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Learning Format: Active Learning    

Running out of room to house your collections? Is your object storage space leaking? Just received a sizable gift? Any of these situations can strain optimal collections management. Physical space matters, and upgrading, expanding, or moving collections storage spaces can be operational and budgetary challenges. Learn from a panel of collections facility experts how to approach and address these challenges, including where to begin, who should be involved, and best practices for success.

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Learning Format: Conversation

Join us for a feedback session on how to ELEVATE WMA’s D&I practices! The newly-formed WMA D&I Committee wants our work to be informed by the people we serve, so we're hosting an input-gathering session on what we hope to achieve together. We will discuss the role of DEIA in museums, how WMA can help, actionable goals, and more. Attendees will provide input that will guide the D&I direction of WMA for years to come.

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Learning Format: Conversation

As part of the Nevada Museum of Art's Friday Lecture series, this session invites the public and WMA participants to explore strategies for improving museum accessibility for the blind and low-vision community. The talk-back component will foster open dialogue between museum professionals, the public, and the blind/low-vision community, discussing challenges and innovative solutions for creating more inclusive spaces. This collaborative exchange aims to inspire ideas for enhancing accessibility in cultural institutions.

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Learning Format: Active Learning

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Learning Format: Active Learning

This session will encourage participants to develop clear goals and objectives for funding proposals using data they are already collecting. We will answer the question “What story can I tell with this data?” Participants will receive tips for collecting data and understanding which data to use when setting project objectives. Participants will walk away having written a clear narrative ready to plug in data when they return to their Museum. 

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Learning Format: Conversation

There are many ways to lead. Some of us have a go-to style of leadership, and some of us are still trying them on.. Join us to talk leadership styles, and when to use them. This panel brings together four museum leaders to share their stories - the wins, the losses, and everything in between. Join the conversation, and share yours, too. We’ll all leave with ideas, resources, and inspiration.

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Learning Format: Active Learning

Curious about AI but unsure how it fits into museum work? This hands-on session explores OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, showcasing how they can streamline tasks like content creation, grant writing, and strategic planning. Whether you’re in a small or large institution, you’ll leave with practical, responsible ways to integrate AI into your workflow—no tech expertise required! Please bring an internet connected device to this hands-on lecture.

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Learning Format: Conversation

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Learning Format: Passive Learning

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Learning Format: Active Learning

Designing, updating or evaluating your exhibits? Keep your mission, vision and values close. Embrace the big idea! Join panelists using core documents to say yes - and no - to exhibits, programs and installations. How well do your exhibits serve your target audiences, staff, donors, and the people and places represented by the stories you tell? Do visitors get the message? Join this interactive session to elevate storytelling, hone your "main message" and center your values.