Clio at Work

The word "museum" generally refers to a place for a display of public knowledge. It is derived from the muses of Greek mythology--goddesses who both embody and inspire the arts. Clio is the muse of history. She is often pictured with a scroll, tablets, or books. So it is only fitting that Clio is the mascot of history museums everywhere. The Dickinson Museum Center will be calling on Clio in its efforts to increase awareness of the history of Southwest North Dakota. The museum center has been going through a lot of changes in the last year including the re-design and update of the website. These changes will continue to develop as the museum center strives to reach new goals in service and outreach.

Blogs have been popping up all over the internet for the last couple of years. It is a great way to communicate with a global audience, and so museums and archives have begun to embrace this new tool. There are some excellent blogs available through the museum community that do everything from promote events to share rarely seen items from collections. That is what we will be doing with the blog for the museum center as well. Feature new aquisitions, promote events and programs, and share a little bit about the ins and outs of our daily lives behind the scenes--what is it we really do with all that stuff? We hope you enjoy our new experiment as much as we enjoy providing it.