Statewide Museum Conference A great opportunity to consider new strategies, polish professional skills, and network with colleagues to share ideas. Lots of affordable ways to attend..
Special Achievement Awards Each year, a committee of seasoned museum professionals choose a few, exceptional individuals and projects for recognition. Although the projects range in size and scope, they represent the very best of Pennsylvania museums and historical organizations.
2008 Winners
Workshops PFMHO offers a wide variety of workshops and professional development opportunties for the museum and public history field. Many of these excellent opportunities are underwritten by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; therefore, they often have little or no cost.
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APACHS Alliance of Pennsylvania County Historical Societies
Affinity Groups The Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations facilitates groups of museum professionals with similar interests who gather informally throughout the state. Participants discuss issues of mutual interest, learn from each other, and share ideas with the notion that collegiality moves the entire field forward.
Diversity Internship Program In the summer 2006, after several years of planning, the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations (PFMHO), the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) and two partner museums, the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) and the Independence Seaport Museum (ISM) began the Diversity Internship Program for Pennsylvania Museums. Click here to find out more>>
