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Interpreting Main Street: A Roundtable Discussion Zombie Attack! Role Playing an Extreme Disaster
<br /> This interactive roundtable session showcases how communities Scenario in a Museum
<br /> interpret their historic commercial districts—and the many part- The Zombie Apocalypse is here and the undead are making
<br /> ners. Learn about how interpreting local history in a commercial their way to your museum. Using an extreme—but fun—
<br /> district fits economic development,tourism,and branding strat- disaster scenario,this session will help you consider the prac-
<br /> egies. Highlighted projects include walking tours prescribed by tical and ethical questions behind disaster planning at your
<br /> local doctors, podcasts,QR codes,and mobile apps. museum.
<br /> Chair:Catherine Sandlund, Historic Preservation Specialist, Minnesota ,
<br /> Chair: Mary Warner, Museum Manager, Morrison County Historical
<br /> Historical Society,St.Paul, MN Society, Little Falls,MN
<br /> Making the Invisible Visible: Using Mobile Technology
<br /> to Reach New Audiences, Improve Accessibility, and 3:15-4 pm
<br /> Breathe New Life into a Virginia Historic Site
<br /> In 2009,Stratford Hall hosted a symposium titled "Rediscov- Break in the Exhibit Hall
<br /> ering the Historic House."The pilot program launched in 2014
<br /> is a direct outcome of this symposium.Through the use of
<br /> mobile technology,Stratford Hall introduced a self-guiding tour CONCURRENT SESSIONS
<br /> of the Great House and worked with a sound artist to breathe
<br /> life into the landscape. 4-5:15 pm
<br /> Chair:Abigail Newkirk, Director of Interpretation and Education,
<br /> Stratford Hall,Stratford,VA
<br /> Cultural Considerations in the Care of American Indian
<br /> Military 101: Managing Military Artifacts Objects
<br /> The collections of small historical institutions often include For Native American traditionalists,certain items in museum
<br /> weapons and other military artifacts. Managing identification, collections need to be cared for within cultural guidelines. Many
<br /> maintenance,safety issues, legal concerns,storage,and exhib museums are working with Native Americans to fulfill this need,
<br /> iting while balancing conservation concerns.This panel will present
<br /> ting can be very challenging.This session will provide these
<br /> institutions with affordable,common-sense methods for the specific examples of how museums address this issue and
<br /> identification,safe handling, preservation,and exhibition of their advice for achieving this goal.
<br /> Chair:Joe D. Horse Capture,Associate Curator,Collections Research
<br /> collections. and Documentation, National Museum of the American Indian,
<br /> Chair:Gordon Blaker, Director/Curator, U.S.Army Artillery Museum,Fort Washington, DC
<br /> Sill,OK
<br /> Talking about Religion in History Museums Field Services Alliance Presents Navigating Legal
<br /> Landmines in Museums and Archives
<br /> Despite growing academic research on the history of religion There are many aspects of running an archive and museum
<br /> and strong public interest, many museums struggle with
<br /> whether religious content is appropriate in museum presents that are grounded in the law.This information-packed session
<br /> tions. Historians and museums join in a roundtable discussion addresses legal concerns surrounding oral history,collections,
<br /> of how historical interpretations of faith add up to something and digital copyright to help increase your legal literacy in recog
<br /> greater than the particulars of individual belief. nizing and understanding the various concerns organizations
<br /> Chair: Melissa Bingmann,particulars of
<br /> Director of Public History,West
<br /> face in these areas.The session is intended to be academic in
<br /> Chair: University,Morgantown,WV
<br /> nature and will not provide legal advice.
<br /> Chair:Joe Hoover, Digital Technology Outreach Specialist, Minnesota
<br /> Historical Society,St.Paul, MN
<br /> The Who,What, and How of Tapping into New
<br /> Scholarship for Your Site or Exhibit
<br /> Larger historical institutions typically have the resources and
<br /> staff to disseminate new ideas in exhibitions and other forms of
<br /> public history and to draw on new scholarship. But where can
<br /> organizations without the funding,time,or expertise on hand iiiiistk, .
<br /> turn for up-to-date public history practices and scholarly context
<br /> on unfamiliar topics?This panel will talk about how to relate to
<br /> recent scholarship in a more active way. _ ,
<br /> Ch ir:John Dichtl, Director, National Council on Public History,
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<br /> Minnesota State Capitol
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