Call: MUSE seeks theme ideas for next year

Hello MUSE readers!


We are now planning the editorial line-up for 2008. For each issue, we
choose a theme which is addressed in the feature article, and sometimes
in other related articles and material.


I would like to invite you to submit ideas for themes for MUSE issues
next year. Please simply send me a BRIEF email with any ideas of what
you would like to see MUSE cover in 2008.


Many thanks,
Naomi

ngrattan@museums.ca


In 2007 the themes were/are as follows:

HOUSEKEEPING! The nuts and bolts of managing museums: this issue will
examine hot HR issues, such as succession planning, professional
development and training, defining core competencies, as well as best
practices for strategic planning, and more housekeeping issues for
Canada's museums.

60TH CONFERENCE ISSUE: The Annual Conference Blockbuster issue will
highlight the CMA's 60th anniversary with feature interviews, a look at
how the museum sector has developed over the years, and what the future
holds.

THE VISUAL ARTS ISSUE: The current issue features an interview with
Marc Mayer, of Montreal's Musée d'art contemporain, discussing the
Canadian contemporary art market. It also highlights a curatorial
project undertaken by three teenage Aboriginal women at the Kamloops
Art Gallery, as well as an in-depth look at curatorial practices across
Canada.

OPEN AIR MUSEUMS: The summer is prime time for Canada's open air
museums, but what do we know about them? How do you care for
collections exposed to the elements? What challenges do they face? How
many are there? This feature issue will get outside and explore
Canada's outdoor museums.

VOX POP: The public, who are they? What do they expect when they visit
Canada's museums? What do they mean to our institutions? Is museum
marketing effective? How does consumerism affect the way people value
objects? These are just a few of the vital questions this issue will
attempt to answer.

ETHICS: Internal theft, hiring practices, human remains, sponsorship
and the challenges of partnering with for-profit corporate entities,
object repatriation, these are just a few of the tricky ethical issues
that Canada's museums must address. This issue will examine such issues
within the context of the CMA's Ethical Guidelines, and provide
creative solutions for addressing them.