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<br /> Engagement and Partnerships through Exhibit Planning
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<br /> Understanding the history of your community directs new )I : 1 I■
<br /> programming.A small partnership has led to a progressive -"'. - " �..---- 1 ''^"" ".j___. ��11 iiii rii,x
<br /> series of community collaborations.This process has dramati- 4°11 s,,,• `t-' ff
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<br /> in new ways,created opportunities to generate revenue,and ' ;
<br /> enhanced staff capacity.
<br /> Chair: Mollie Spillman,Curator/Archivist,Ramsey County Historical Museum of the Streets
<br /> Soc ety,St.Paul,MN _ T
<br /> II CONCURRENT SESSIONS
<br /> Using Audience Research to Shape the Visitor
<br /> Experience 2-3:15 pm
<br /> Every museum, historic site,and house offers a unique visitor
<br /> experience. Do you have a clear understanding of why people And Then a Miracle Happened: Connecting Local History
<br /> want to visit your museum?Hear how three museums are using to National Initiatives
<br /> Visitors Count!data and other audience research to meet visitor
<br /> expectations and prioritize opportunities for improvement. For small museums,the key to success is collaboration and
<br /> Chair:Cherie Cook, Senior Program Manager,AASLH,Jefferson City, MO a willingness to study the experts. Learn how alliances with
<br /> state, local,and national agencies made the exhibits of the
<br /> ITOW Veterans Museum possible and how that model could be
<br /> Where is Art in History? utilized in other places with other content.
<br /> If history and art museums serve its visitors and communities Chair: Lina Belar, Retired, Perham, MN
<br /> in similar ways through educational programs and exhibitions,
<br /> why are there not more collaborations?This session will explore Archival Adventures in Small Repositories
<br /> how history and art museums can benefit each other in shared
<br /> resources, ignite powerful partnerships,and engage communi The Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collection Initia
<br /> ties to embrace art to explore history. tive for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories is a project to
<br /> Chair: Mari Carpenter,Curator of Collections Management, State of make better known and more accessible archival collections
<br /> Del ware,Dover, DE held at small historical institutions.This session will present
<br /> HCI-PSAR as a model and will share resources for those
<br /> managing archives at small organizations.
<br /> 9:45-10:45 am Chair:Jack McCarthy,Project Director, Historical Society of
<br /> Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,PA
<br /> Break in the Exhibit Hall Diversity in Education:Teaching about Slavery,
<br /> Innovative Strategies, and Best Practices
<br /> This session introduces strategies for museum professionals
<br /> /14 10:45 am-12 pm to effectively interpret the history of American slavery, using
<br /> historic sites in Charleston,SC,as case studies. Public histo-
<br /> '' rians will discuss strategies for engaging this complex historic
<br /> 4'N. subject in a range of educational settings,from school field trips
<br /> Keynote: and public programs to online exhibitions and mobile tours.
<br /> e J Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chair:Rikki Davenport,Curator of Education, Drayton Hall,Charleston,
<br /> SC
<br /> 12-1 pm History Rising:The Campaign for Promoting the Value of
<br /> History Continues
<br /> An ual Meeting Attendees' Luncheon The campaign to raise the value of history continues to gather
<br /> momentum and build capacity.Attend this roundtable to react to
<br /> 1-2 pm the goals and value statements that have been developed,offer
<br /> examples of these values in action,and devise action steps to
<br /> move the initiative toward public engagement at your institution.
<br /> AASLH Meeting of the Membership Chair: Kim Fortney,Deputy Director,National History Day,College Park,
<br /> MD
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