The bison is one of the most significant conservation stories in WCS history, bringing the national mammal back from the brink of extinction. In celebration of World Bison Day, Cristina Mormorunni, Director of U.S. Field Conservation & Regional Director of the WCS Rocky Mountain Program, will discuss how conservation is a path to social transformation…

Show 2020 who’s boss and sharpen those digital skills with your friends at Museum Computer Network. This November, MCN 2020 VIRTUAL includes over 50 online experiences with 140 musetech speakers from around the world. No matter where you find yourself in your career, you’ll find opportunities to take your digital skills to the next level.…

The K-12 Archives Education Institute (AEI) is a free program designed to introduce primary sources to K-12 teachers as viable and practical resources for classroom instruction while helping archivists and special collections professionals identify ways to connect these materials with Common Core and state requirements. Primary source materials are drawn from the rich collections of…

According to the IUCN, over 20% of reptile species are nearing extinction. This is why first-generation Bronx born and raised Kelvin Alvarez, Wild Animal Keeper Bronx Zoo is collaborating on research to conserve them. Join us for our first episode to celebrate Reptile Awareness Day on Oct 21, 2020. You’ll hear about Kelvin’s journey of…

Long Island in the Black Atlantic World Join Preservation Long Island for the Jupiter Hammon Project, a major initiative to develop a more relevant and equitable interpretation of Joseph Lloyd Manor, one of Preservation Long Island’s historic houses and a site of Black enslavement. While enslaved at the Manor, Jupiter Hammon (1711–ca.1806) wrote powerfully about…

Join us at a symposium launch for Teaching Modern and Contemporary Asian Art, a digital and print teaching resource that features 27 artists from the Guggenheim’s collection of modern and contemporary Asian art. It provides discussion questions, activity prompts, and historical context for educators in the classroom. The afternoon includes talks by Cai Guo-Qiang and…