Museum Accessioning and Registration of Collections Course (MARC) Offered in Oklahoma City

March 1-2 - Museum Accessioning and Registration of Collections Course (MARC), Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City. The deadline for registration is February 19.

• 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 if you have other museum collections related questions, then MARC is for you!

One scholarship available!

Mid-America Arts Alliance Receives National Leadership Grant for Museums

Good news for Oklahoma museums!!!!  OMA will be working with Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Oklahoma Arts Council on this important project.  

Mid-America Arts Alliance Receives National Leadership Grant for Museums
IMLS funds will support needs assessment of museums in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma

Standing Professional Committees to Meet in February

The Standing Professional Committees (SPC's) of the Oklahoma Museums Association will meet on the following schedule: February 9 – OKME; February 12 - OKMADA; February 26 - OKRA. Scholarships are available.

New Solutions for House Museums

New Solutions for House Museums: Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America's Historic Houses is a new book by Donna Ann Harris, Heritage Consulting, Inc. (Chicago). Ms. Harris is a featured speaker at Oklahoma's 19th Annual Statewide Preservation Conference to be held June 6-8 in historic downtown Guthrie.

Call for Nominations to the 2008 Oklahoma Museums Association Board of Directors

Call for Nominations to the 2008 Oklahoma Museums Association Board of Directors

OMA President, Marci Donaho, has issued a call for nominations for the 2008 Board of Directors. Members are invited to submit names to the Nominating Committee for consideration. This year, the Nominating Committee will present a slate of candidates for the following positions:

District 2 Representative
District 4 Representative
District 6 Representative
At-Large Representative (three positions)
Representative to the Mountain-Plains Museums Association