Ventana - Salon L

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.

Learning Format: Passive Learning

In 2021, the Cultural Resources Department at Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community completed construction of a new stand-alone 24,500 square foot cultural repository to house and care for tribal collections under the direction of the Huhugam Ki: Museum. In transferring the collections from existing storage areas, the staff addressed the need to build a better collections foundation to meet the tribal priorities and objectives for a cultural repository designed by tribal members.

Learning Format: Passive Learning

Join your collection colleagues in reviewing and/or learning the proper way to prepare a basic condition report for works on paper. Condition reports are not only important for the management of your collection but also important documentation for your insurance broker should a damage occur. It is also best practice in collection stewardship. Works on paper may include prints, drawings; collage; manuscripts; scrolls. Basic handling and recommended storage will also be covered.

Learning Format: Conversation

In 2026, the United States will commemorate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. What does that mean for museums in the West? Are Indigenous, Black, Asian, Pacific Islander, Latino/a/x and other stories of communities often left out of history books being told? Might this be an opportunity to share them? Attendees are invited to share their perspectives, recommendations, and engage in conversation around museums and the commemoration.

Learning Format: Active Learning

This session will explore innovations, impacts, and strategies for fostering collaborative and community-based curation. Presenters, comprised of community collaborators and museum professionals, will share a case study from the Tucson Museum of Art that offers a framework, tools, and questions for consideration when co-creating interpretative content. To illustrate community-curation practices, attendees will workshop a selection of artworks and themes from art of the American West to explore a 21st century vision of cultures and ideas.

Learning Format: Conversation

Learning Format: Active Learning

This workshop will walk participants through John Simmons’s “Things Great and Small” and help them develop and think about what needs to be included in their own Collections Policy. Participants should be able to leave with an outline of a Collections Policy.

Learning Format: Conversation

Do you wonder what corporations are looking for when partnering with museums? Have you filled out countless sponsorship request forms without success? Join us for a panel discussion with museum development and philanthropic giving professionals to learn what makes for successful partnerships and tips for establishing (or maintaining) one at your institution.

Learning Format: Passive Learning

Mystified by what is Augmented Reality (AR) and how to use it at your institution? Join us to learn how to harness the techniques of AR to bring your exhibits to life! During the workshop you will scan objects to make 3D files, learn about equipment and editing files, become familiar with basics of hologram creation, learn to create QR codes or triggers for starting AR experience, consider signage design, and discuss planning your own AR projects.

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