Ventana - Executive Board Room
What Happens With the Search Fails? Rebooting for Success
Learning Format: Conversation
Executive Searches can fail for any number of reasons, often due to causes out of control of the search committee. Experienced search professional Marilyn Hoffman leads a panel of failed search survivors to discuss how to turn lemons in lemonade and put lessons learned into action for an even more effective search.
Managing Collection Insurance
Learning Format: Passive Learning
Forging New Pathways: Trustees of Color Advancing Equity in the Cultural Sector
Learning Format: Conversation
Commitment of Action: Tribal Sovereignty and Municipal Museums
Learning Format: Conversation
Municipal Museums have a unique relationship when working with Tribal consultation. As Museum professionals, we play the role of envoys from our Council and City Management and Tribal representatives are envoys for their Council and Tribal Management. As such, we are formally negotiating between two world views and two sovereign Nations. We will use recent examples of consultation regarding the role museums play, including name changes, the development of programming, exhibits, and more.
Innovation in Community Collaboration and Engagement Using Augmented Reality
Learning Format: Active Learning
University, museum, and community partners will share how this cohort of learners created geographically dispersed Augmented Reality (AR) experiences around the theme of community in the Borderlands. Discover what AR is, the diverse skills required to create these types of projects, the challenges of using new technology, and how to develop linked content. Hear community partners share what the collaborative meant to them. Attendees will try the Discovering Community in the Borderlands AR experiences.
Shipping Art & Artifacts 101
Learning Format: Passive Learning
Join your registrar and collection colleagues on learning about how to ship objects from your collection to and from another cultural institution or incoming loans for your exhibitions. This session will cover basic how to, terminology, resources, and provide templates for your use. Airfreight (international and domestic) and trucking shipment options will be covered.