Helping Communities Heal in the Wake of Local Crisis

  • Saturday, October 8, 2022

Presenter(s): 

Jesse Clark McAbee, Curator of Museums, Museums of Lake County
Carol Oliva, Director of Development, California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Jessica Ruskin, Education Director, Charles M. Schulz Museum

Moderator: 

Jeff Nathanson, Executive Director, Museum of Sonoma County

Track: 

  • Community Engagement, Visitor Experience

As natural disasters and crises become prevalent, hear how four museums responded to wildfires and the recent pandemic. Learn innovative ways to help your community heal. Each museum will share how they addressed local crises in thoughtful and meaningful ways while staying true to their missions and protecting their collections. Through partnerships, interactive social media platforms, creative artmaking, reflective exhibitions, collecting oral histories, and developing programs, each museum became a place of gathering, engagement, connection, reflection, and support.