Administration

Welcome host states and communities to the administrative section of the Museum on Main Street website. This page is for our state and local coordinators and state scholars. If you're from a state humanities council and coordinating a statewide tour or if you represent a community that is hosting an exhibition, then you've come to the right place for project assistance.

MoMS Support Materials

To access general materials to help support your MoMS experience from your project notebook, follow the links below:

Information for Local Coordinators
Information for State Coordinators and Scholars

Then, access specific information on your exhibition (exhibition descriptions, scripts, and program ideas) by selecting the appropriate link from the menu at left. Passwords are no longer needed.

MoMS Exhibition Booking Information
State humanities councils! Bring MoMS to your state. Check the latest information on exhibition availability and find out more about booking a MoMS exhibition.

MoMS Best Practices
At the 2008 MoMS National Conference, state coordinators from across the country were generous in sharing their ideas and strategies for implementing various programmatic and administrative aspects of their MoMS tours. We are pleased to provide summaries of their successess here as a further means of information sharing and encouragement:

• Assessing and Meeting the Needs of Local Hosts
  Melissa Davis, Humanities Tennessee
• Utilizing Mentors
  Jennifer Weiskotten, Virginia Association of Museums
• Beyond MoMS: Councils Engaging in Statewide Museum Initiatives
  Brandon Johnson, Utah Humanities Council
• Beyond MoMS: Extending Museum Services
  Patricia Zahn, Missouri Humanities Council
• Effective Docent Training
  Ryan Lewis, Illinois Humanities Council
• Effective Teacher Training: Education in the Schools, Grades 4-12
  David Morgan, Mississippi Humanities Council
• Incorporating MoMS Tours with Teacher Institutes
  Jennifer Armstrong, Idaho Humanities Council
• Incorporating MoMS Tours with Teacher Institutes and Other Council-Conducted Programs
  Tom Fitzpatrick, Minnesota Humanities Center
• Marketing and Public Relations: Partnering with Public Broadcasting
  David Morgan, Mississippi Humanities Council
• Marketing and Public Relations: Web-based Communications
  Patricia Zahn, Missouri Humanities Council
• Reading and Discussion Activity for Orientation Workshop
  Ryan Lewis, Illinois Humanities Council
• Working with Partners and Communities: Advisory Groups
  Jean Wortman, Maryland Humanities Council
• Working with Partners and Communities: Exhibition Care and Installation
  Dan Carey-Whalen, Kansas Humanities Council

MoMS Orientation Powerpoint (may take a few minutes to download)