Thursday, October 2, 2025

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Learning Format: Conversation    

The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center (SYCMCC) is a museum by Chumash people for Chumash people on Chumash land.  This session will share the dynamic journey of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians in building a museum for gathering, learning, and sharing.  This session will explore the importance of thriving Indigenous Nations to honor their communities, ancestors, and ancestral homelands in developing places to share their stories.
 

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Learning Format: Conversation

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Learning Format: Conversation

How are you and your museum navigating the new political and cultural landscape? From funding cuts to layoffs to federal DEIA policies rollbacks, our field is experiencing a period of rapid, unpredictable, and alarming change. Join colleagues from a range of museums to build community and strategize.

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Learning Format: Conversation

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Learning Format: Passive Learning

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Learning Format: Active Learning

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Learning Format: Active Learning

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Learning Format: Active Learning

Ready to elevate your museum’s impact? Ditch the old SWOT and turn up the NOISE—Needs, Opportunities, Improvements, Strengths, and Exceptions! This interactive session puts strategy into action with a live NOISE analysis of the WMA conference. Get hands-on experience with this dynamic tool and walk away with a fresh, engaging approach to stakeholder-driven strategic planning that helps your museum rise above the noise and focus on what truly matters!
 

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Learning Format: Active Learning

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Learning Format: Conversation