Digitization: Planning for Success
Digitization: Planning for Success Thursday, January 19, 2023 from 2:00PM-4:00PM Central Time This session covers digitization project stages; selection criteria for converting paper, audio, video, and film collections; and handling considerations for vulnerable media across these format categories. How existing descriptive metadata and available institutional resources factor into conversion planning will also be covered. Learning […]
Importance of Emergency Planning with Case Study
Webinar on the Importance of Emergency Planning with Case Study Presented on January 11 Using a case study from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center in Shawnee, this live webinar will highlight the importance of emergency planning, setting salvage priorities, and training staff ahead of disasters. Participants will also receive a curated list of […]
Bring the Smithsonian to Your Town – Applications due January 3rd
Bring the Smithsonian to Your Town – Applications Due January 3 Oklahoma Humanities is looking for six rural towns to host Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibition curated by the rock star of museums, the Smithsonian Institution. It will tour Oklahoma between April 2024 and January 2025, and your small town could be […]
Legal Research Class January 14th
Legal Research Class January 14 Legal Research * *for people who are not lawyers Presented by Le’Shawn Turner, Reference Librarian for OCU Law This class is ideal for students and researchers January 14, 202312:30 to 2:30 PM This class is free with registrationokhistory.org/legal-research For More Information, ContactCarrie Fox at Carrie.Fox@okhistory.ok.gov or call 405.522.0791
Building Community in the Museum Workplace Webinar December 6
Register in advance for this webinar here Presenter bio: Rita Deedrick has nearly 30 years’ experience in the museum field with specialization in evaluation capacity building as well as the development and evaluation of informal learning experiences. Rita began her career in the Education Department of COSI in Columbus, Ohio, supporting program development and fundraising. […]
FREE In-Person Fundraising Training – What’s Changing and How to Get Your Board to Fundraise
Join us for FREE Fundraising Training on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 presented by Chad Barger, CFRE, CNP. The training will take place in-person at Science Museum Oklahoma, OKC. Register here by November 10. 9am-10am What’s Changing in Fundraising & How Nonprofits Should Adapt10am-10:45am Networking Refreshment Break10:45am-11:45am How to Get Your Board to Fundraise This training […]
Hands-on Enclosures Workshop
Hands-on Enclosures Workshop Join us for a FREE hands-on workshop, led by Cultural Heritage Preservationist Rebecca Elder, where you will learn how to make the following: Encapsulation Four flap enclosure Box with dividers Panorama enclosure Corrugated clamshell The workshops are from 9am-3pm, with the exception of the Friday workshops which will end at 1pm. Lunch […]
Congratulations OMA Award Winners
Congratulations OMA Award Winners The awards program honors the excellence and quality of projects accomplished by OMA members throughout the state as well as dedicated individuals whose contributions positively impact Oklahoma museums and the museum profession. 2022 Oklahoma Museums Association Award Winners Exhibits – The way it would be listed with my suggestion Exhibits Budget […]
OMA Connections Zoom Meeting for Oklahoma Museums
OMA Connections Calls 2023 Join your colleagues for the OMA Connections Call. Register here. Once you register, the OMA Connections Zoom Meeting information will be sent to you at the email address you provided. There will be no more calls in 2022. The next OMA Connections Call will start again in 2023 on will take on the […]
Standards for Excellence 2.0 offered to Rural Museums in 13 Oklahoma Counties
This program has reached capacity and is no longer accepting submissions. Standards for Excellence 2.0 offered to Rural Museums in 13 Oklahoma Counties The Oklahoma Museums Association is happy to offer the Standards for Excellence 2.0 for rural museums which is being funded in part by the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation and presented […]
New Museum Law Started Nov 1 – Museums with budgets under $1 million should submit application for exemption
New Museum Law Started Nov 1, 2022 – 501c3 Museums with budgets under $1 million should submit application for exemption November 1, Oklahoma’s new law that allows Oklahoma museums with budgets less than $1 million to be exempt from paying sales tax on sales of tangible personal property or services to a museum took effect. […]
OMA Announces 2022 Sponsorship Opportunities
OMA 2022 Sponsorship Opportunities Announced Hurry, sponsorships are first-come, first-served – get yours today The Oklahoma Museums Association sponsorship program is an opportunity to support the health of the Oklahoma museum profession while promoting your museum, organization or business. As OMA celebrates 50 years, we have been fortunate to grow and share this journey with […]
President Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandate Update, Includes Nonprofits (Museums) with 100 or more employees
Update: 1/25/2022 OSHA Officially Withdraws Vaccine, Testing Mandate for Large Employers On January 25, 2022, following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking enforcement of the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that mandated employers with 100+ employees to require COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially withdrew the ETS. You can […]
U.S. Department of Education Announces Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Overhaul for Student Loan Debt
U.S. Department of Education Announces Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Overhaul for Student Loan Debt If you are employed by a nonprofit or government and have student loan debt, you may be eligible for loan forgiveness, cancellation, and/or consolidation of federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF). Created under the College Cost Reduction […]
Oklahoma Museums Week Celebrated March 13-19, 2022
Oklahoma Museums Week Celebrated March 13-19, 2022 Oklahoma museums are encouraged to invite their legislators and elected officials for a visit to their museum during Oklahoma Museums Week. OMA will be reaching out to all Oklahoma legislators to let them know what museums are in their district. OMA also will be reaching out to all […]
Overcoming the Barriers to Fundraising Success on April 27
Overcoming the Barriers to Fundraising Success on April 27 Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, for a presentation focused on actionable solutions to common fundraising problems. This live webinar hosted by the Oklahoma Museums Association will be held Wednesday, April 27 at 10am Central Time. Chad will reveal the most common barriers to effective […]
Back to School Bash on August 4
Back to School Bash Registration Open for Participating Museums Museums, get ready for a great evening showing educators all the resources you have to offer! The Back to School Bash hosted by the Oklahoma History Center is planned for August 4, 2022 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. All participating organizations will need to bring a door prize valued […]
Creativity in Museums Survey
Creativity in Museums Holly Becker, Executive Director of ahha Tulsa and Chair of the Tulsa Arts Commission, invites you to participate in an important research project considering creativity and innovation in Oklahoma museums. Participation in the online survey will take just a few minutes. This vital research will inform our sector on how creativity, innovation, […]