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Underrepresented Voice - from a community or group traditionally underrepresented in museums
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Champagne Dreams, Beer Budget: Innovative Solutions For Packing and Shipping Museum Collections
Location: Room 354/355
Allison Dixon – Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian; Kimberly Robinson – National Park Service
Generously supported by
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Decolonizing Development: Fundraising as an Agent of Social Transformation
Location: Room 343
Johnnetta Betsch Cole – Cook Ross, Inc. and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Arthur G. Affleck, III – American Alliance of Museums; Mark J. Auslander – Michigan State University Museum; Chong-Anna Canfora – Michigan State University Museum
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Evaluative Thinking with Teens in the Museum
Location: Room 352
Dyeemah Simmons – Whitney Museum of American Art; Susan McCullough – Queens College; Dyeemah Simmons – Whitney Museum of American Art
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Generation X: Leading Change, Facing Change
Location: Room 240/241
Megan Smith – National Museum of American History; Megan Smith – National Museum of American History; Janeen Bryant – Facilitate Movement; Ryan Hill – Self-Employed; Victoria McKay – BSA Foundation; Stephanie Parrish – Portland Art Museum
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
No Walls in This Museum! A University Gallery Thrives with Binational Student Staff
Location: Room 344
Melissa Barba – UTEP- Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts; Melissa Barba – UTEP- Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts; Sarah Aguilar – Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts; Rafael A. Marquez – Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts; Gianna Salas – Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
Fueling Curiosity through Shared Authority in the Experimental Museum
Location: Room 243
Matthew R. Welch – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Alice Anderson – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Eric Bruce – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Dakota Hoska – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Michael Lapthorn – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Matthew R. Welch – Minneapolis Institute of Art
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
How the Museum Field Can Be More Inclusive of the Transgender Community
Location: Room 340/341
Anna Woten – Atlanta History Center; Blair Denniberg – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry; Alison Kennedy – Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens; Anna Woten – Atlanta History Center
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
Mistakes Were Made
Location: Room 354/355
Sean Kelley – Eastern State Penitentiary; Sean Kelley – Eastern State Penitentiary; Ashley Rogers – Whitney Plantation; Chris Taylor – Minnesota Historical Society; Patrick Wittwer – Visitor Experience Group
Generously supported by
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
Partnership Power: Essential Museum Strategies for Today's Networked World
Location: Room 245
Marsha L. Semmel – Marsha Semmel Consulting, Inc.; Nik Honeysett – Balboa Park Online Collaborative; Deborah F. Schwartz – Brooklyn Historical Society; Auntaneshia Staveloz – Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
Switching Gears: Managing the Twists and Turns of a Museum Career
Location: La Nouvelle Ballroom
Ami Davis – Ami Davis Consulting; Ami Davis – Ami Davis Consulting; Melanie A. Adams – Minnesota Historical Society; Beth Maloney – Baltimore Museum of Industry; Jason L. Porter – Museum of Pop Culture
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
The (ICEE) Business Case for Exhibition Exchange
Location: Room 252/253
Isabel Salgado – La Caixa Foundation; Lourdes Ramos – Museum of Latino American Art; Antonio Rodriguez – Consultant; Hillary Spencer – Nomad Exhibitions
Generously supported by
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
Working Better Together: Museums, Consultants, and Freelancers
Location: Room 240/241
Sarah Erdman – Cabinet of Curiosities LLC; Dina Bailey – International Coalition of Sites of Conscience; Sarah Erdman – Cabinet of Curiosities LLC; Claudia B. Ocello – Museum Partners Consulting, LLC; Sharon L. Vatsky – Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Monday, May 20
2:30 pm
Co-Creating Our Future/Now and Centering Black Artists: Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s ColorLab Art Studio
Location: Room 345
Hana E. Elwell – Brooklyn Children's Museum; Hana E. Elwell – Brooklyn Children's Museum; DeeArah Wright – Brooklyn Children's Museum
Monday, May 20
3:30 pm
75 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Sustain and Excel!
Location: Room 244
Charles L. Katzenmeyer – The Field Museum; Charles L. Katzenmeyer – The Field Museum; Carl G. Hamm – Alexander Haas; Kathleen M. Spiess – The Morton Arboretum
Generously supported by
Monday, May 20
3:30 pm
Contextual Inquiry Research with Diverse Audiences: A Different Approach to Museum Evaluation
Location: Room 343
Janice Majewski – Institute for Human Centered Design; Janice Majewski – Institute for Human Centered Design; Valerie Fletcher – Institute for Human Centered Design; Ashley Grady – Smithsonian Institution; Beth Ziebarth – Smithsonian Institution
Monday, May 20
3:30 pm
Creating an Inclusive Museum Field Trip
Location: Room 344
Abigail K. Diaz – Wisconsin Maritime Museum; Megan E. Becker – Penn Museum; Abigail K. Diaz – Wisconsin Maritime Museum; Jennifer Edginton – Kenosha Public Museums; Leila Makdisi – Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Monday, May 20
3:30 pm
Social Media 101 and 201
Location: Room 356/357
Sarah Erdman – Cabinet of Curiosities LLC; Sarah Erdman – Cabinet of Curiosities LLC; Robin Cembalest – Robin Cembalest Editorial Strategies; Ember Farber – American Alliance of Museums; Monica O. Montgomery – Museum Hue; Mark B. Schlemmer – New-York Historical Society Museum & Library
Monday, May 20
3:30 pm
Understanding Everyday Bias
Location: Room 340/341
Natanya Khashan; Eric Peterson – Cook Ross, Inc.
Monday, May 20
4:00 pm
From Access to Success: Lessons from a Diversity Initiative in Art Handling
Location: Room 243
George Luna-Peña – The Broad; George Luna-Peña – The Broad; Lance Bad Heart Bull – The Broad; Vanessa Garcia – The Broad; Alicia Teele – The Broad
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
An Intergenerational Arts Program for the LGBTQIA+ Community
Location: Room 343
Eli Burke – Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson; Eli Burke – Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson; Carissa DiCindio – University of Arizona
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
Museum Teen Force: Creating a 21st-Century Museum
Location: Room 340/341
Triana Patel – Asian Art Musuem; Richard P. Collins – Museum of African Diaspora; PJ Gubatina Policarpio – Contemporary Jewish Museum; Triana Patel – Asian Art Musuem; Tina Wiley – de Young Museum
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
Creating Inclusive Spaces by Breaking Language Barriers
Location: Room 346/347
Esther Tang – California Academy of Sciences; Cindy Valencia – California Academy of Sciences; Elizabeth Antonellis – Harvard Museums of Science and Culture – Peabody Museum; Theresa Sotto – Hammer Museum; Esther Tang – California Academy of Sciences
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
Ethnic Fraud and Representation in Museums
Location: Room 344
Tahnee M. Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder – Oklahoma History Center, Kiowa Tribal Museum, & Wallraf Richartz Museum; Tahnee M. Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder – Oklahoma History Center, Kiowa Tribal Museum, & Wallraf Richartz Museum; Mario A. Caro – Massachusetts Institute of Technology; America Meredith – First American Art Magazine; Nancy Marie Mithlo – University of California Los Angeles
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
Show Me the Money: Tips and Techniques for Writing a Successful IMLS Grant Application
Location: Room 352
Jill S. Connors-Joyner – Institute of Museums and Library Services; Mark Isaksen – Institute of Museum and Library Services; Linda Blanshay – Museum of Tolerance; Marian Carpenter – John and Mable Ringling Art Museum; Lisa Sasaki – Smithsonian
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
11:30 am
Partnering with the Community to Create Collaborative Socially Engaged Exhibitions
Location: Room 340/341
Miriam Taylor – Newcomb Art Museum; Monica Ramirez-Montagut – Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University, New Orleans; Dolfinette V. Martin – Operation Restoration; Rontherin Ratliff – Level Artist Collective; Syrita Steib-Martin – Operation Restoration
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Building A Board Chair/CEO Partnership For Maximum Organizational Effectiveness
Location: Room 238/239
Chevy Humphrey – Arizona Science Center; Kay Corbin – Arizona Science Center; Berit N. Durler – San Diego Zoo Global; Chevy Humphrey – Arizona Science Center; Douglas G. Myers – San Diego Zoo Global
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Dimensions of Curation: Honoring Objects and Audiences Through Collaboration
Location: Room 240/241
Ann Rowson Love – Florida State University/Liaison to The Ringling Museum; Ann Rowson Love – Florida State University/Liaison to The Ringling Museum; W. James Burns – Arizona Historical Society; Adam Scher – Virginia Museum of History and Culture; Pat Villeneuve – Department of Art Education
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
How Culturally Specific Museums Are Revolutionizing Visitor Expectations
Location: Room 345
Joy Bailey-Bryant – Lord Cultural Resources; Joy Bailey-Bryant – Lord Cultural Resources; Marion A. Gill – Princeton University; Angela Thorpe – North Carolina African American Heritage Commission; Brenda Tindal – International African American Museum
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Is That Hung White? Getting Real about Diversity in Exhibitions
Location: Room 354/355
Stacey B. Mann – Independent Consultant; Stacey B. Mann – Independent Consultant; Nafisa Isa – Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center; Joanne Jones-Rizzi – Science Museum of Minnesota; Erika Katayama – San Diego Museum of Man; Jaron Keener – Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Museum Professionals at Play: Inviting Play at All Museums and for All Ages
Location: Room 356/357
Kyrie Kellett – Mason Bee Interpretive Planning; Kyrie Kellett – Mason Bee Interpretive Planning; Aaron Alcorn – Living Computers: Museum + Labs; Hollie Barattolo – The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University; Cynthia Raso – Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center; Natalie Ruhe Thomas – Denver Art Museum
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Stories from the OF/BY/FOR ALL First Wave
Location: Room 343
Lauren Benetua – OF/BY/FOR ALL; Tina Menendez – HistoryMiami Museum; Hatuey Ramos-Fermín – The Laundromat Project; Emily E. Reynolds – Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center; Nina Simon – Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Tuesday, May 21
2:30 pm
Meet the Mini Masters: Early Childhood Learning in the Museum
Location: Room 353
Chantell M. Nabonne – New Orleans Museum of Art
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Unpack Culturally Responsive Practice with Native American Collections
Location: Room 340/341
Hayley Nicholas – Denver Art Museum; Hayley Nicholas – Denver Art Museum; Luisa Zamora – Denver Art Museum
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Are You Ready for the Latinx Community? Strategies and Guidelines from AAM's Latino Network
Location: La Nouvelle Ballroom
Diana X. Munn – Harvard Museums of Science & Culture; Diana X. Munn – Harvard Museums of Science & Culture; Susana Reyes – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Margarita Sandino – Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Gibran Villalobos – Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Beyond the Elevator Pitch: How to Write a Persuasive NEA Grant
Location: Room 252/253
Wendy Clark – National Endowment for the Arts; Wendy Clark – National Endowment for the Arts; Ron j. Bechet – Xavier University of Louisiana; Monica Ramirez-Montagut – Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University, New Orleans; Tina Freeman – Photographer
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Building Relevant Public and Educational Programs Using an Equity Lens
Location: Room 344
David Rue – Seattle Art Museum; David Rue – Seattle Art Museum; Nico Wheadon – The Studio Museum in Harlem; Lauren Argentina Zelaya – Brooklyn Museum
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Fostering Universal Ethics and Compassion: A Summit with The Dalai Lama
Location: Room 352
Elif Gokcigdem – Empathy-Building Through Museums; Karleen V. Gardner – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Elif Gokcigdem – Empathy-Building Through Museums; Ruth G. Shelly – Portland Children's Museum; John Wetenhall – George Washington University Museum
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
From Their Mouths: (Not-So-Secret) Critical Approaches to Cultural Representation
Location: Room 350/351
Swarupa Anila – Detroit Institute of Arts; Swarupa Anila – Detroit Institute of Arts; Geoff Emberling – Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan; Cecilia Garibay – Garibay Group; Rebecca R. Hart – Denver Art Museum; Kenneth Morris – Detroit Institute of Arts
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Made for Instagram? — Exhibition Design in the Age of Social Media
Location: Room 354/355
Victoria Lewis – The New York Botanical Garden; Victoria Lewis – The New York Botanical Garden; Ariel Handelman – The New York Botanical Garden; Anna Toledano – Stanford University; Stacy Wakeford – Canadian Museum of Nature
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
We’re All in It Together: Strategies and Tactics for Gaining Increased Funding Engaging Museum-Wide Staff
Location: Room 244
Barbara A. Engelskirchen – National Museum of Mexican Art; Nancy Villafranca – Chicago History Museum
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
4:00 pm
In Their Own Words: Immigrant Storytelling in Museum Galleries
Location: Room 343
Ellen M. Owens – Penn Museum; Aldulhadi Al-Karfawi – Penn Museum; Yaroub Saad Al Obaidi – University Of Pennsylvania Museum Of Archaeology and Anthropology; Ellen M. Owens – Penn Museum; Kevin Schott – University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology & Archaeology
Tuesday, May 21
4:00 pm
Is Rapid-Response Collecting a Trend or the New Sustainable Standard for Collections?
Location: Room 335/336
Kate Mirand Calleri – Brooklyn Children's Museum; Kate Mirand Calleri – Brooklyn Children's Museum; Oasa DuVerney – Brooklyn Children's Museum
Generously supported by
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Funding Something New: Accessibility in Action
Location: Room 343
Nicole Smith – Kennedy Center; Nicole Smith – Kennedy Center
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Reprogramming the Past: Web Design for Teens as a Doorway to Exploring Women’s History
Location: Room 346/347
Lena Sawyer – New-York Historical Society; Rugan Lewis – New-York Historical Society; Lena Sawyer – New-York Historical Society
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Engaging Community in Conversations about the Future
Location: Room 356/357
Meredith Doby – The DoSeum; Elizabeth Merritt – American Alliance of Museums; Meredith Doby – The DoSeum; Sarah M. Henry – Museum of the City of New York; Leonardo Menezes – Museum of Tomorrow; Howard J. Taylor – San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Inclusion: Rich Experience Design for All
Location: Room 344
Corey Timpson – Corey Timpson Design Inc.; Corey Timpson – Corey Timpson Design Inc.; Carrie Christoffersen – Newseum; Anil Lewis – National Federation of the Blind; John Olson – 3DPhotoWorks LLC
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Museum Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye for Sustained Community Engagement
Location: Room 338/339
Darcie Fohrman – Darcie Fohrman Museum Exhibitions; Darcie Fohrman – Darcie Fohrman Museum Exhibitions; Janeen Bryant – Facilitate Movement; Barbara Henry – Barbara Henry & Associates; Evelyn Orantes – Evelyn Orantes Consulting
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Trending or Bust: Keeping Pace with Digital Video Needs
Location: Room 350/351
Hilary-Morgan Watt – Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution; Emily Haight – National Portrait Gallery; Lanae Spruce – National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution; Hilary-Morgan Watt – Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
Wednesday, May 22
11:30 am
Touch Tours: Bringing a Museum to Life for the Blind
Location: Room 343
Sahil Patel – Houston Museum of Natural Science; Matti Hammett – Houston Museum of Natural Science; Sahil Patel – Houston Museum of Natural Science; Julia K. Russell – Houston Museum of Natural Science
Emerging Professional - session presenter is early in their career
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Ethics and the Changing Landscape of Evaluation and Research in Museums
Location: Room 335/336
Rose C. Jones – Perot Museum of Nature and Science; Rose C. Jones – Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Generously supported by
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Crafting Connections: Case Studies of Mission-Aligned Adult Programming
Location: Room 350/351
Emma Bloom – San Diego Natural History Museum; Jacqueline Stahlmann – Walker Art Center; Emma Bloom – San Diego Natural History Museum; January Parkos Arnall – Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Beth Redmond-Jones – San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat); Kyle Sater – Adler Planetarium
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Decolonizing Development: Fundraising as an Agent of Social Transformation
Location: Room 343
Johnnetta Betsch Cole – Cook Ross, Inc. and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Arthur G. Affleck, III – American Alliance of Museums; Mark J. Auslander – Michigan State University Museum; Chong-Anna Canfora – Michigan State University Museum
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Evaluative Thinking with Teens in the Museum
Location: Room 352
Dyeemah Simmons – Whitney Museum of American Art; Susan McCullough – Queens College; Dyeemah Simmons – Whitney Museum of American Art
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Impact of Awe on Memories of Art and Science Museums
Location: Room 346/347
Aaron Price – Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago; Alice Anderson – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Jana Greenslit – Museum of Science and Industry; Aaron Price – Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago; Marley Steele-Inama – Denver Zoo
Monday, May 20
9:00 am
Pushing Interpretive Boundaries and Staying Relevant in a Crowded Market
Location: Room 338/339
Samuel A. McKelvey – Menokin Foundation; Samuel A. McKelvey – Menokin Foundation
Generously supported by
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
How to Foster Authentic Museum Engagement Through Online K-12 Teacher Training
Location: Room 352
Colleen Wilson – The Barnes Foundation; Colleen Wilson – The Barnes Foundation
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
#Museums: Go Viral with Museum Hack
Location: Room 356/357
Tasia Duske – Museum Hack; Anna Bianco; Hayley Milliman – Museum Hack
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
Fueling Curiosity through Shared Authority in the Experimental Museum
Location: Room 243
Matthew R. Welch – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Alice Anderson – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Eric Bruce – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Dakota Hoska – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Michael Lapthorn – Minneapolis Institute of Art; Matthew R. Welch – Minneapolis Institute of Art
Monday, May 20
2:00 pm
How the Museum Field Can Be More Inclusive of the Transgender Community
Location: Room 340/341
Anna Woten – Atlanta History Center; Blair Denniberg – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry; Alison Kennedy – Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens; Anna Woten – Atlanta History Center
Monday, May 20
3:30 pm
A Scientist Walks into an Art Museum... Partnering with Diverse Content Experts
Location: Room 353
Kelsey N. VanVoorst – Conner Prairie; Chelsea Farrar – University of Arizona Museum of Art; Anna Johnson – Pacific Science Center; Kelsey N. VanVoorst – Conner Prairie
Monday, May 20
4:00 pm
From Access to Success: Lessons from a Diversity Initiative in Art Handling
Location: Room 243
George Luna-Peña – The Broad; George Luna-Peña – The Broad; Lance Bad Heart Bull – The Broad; Vanessa Garcia – The Broad; Alicia Teele – The Broad
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
An Intergenerational Arts Program for the LGBTQIA+ Community
Location: Room 343
Eli Burke – Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson; Eli Burke – Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson; Carissa DiCindio – University of Arizona
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
Museum Teen Force: Creating a 21st-Century Museum
Location: Room 340/341
Triana Patel – Asian Art Musuem; Richard P. Collins – Museum of African Diaspora; PJ Gubatina Policarpio – Contemporary Jewish Museum; Triana Patel – Asian Art Musuem; Tina Wiley – de Young Museum
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
Distance Learning Outside of the K12 Classroom: Connecting Live with Adults
Location: Room 353
Charlotte J. Martin – Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum; Kate Fitzgerald – The National WWII Museum; Chrissy Gregg – The National WWII Museum; Charlotte J. Martin – Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
Making Digital Project Management Tools Work for You
Location: Room 244
Stephanie Wilson – Georgia O'Keeffe Museum; Ian Kerrigan – 9/11 Memorial & Museum; Shaelyn Amaio – Connecticut Landmarks; Susan Wigodner – Obama Foundation; Stephanie Wilson – Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 am
Museums and Millennials: How to Engage the Coveted Patron Generation
Location: Room 350/351
Jaclyn Spainhour – Hunter House Victorian Museum; Jaclyn Spainhour – Hunter House Victorian Museum
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Collaborative Management: A Holistic Approach to Visitor Experience
Location: Room 244
Axel Estable – Thanksgiving Point Institute; Stephen D. Ashton – Thanksgiving Point Institute; Ashley Clouse – Thanksgiving Point Institute; Gary Hyatt – Thanksgiving Point Institute; Lorie Millward – Thanksgiving Point
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
>15M Tourists, <2M Locals: Creating Sustainable Authenticity in the French Quarter by Expanding the Local Impact of a Museum
Location: Room 243
Daniel Hammer – The Historic New Orleans Collection; John H. Lawrence – The Historic New Orleans Collection; Jenny Schwartzberg – The Historic New Orleans Collection
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Come to the Table: A Discussion with the Smithsonian Food History Project
Location: Room 352
Ashley Rose Young – National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; Valeska M. Hilbig – Smithsonian/National Museum of American History; Theresa McCulla – National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; Kathy Sklar – Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Conversation and Collaboration: Making Your Collection Relevant through the Lens of Social Justice
Location: Room 346/347
Amanda Melancon – LBJ Presidential Library; Emily K. Cayton – The Contemporary Austin; Mallory Lineberger – LBJ Presidential Library; Sheila Mehta – Round Rock High School; Kait Nader – The GRAMMY Museum
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Museum Professionals at Play: Inviting Play at All Museums and for All Ages
Location: Room 356/357
Kyrie Kellett – Mason Bee Interpretive Planning; Kyrie Kellett – Mason Bee Interpretive Planning; Aaron Alcorn – Living Computers: Museum + Labs; Hollie Barattolo – The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University; Cynthia Raso – Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center; Natalie Ruhe Thomas – Denver Art Museum
Tuesday, May 21
2:00 pm
Stories from the OF/BY/FOR ALL First Wave
Location: Room 343
Lauren Benetua – OF/BY/FOR ALL; Tina Menendez – HistoryMiami Museum; Hatuey Ramos-Fermín – The Laundromat Project; Emily E. Reynolds – Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center; Nina Simon – Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Tuesday, May 21
2:30 pm
Meet the Mini Masters: Early Childhood Learning in the Museum
Location: Room 353
Chantell M. Nabonne – New Orleans Museum of Art
Tuesday, May 21
2:30 pm
Onetime Visitors to Lifelong Friends: The Benefits of Merging Visitor Services with Membership
Location: Room 244
Andrea G. Nalls – Tampa Bay History Center; Emanuel A. Leto – Tampa Bay History Center; Andrea G. Nalls – Tampa Bay History Center
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Creating Inclusive Representation at a Small Museum
Location: Room 343
Regina Lynch – Akron Art Museum; Ryan D. Grover – Biggs Museum of American Art; Regina Lynch – Akron Art Museum
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Unpack Culturally Responsive Practice with Native American Collections
Location: Room 340/341
Hayley Nicholas – Denver Art Museum; Hayley Nicholas – Denver Art Museum; Luisa Zamora – Denver Art Museum
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Building Relevant Public and Educational Programs Using an Equity Lens
Location: Room 344
David Rue – Seattle Art Museum; David Rue – Seattle Art Museum; Nico Wheadon – The Studio Museum in Harlem; Lauren Argentina Zelaya – Brooklyn Museum
Tuesday, May 21
3:30 pm
Made for Instagram? — Exhibition Design in the Age of Social Media
Location: Room 354/355
Victoria Lewis – The New York Botanical Garden; Victoria Lewis – The New York Botanical Garden; Ariel Handelman – The New York Botanical Garden; Anna Toledano – Stanford University; Stacy Wakeford – Canadian Museum of Nature
Generously supported by
Tuesday, May 21
4:00 pm
Communicating Challenging Content: Vincent Valdez's “The City”
Location: Room 340/341
Penny Snyder – Blanton Museum of Art; Penny Snyder – Blanton Museum of Art; Carlotta Stankiewicz – Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday, May 21
4:00 pm
Is Rapid-Response Collecting a Trend or the New Sustainable Standard for Collections?
Location: Room 335/336
Kate Mirand Calleri – Brooklyn Children's Museum; Kate Mirand Calleri – Brooklyn Children's Museum; Oasa DuVerney – Brooklyn Children's Museum
Generously supported by
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Firestorm: The Museum's Response to a Major Disaster
Location: Room 245
Jeff Nathanson – Museum of Sonoma County; Jeff Nathanson – Museum of Sonoma County; Eric Stanley – Museums of Sonoma County
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Get on Board: Engaging Board Members in Fundraising
Location: Room 238/239
Jenny Burch – Knight Ridge Consulting LLC; Jamie Clements – Museum of New Mexico Foundation; Emily J. Marino – Arnot Health Foundation, Inc.
Generously supported by
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Reprogramming the Past: Web Design for Teens as a Doorway to Exploring Women’s History
Location: Room 346/347
Lena Sawyer – New-York Historical Society; Rugan Lewis – New-York Historical Society; Lena Sawyer – New-York Historical Society
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Launching a New Program
Location: Room 353
Kathleen Cooke – Dallas Museum of Art; Stacey Lizotte – Dallas Museum of Art
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Museum Educators as Teacher Educators: Research and Reflections on Best Practices for Providing Teacher Professional Development
Location: La Nouvelle Ballroom
Lora J. Cooper – Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Christine Baron – Teachers College, Columbia University; Sarah Cahil – Mystic Seaport Museum; Lora J. Cooper – Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation; K. Allison Wickens – George Washington's Mount Vernon
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 am
Trending or Bust: Keeping Pace with Digital Video Needs
Location: Room 350/351
Hilary-Morgan Watt – Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution; Emily Haight – National Portrait Gallery; Lanae Spruce – National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution; Hilary-Morgan Watt – Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
Wednesday, May 22
11:30 am
Not-So-Good Vibrations: When Visitors Lead to Deterioration of Historic Buildings
Location: Room 243
Danielle Swanson – Tenement Museum; Danielle Swanson – Tenement Museum
Generously supported by
Wednesday, May 22
11:30 am
Touch Tours: Bringing a Museum to Life for the Blind
Location: Room 343
Sahil Patel – Houston Museum of Natural Science; Matti Hammett – Houston Museum of Natural Science; Sahil Patel – Houston Museum of Natural Science; Julia K. Russell – Houston Museum of Natural Science
Wednesday, May 22
11:30 am
Young People, Old Structures: Bringing School Programs into Historic Houses
Location: Room 346/347
Katie L. Nickel – The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art; Angelica Bradley – The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art; Katie L. Nickel – The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
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