Museums, art, culture, music. Interested in social web engagement & education. Thinking & doing social media for museums / nonprofits since 2007. she/her
Washington, DC
Joined June 2008
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Amy Fox retweeted
It was uplifting to see the @americanart courtyard filled with Effie's friends and family today. I enjoyed getting to know her better by hearing your stories. Let's help the family by contributing to Melina's scholarship fund gofundme.com/f/Supporting-Me… everloved.com/life-of/effie-…
Amy Fox retweeted
DC #musetech friends and those traveling from afar, we plan to meet at @DirtyHabitDC (outside with heaters) on Saturday, January 7 (at 5PM) for an informal gathering to remember and reflect on the life of Effie Kapsalis. All are welcome. (Please share this with your networks.)
ALT Portrait of Effie smiling, wearing a blue zip-up jacket, standing on a white-sand beach.
Amy Fox retweeted
Join us on Monday, January 9 at the Smithsonian @americanart museum or virtually for "Editing for Effie" in memory of @digitaleffie – Thanks for the mention @DarrenMilligan @kellyjeanne9 #BecauseOfHerStory #GLAMwiki #OpenGLAM #Musetech @Wikipedia @Wikimedia @wikimediadc
And, @kellyjeanne9 and @fuzheado will be hosting an informal Wikipedia “Editing for Effie” event on Monday, 1/9 (11:30AM–3:30PM). All are welcome to join in person at @americanart or virtually. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/editing-for…
Amy Fox retweeted
I've been mourning the wonderful Effie Kapsalis @digitaleffie since learning of her death. As I won't be able to physically attend the celebration of her life in Washington D.C. (everloved.com/life-of/effie-…) I've been thinking about what I can do to honour her life & contributions.🧵
Amy Fox retweeted
It is with great sadness to report that Effie Kapsalis @digitaleffie is no longer with us. She was a fierce advocate for open access to knowledge at the @Smithsonian and beyond, and a passionate @Wikipedia supporter. @MuseumCN #Museweb #OpenGLAM #GLAMwiki everloved.com/life-of/effie-…
Amy Fox retweeted
The fight against antisemitism has deep roots in New York.
In the late 19th century, to combat comments minimizing and erasing the history of Jewish Civil War service, a group of Jewish veterans convened in Manhattan and established the Jewish War Veterans of the United States.
ALT A bronze medal that is the shape of a circle with a six-point star inside. An eagle is in a circle inside of the star. Text on the medal reads: Jewish War Veterans of the United States. The cloth that holds the medal is red, white, and blue.
Amy Fox retweeted
THE STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF APPLICATION IS OPEN TELL YOUR FRIENDS studentaid.gov/debt-relief/a…
Amy Fox retweeted
Oh big stretch!
"Yawning Tiger" in our @cooperhewitt was sculpted by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington around the 1920s. Daughter of a professor of zoology, Huntington was known for her realistic depictions of animals. #BecauseOfHerStory #InternationalTigerDay
ALT Brown sculpture of a stretching, yawning tiger. Its head is lifted and its jaws are wide open, revealing its teeth. It lays on its tummy, legs stretch ahead and behind, tail raised.
Amy Fox retweeted
SAAM and the @Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative are helping increase representation of American women artists on @Wikipedia. You can too!
Register now for the Fifty Women Sculptors Edit-a-thon on June 9: s.si.edu/3asuUPG
Amy Fox retweeted
Did you know that less than 19% of @Wikipedia biographies in English are about women, and less than 10% of the volunteer editor base identify as women? Among artists, sculptors are less likely to be represented than painters! americanart.si.edu/blog/wiki… #BecauseOfHerStory
Amy Fox retweeted
"work from home isn't fair to people whose jobs have to be done in person"
as someone whose job has to be done in person, I can assure you that most people drive like they are actively fighting a live raccoon and I want as many of you off the roads as possible at all times
Amy Fox retweeted
With over 8.000 works on show the #Rijksmuseum is a pretty big place! To make everyones visit as comfortable as possible we installed a brand new monorail. Sit back and enjoy the Rijksmuseum in all its glory! 🎢
🎟️ Info and tickets: rijksmuseum.nl
Amy Fox retweeted
I got laid off yesterday from a job I really liked, for people I really liked. Just a reminder that you’re disposable as soon as they decide you are. Stop working late. Stop reading emails after hours. Stop working on weekends. A job is income to live your life, not your life.
Amy Fox retweeted
Introducing …. a new hybrid orchid named in honor of Mary Vaux Walcott, one of the remarkable women featured in the Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking Women exhibition! #BecauseOfHerStory
ALT Grouping of orange orchids with a dark orange center
Amy Fox retweeted
The U.S. National Herbarium at the @NMNH houses 274 plant species collected by Walcott, dating from 1916 to 1937. Many of the specimens served as the basis for her paintings.
ALT A painting of Cypripedium montanum by Mary Vaux Walcott. Watercolor on paper. Green leaves with five flowers with brownish purple sepals and petals. The petals are long, narrow and spirally twisted. The pouch-like labellum is white, faintly veined with purple and yellow toward the base.
Amy Fox retweeted
Here's something super concrete to make museums better for women: don't have a bunch of panels in your exhibit about Topic and all of them are like "Topic in the early years" and "the legacy of Topic" and then one is the "Topic and women" panel. Just stop doing that. #MuseumHour
Amy Fox retweeted
So many puppies, all of them very good dogs...
Raya Bodnarchuk, “All Good Dogs,” 1987, carved white pine americanart.si.edu/artwork/a…
ALT Carved wooden dog in a seated position
Amy Fox retweeted
"Raises ethical concerns" is the professional way of saying "I have been incredulously swearing in my office since reading about this."
A suicide hotline is sharing data with a third party for customer service software.
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