Friday, September 27, 2024

Learning Format: 

An important part of finding balance is taking opportunities to, as the saying goes, slow down and smell the roses. Let’s explore the hotel’s nature trails with activities designed to get us up close with the wonders of nature.  Close observation and nature play are fundamental aspects of human development, and using the outdoors as context for learning is a powerful way to engage visitors and staff in the regenerative nature of nature.

Learning Format: Conversation

Learning Format: Conversation

Get ready for lively conversation about everything we come across when attempting to balance the demands and desires of outside stakeholders with our museum’s capacity. Whether it’s a city’s censorship of your exhibit or an outside collaborator who has no clue they need to abide deadlines...let’s share and learn from others who live to tell the tale! Spoiler: we’ll be modeling Edward de Bono’s “Six Thinking Hats”--a simple and effect (and fun!) thinking process.

Learning Format: Passive Learning

Indigenous museums are entrusted with an important role within their communities which is the continuation and revitalization of lifeways. The Huhugam Ki: Museum and Huhugam Heritage Center partnered together to hold their first Baithaj (Saguaro fruit) harvest in the summer of 2023. The presenters will share how two indigenous museums are collaborating to ensure that harvesting of native foods continues into the future.

Learning Format: Conversation

Do you find yourself in a position that has lost its luster, become slightly unfulfilling, or overwhelming? It may not be an awful job, but is it stretching your mind and heart? Do you love the institution but just have the wrong job, or do you dislike the place but love the job? How do you evaluate your circumstance and make a plan for a change? In this session you will hear from museum professionals who made transitions - some radical shifts and others subtle.

Learning Format: Conversation

Get an energizing and inspiring start to your morning at the 2024 Annual Meeting! Come breathe, stretch, center, and plan for a thriving, successful day with your fellow attendees! Experience the power of taking meaningful time for yourself to focus and prime your mind and body for success. Discover how the consistency, structure, and intentionality from morning rituals helps create balance and personal fulfillment, and gain techniques for creating your own unique, empowering morning rituals!

FREE!

Join your colleagues from Arizona on an early morning hike up the Ventana Canyon. Starting at 6:30 am at the Trailhead, a short walk from the Resort, learn about the local plants, animals and indigenous people as you hike, or go at your own pace. Water, juice, and a light breakfast will be available when you return. Or just come for breakfast and networking!

As this is a hike, please wear appropriate shoes and clothing for the activity. Also, dogs are not allowed on the trail, and there are no restrooms available at the trailhead.

Cost: $10

A celebration of the WMA Community with guest speaker Mike Murawski, author of Museums as Agents of Change. Murawski will discuss how museums can be more human-centered.

Cost: 67

Mike Murawski, Author of Museums as Agents of Change

Embark on an enchanting journey into the world of miniature artistry at The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures! Immerse yourself in the Museum’s newest exhibition, STAGES OF IMAGINATION: The Broadway Set Designs of David Korins, which focuses on the role of miniatures in the design process of Hamilton, Beetlejuice, Dear Evan Hanson, Here Lies Love, and The Who’s Tommy. Grab a delicious bite to eat from local food trucks and a refreshing beverage from the bar.