IPAM Partnership Opportunities Still Available with South American and Eastern European Museums AAM has received a grant from the Lampadia Foundation to connect American museums with institutions in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile through the International Partnership Among Museums (IPAM) program. Two partnership awards are made per country. The following institutions have been nominated but still need partners: Museum of the Pink House (Presidential Palace), Buenos Aires, Argentina La Sabastiana (historic home of poet Pablo Neruda), Valparaíso, Chile R.P. Gustavo le Paige Museum & Institute of Archaeological Research, San Pedro, Chile. AAM is also seeking U.S. partners for the art museums in Eastern Europe: S. Amiranashvilla Georgian Museum of Art, Tbilisi, Georgia Kazakh State Museum of Fine Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan The Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Art, St. Petersburg, Russia Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia. In order to assist in the partnering of these institutions, IPAM is reopening its application process to U.S. museums interested in working with one of the foreign institutions listed here. IPAM supports the exchange of mid-level museum staff for minimum 31-day residencies to conduct joint or complementary projects. These projects may involve, but are not limited to: educational programs, exhibition development and design, community outreach, strategic planning and marketing, and cultural tourism. Any U.S. museum interested in submitting an application to pursue this unique opportunity should contact the IPAM office at AAM by November 30, 1999. Contact Lee Bickerstaff, Program Associate of International Programs; 202-289-9115; fax: 202-289-6578; email: [log in to unmask] John T. Suau Meetings and Diversity Coordinator American Association of Museums ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).