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<br /> WORKSHOPS and examples
<br /> These events are not included in the annual meeting registra- that will work
<br /> tion fee and require preregistration. See the registration form for for everyone.
<br /> more details. This session will
<br /> navigate through
<br /> 9 am-12 pm proven free/
<br /> cheap methods
<br /> to Community Oral History Workshop ment,mple Sunny Library
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<br /> COST:$45 measure a marketing
<br /> In this workshop, participants will review and discuss replicable, plan for small organizations.
<br /> collaborative steps to record and use oral history to document Chair: Wendy Petersen-Biorn, Executive Director,Carver County
<br /> community histories and connect them to larger interpretive Historical Society,Waconia, MN
<br /> themes.Strategies for involving community members,finding
<br /> funding,and building support networks also will be explored. Leadership Matters:A Look at 21st-Century Museum
<br /> Chair:Barb Sommer,Owner,BWS Associates(MN), Mendota Heights,MN Leadership
<br /> 9 am-3 30 pm What makes a successful museum leader tick?Are there
<br /> discernible attitudes and skills that set a person apart from the
<br /> thousands charged with moving their institutions forward?This
<br /> Practical Solutions for Storing, Displaying,and Caring session explores the characteristics of successful 21st-century
<br /> for Textiles, Beadwork, and Leather museum leaders and considers why now is the time to empha-
<br /> COST:$75 size leadership development.
<br /> Co-Chairs:Anne W.Ackerson, Executive Director,Council of State
<br /> Careful storage,exhibition,and care are important for preserving Archivists,Troy, NY;and Joan H. Baldwin,Curator of Special
<br /> textiles for future generations,and for extending the life of textiles Collections,The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville,CT
<br /> that might still be in use for dancing or other purposes. In this
<br /> workshop,we will look at a variety of textiles and textiles mate- Redefining Success:lips and Techniques for Training
<br /> rials, including cotton,silk,wool,fiber,feathers, beadwork, hide,
<br /> leather,and even plastic ones,and explore ways to economically Interpreters to Talk about Slavery
<br /> and safely display,store, protect,and share them.The workshop It is time for historic sites to redefine how they measure the
<br /> will include handouts, how-to guides,hands-on projects,and success of their interpretation of slavery.This roundtable will
<br /> visual examples of how museums,tribal organizations,and fami- share best practices for training staff about the difficult history
<br /> lies have worked to preserve these often well-loved and well-used of slavery, navigate the surrounding complicated emotions,and
<br /> items. Please bring pictures(either printed or digital)of items how to foster new interpretive techniques.
<br /> that you might like to share about textiles in your care. Chair: Kristin Gallas,Consultant, Medford, MA
<br /> Chair:Jeanne Brako,Conservator, Fort Lewis College, Durango,CO
<br /> Strange Bedfellows: Unexpected and Successful
<br /> CONCURRENT SESSIONS Partnerships at Historic Sites
<br /> Metal detector enthusiasts,teenage playwrights,and student
<br /> 9-10:15 am interior designers—National Trust Historic Sites have cultivated
<br /> relationships with unexpected partners like these to enhance
<br /> and expand resource management, interpretation,and audi-
<br /> Discussing Museum Decolonization ences. Learn how to identify and cultivate unusual partners,
<br /> Museum decolonization is a critical issue facing 21st-century raise money for your project, navigate differing priorities,and
<br /> history organizations—indigenous rights and concerns must be succeed with projects that break the rules.
<br /> considered when working with Native American collections and Chair: Katherine Malone-France, Director of Outreach, Education,and
<br /> when presenting related topics in exhibits and programs. Partic- Support, National Trust for Historic Preservation,Washington, DC
<br /> ipants will hear an example of decolonization practices and
<br /> engage in a discussion about how their sites are approaching They Can't All Be Museums
<br /> decolonization or why not. It is a place of historic importance in your community,yet
<br /> Ch ir:Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko,President/CEO,Abbe Museum, Bar another museum does not fit the bill.What are your options?
<br /> Ha bor, ME
<br /> Learn alternatives through the rehabilitation and reuse of two
<br /> historic properties—a railroad depot adapted to current market
<br /> Flash Marketing: Free/Cheap Ways to Create, trends and two adjacent residences that provide multi-functional
<br /> Implement, and Measure a Marketing Plan space for meetings,events,and lodging.
<br /> No time or budget for marketing? Explore flash marketing Chair: Mary Warner,Museum Manager, Morrison County Historical
<br /> from local,state,and national perspectives with techniques Society, Little Falls,MN
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