declared, “Every museum offers an answer to the question, ‘What does it mean to be human?’” The topic of meaningful personal identities and your museum’s role in visitor identity discovery will be presented by Holly Hughes, Head of Education, Daniel Swan, Curator of Ethnology and Peter Tirrell, Associate Director from Sam Noble Museum and Susan Baley, Director of Education from Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Sam Noble Museum and OKME.

Where to Share Collections? – OKRA Program
The Oklahoma Registrars Association (OKRA) Meeting and Program will be February 27 from 10:00am-2:00pm at Oklahoma Territorial Museum, Guthrie. Patrons walk in ready to donate a potential artifact but you already have three of the item is totally out of your scope of collections. Where do you suggest they go? You want to deaccession some items that are not relevant to your collection but they are still in good condition and might be needed someplace else. What do you do? Come to the meeting with your organization’s scope of collections and be prepared to share your contact information with the group. Also, there will be a short strategic planning and a trolley tour of Guthrie! Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Oklahoma Territorial Museum and OKRA.

Museum Advocacy – OKMADA Conference Call
The Oklahoma Membership and Development Association (OKMADA) Meeting and Program will be held on February 28 from 1:00pm-2:00pm as a conference call. Join OKMADA to learn some simple ways to speak up for museums and discuss current issues facing museums. Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund and OKMADA.

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Museum Accessioning and Registration of Collections (MARC) Course March 1-2 - SOLD OUT

• Do you have artifacts in your museum collection that you do not know how to mark?

• Do you have artifacts in your museum collection that are outside of your mission statement?

• Do you know how to properly accession and catalogue the artifacts in your museum collection?

• Do you have feathers in your museum collection from endangered species?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, or have other collections related questions, then MARC is for you!

Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund and Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation

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OMA District Meetings and Program on Inventorying Collections March 19-29

Join the Oklahoma Museums Association District Representatives during the month of March for networking, discussion of items important to your district and a program on how to inventory your museum collections

Meeting Schedule:
District One, March 19 in Tulsa
District Two, March 21, Muskogee
District Three, March 23, Ponca City
District Four, March 27, Sulphur
District Five, March 29, Oklahoma City

Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council and Kirkpatrick Family Fund