Balancing Act: Preservation, Access, and Sustainability

  • Saturday, September 28, 2024
  • 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
  • Ventana - Salon L

Presenter(s): 

Rebecca Hagen, The Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer Director of Collections and Archives, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundations, Taliesin West
Marie Desrochers, Preservation Outreach Coordinator, Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Danielle Sakowski, Program Manager, Environment and Culture Partners

Moderator: 

Al Carver-Kubik, Senior Program Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities

Track: 

  • Business & Administration, Other

Learning Format: Conversation

The balance between collections preservation and access is familiar in theory and practice. We are now tasked to add a third element to this precarious balance: sustainability. Three panelists will discuss the challenges faced and solutions to incorporat - ing sustainability measures in museums. The panel will consider the multifaceted meanings of sustainability including environ - mental and fiscal sustainability, longevity and resiliency of collections, and the museum’s role in sustaining communities through environmental and social justice.