Presenter(s)
Jennifer Gritt, Museum Curator, Woodburn History Museum
Dylan Hoffman, Collections Manager, Puget Sound Navy Museum
Moderator
Jessica Bocinski, Collections Manager, Escalette Collection of Art at Chapman University
Do you often feel pressure to do it all? Museum staff face large, complex projects when preserving collections held in public trust. Small museums with limited staff and tight budgets must make difficult choices, while larger institutions, despite greater resources, may still struggle to prioritize and allocate time and funding effectively. In many cases, collections staff carry the burden of trying to do everything. This discussion-based session shares strategies for using resources wisely and challenges the expectation of doing it all.