By: Brooke Devenney
This year’s Western Museums Association Annual Meeting in Palm Springs was an insightful and interesting experience for someone like myself just starting out in their museum career. The theme I took from this year’s Annual Meeting and conference was the idea of “thinking outside the box,” both literally and figuratively. Two of the sessions I attended demonstrated this idea...
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November 21, 2012
By: Tarisi Vunidilo - Secretary-General, PIMA
WARM PACIFIC GREETINGS!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Western Museum Association (WMA) Board for providing me with a scholarship that enabled me to be in Palm Springs from October 21st to the 24th to attend the 2012 WMA Meeting. Without your kind assistance I would not have been able to attend this very important gathering.
I...
WARM PACIFIC GREETINGS!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Western Museum Association (WMA) Board for providing me with a scholarship that enabled me to be in Palm Springs from October 21st to the 24th to attend the 2012 WMA Meeting. Without your kind assistance I would not have been able to attend this very important gathering.
I...
November 20, 2012
Session
Gearing Up for New Audiences: Preparing Your Site, Staff, and Volunteers for K-2 Field Trips
Moderator
Clayton Drescher, Education Manager, Petersen Automotive Museum
Presenters
Jennifer Simpson, School & Tour Services Coordinator, Petersen Automotive Museum Lorianne Salazar, Children & Family Programs Coordinator, Petersen Automotive Museum
Grace Tran, Kindergarten/First Grade...
Gearing Up for New Audiences: Preparing Your Site, Staff, and Volunteers for K-2 Field Trips
Moderator
Clayton Drescher, Education Manager, Petersen Automotive Museum
Presenters
Jennifer Simpson, School & Tour Services Coordinator, Petersen Automotive Museum Lorianne Salazar, Children & Family Programs Coordinator, Petersen Automotive Museum
Grace Tran, Kindergarten/First Grade...
November 19, 2012
Session
Much More Than a Gift Shop: Vital Tips, Tools & Resources for Museum Retail
Moderator
Miriam Works, Principal, Works Consulting
Presenters
Stuart Hata, Director of Retail Operations, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Jim DeMersman, Executive Director, Museum on Main
Carrie Santell, Assistant Store Manager, USS Hornet Museum
Description
It is our contention that Museum Stores are...
Much More Than a Gift Shop: Vital Tips, Tools & Resources for Museum Retail
Moderator
Miriam Works, Principal, Works Consulting
Presenters
Stuart Hata, Director of Retail Operations, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Jim DeMersman, Executive Director, Museum on Main
Carrie Santell, Assistant Store Manager, USS Hornet Museum
Description
It is our contention that Museum Stores are...
November 14, 2012
Session
An Update on the Connecting to Collections Initiative in the Western States
Moderator
Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Senior Program Officer, Office of Museum Services, IMLS
Presenters
Kara West, Assistant Director for Field Services, Balboa Art Conservation Center
Keni Sturgeon, Curator & Museum Director, Willamette Heritage Center
Eric Taylor, Heritage Lead, 4Culture
Description
Since its...
An Update on the Connecting to Collections Initiative in the Western States
Moderator
Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Senior Program Officer, Office of Museum Services, IMLS
Presenters
Kara West, Assistant Director for Field Services, Balboa Art Conservation Center
Keni Sturgeon, Curator & Museum Director, Willamette Heritage Center
Eric Taylor, Heritage Lead, 4Culture
Description
Since its...
November 14, 2012
Session
Successful Development Models for University and Public Museums
Presenters
Jill Hartz, Executive Director, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Greg Polzin, Director, Fundraising & Development, Palm Springs Art Museum Melissa Rosengard, Director of Institutional Advancement, Chabot Space & Science Center
Deidre Sandvick, Director of Development for the Arts, University of Oregon...
Successful Development Models for University and Public Museums
Presenters
Jill Hartz, Executive Director, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Greg Polzin, Director, Fundraising & Development, Palm Springs Art Museum Melissa Rosengard, Director of Institutional Advancement, Chabot Space & Science Center
Deidre Sandvick, Director of Development for the Arts, University of Oregon...
November 13, 2012
By: Autumn King
Think back to your last “first”. First day at a new job; first day of school; first time flying; first time speaking in public. The first time for anything can be riddled with angst, excitement, jittery anticipation, even fear. My first trip to Palm Springs for the Western Museum Association’s 77th Annual Meeting this past week brought many of the above feelings my way for myriad...
Think back to your last “first”. First day at a new job; first day of school; first time flying; first time speaking in public. The first time for anything can be riddled with angst, excitement, jittery anticipation, even fear. My first trip to Palm Springs for the Western Museum Association’s 77th Annual Meeting this past week brought many of the above feelings my way for myriad...
November 13, 2012
Session Working with Tribal Members to Interpret Native American Themes in the National Park Service
Presenters
Mary Lou Herlihy, Interpretive Media Specialist, National Park Service, Pacific West Region Charles Davis A.I.A, Partner, EDX: Edquist Davis Exhibits Johnpaul Jones, Partner, Jones & Jones Architects + Landscape Architects + Planners Marc Blackburn, Interpretive Specialist,...
Presenters
Mary Lou Herlihy, Interpretive Media Specialist, National Park Service, Pacific West Region Charles Davis A.I.A, Partner, EDX: Edquist Davis Exhibits Johnpaul Jones, Partner, Jones & Jones Architects + Landscape Architects + Planners Marc Blackburn, Interpretive Specialist,...
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