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...
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November 19, 2012
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,...
November 12, 2012
By: Nik Honeysett
My second ever WMA Annual Meeting turned out to be as stimulating and rewarding as last year’s. I was skeptical that Palm Springs could hold a candle to Honolulu and then I spent an unreasonable amount of time on my way to give my keynote looking up Marilyn Monroe’s skirt and I was all at once, at one with the world and in particular, Palm Springs.
More seriously, the generosity...
My second ever WMA Annual Meeting turned out to be as stimulating and rewarding as last year’s. I was skeptical that Palm Springs could hold a candle to Honolulu and then I spent an unreasonable amount of time on my way to give my keynote looking up Marilyn Monroe’s skirt and I was all at once, at one with the world and in particular, Palm Springs.
More seriously, the generosity...
November 12, 2012
By: Keni Sturgeon
The Oregon Museums Association (OMA) held its annual meeting October 28-30, in Ashland. Our host institution, the Schneider Museum of Art on the campus of Southern Oregon University, provided a wonderful atmosphere for the proceedings. The meeting provided Oregon’s museum professionals with the opportunity to learn from one another, from sessions and through workshops, to share...
The Oregon Museums Association (OMA) held its annual meeting October 28-30, in Ashland. Our host institution, the Schneider Museum of Art on the campus of Southern Oregon University, provided a wonderful atmosphere for the proceedings. The meeting provided Oregon’s museum professionals with the opportunity to learn from one another, from sessions and through workshops, to share...
November 6, 2012
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We would love to put it up here at the WestMuse blog, and share some of the fabulous content from this year’s Annual Meeting with those that couldn’t make it to Palm Springs.
Email all questions wma (at) westmuse.org
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