Open to Directors, Deputy Directors, CEOs, CFOs, Leadership Team Members, and Trustees, this luncheon welcomed guest speaker Micah Parzen, CEO, Museum of Us, for a talk about changing the Museum’s name and the work that came after. This luncheon was sponsored by Mad Systems.
Multimedia Forum
Presentation | 2022: Portland, Oregon
Museums provide space for people to engage in critical conversations. In this session, participants will hear from four museums on their relationship between the curation/exhibitions and education/community programs departments, how educators navigate complex and sometimes controversial topics with visitors, and how program organizers create...
Presentation | 2022: Portland, Oregon
As natural disasters and crises become prevalent, hear how four museums responded to wildfires and the recent COVID-19 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....
Presentation | 2022: Portland, Oregon
How do museums and historians shape a person’s legacy, for better or for worse? Join us for small group conversations as we investigate the stories of aviation pioneers Pancho Barnes and Amelia Earhart through an LBGTQ+ perspective. We’ll consider the wider challenges of representing the diverse ethnicities or sexual/gender identities of...
Article | 2022: Portland, Oregon
Museums need to address disability and work to create exceedingly accessible spaces for people with disabilities. During this workshop, participants will learn how a state agency and non-profit teamed up to create accessibility training for cultural professionals across Utah. Participants will dive into some of the accessibility and...
