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September 15, 2011
By: Jason B. Jones
With WMA 2011 in Hawai’i within sight, I thought WMA enthusiasts would enjoy looking back at last year’s Annual Meeting.
During our 75th Anniversary Bash, WMA 2010 in Portland, Adam Mikos (Program Committee Co-chair, Hawaii 2011) was interviewing attendees about their expectations for the conference and feelings about the Western Museum Association. It turns out people...
September 14, 2011
Saturday, September 24 | Jewelbox Evening Receptions
All events are concurrent; separate registration is required.
6:30PM–8:30PM | Shangri La by Night
“Although Shangri La, with all its high-key colors, is beautiful by day, it is undoubtedly at its best by night.” — Doris Duke
Enjoy a magical evening at Shangri La, the former home of heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, now a center for...
All events are concurrent; separate registration is required.
6:30PM–8:30PM | Shangri La by Night
“Although Shangri La, with all its high-key colors, is beautiful by day, it is undoubtedly at its best by night.” — Doris Duke
Enjoy a magical evening at Shangri La, the former home of heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, now a center for...
September 13, 2011
By: Brian Eyler
So dear registrar, where were you? Do you even remember where you were? The moment when you committed to present at WMA? Did an alluring colleague rope you in? Or were you caught up in a euphoric wave of registrarial giddiness at a workshop? Or, did you feel guilty, for allowing other registrars to do all the work? Did you feel like it was your turn, your time to do your...
So dear registrar, where were you? Do you even remember where you were? The moment when you committed to present at WMA? Did an alluring colleague rope you in? Or were you caught up in a euphoric wave of registrarial giddiness at a workshop? Or, did you feel guilty, for allowing other registrars to do all the work? Did you feel like it was your turn, your time to do your...
September 9, 2011
Sunday, September 25 - Evening Reception - 6:30PM–9:30PM
Experience Hawai‘i, Bishop Museum Style
Spend an unforgettable evening at Bishop Museum, a major landmark established in 1889 to preserve and understand the natural and cultural history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. The recently renovated Hawaiian Hall will be open for guests to explore, as well as the undersea and volcanic experience in the...
Experience Hawai‘i, Bishop Museum Style
Spend an unforgettable evening at Bishop Museum, a major landmark established in 1889 to preserve and understand the natural and cultural history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. The recently renovated Hawaiian Hall will be open for guests to explore, as well as the undersea and volcanic experience in the...
September 6, 2011
Please note that workshops are concurrent. All attendees are welcome to attend the ATALM workshops. Pre-registration is required.
Friday, September 23
8:30AM–4:30PM | Care of Folded and Rolled Documents
This hands-on workshop provides the basics of safely caring for and housing folded and rolled items. Participants will learn to: 1) make humidification chambers from plastic trash cans...
September 2, 2011
All attendees are welcome to attend these workshops. Please note that some workshops are concurrent. Pre-registration is required. Workshops will be held at the Hawai‘i Convention Center unless noted otherwise. Subject to change.
Friday, September 23
8:30AM–12:30PM | Basic Principles of Mount Making and Beyond
Attend this half-day workshop and learn basic and advanced principles of mount making...
September 1, 2011
2011 Art + Environment ConferenceSMAt Nevada Museum of Art, September 29 through October 1, 2011
The Nevada Museum of Art is a private, non-profit organization featuring exhibitions by national and international artists with a permanent collection of twentieth and twenty-first century art divided into five focus collections. With an overall thematic focus on art and environment, the Museum...
The Nevada Museum of Art is a private, non-profit organization featuring exhibitions by national and international artists with a permanent collection of twentieth and twenty-first century art divided into five focus collections. With an overall thematic focus on art and environment, the Museum...
August 31, 2011
By: Brian Eyler
With the WMA Annual Meeting only a few weeks away, I’ve been asked by the powers that be to share my thoughts about being an attendee (and a presenter) at the upcoming meeting in Honolulu. To be honest, I’ll be arriving at this particular meeting with an unusual perspective.
After regularly attending (and presenting once before - Sacramento, I believe) WMA Annual Meetings for...
With the WMA Annual Meeting only a few weeks away, I’ve been asked by the powers that be to share my thoughts about being an attendee (and a presenter) at the upcoming meeting in Honolulu. To be honest, I’ll be arriving at this particular meeting with an unusual perspective.
After regularly attending (and presenting once before - Sacramento, I believe) WMA Annual Meetings for...
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