11:00 am – 12:15 pm
When Your Stuff Doesn't Fit: Addressing Collections Facility Challenges
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.
Elevate WMA's D&I Committee: Help Us Establish Our Goals
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.
Beyond Representation: Authentic Indigenous Engagement for Museums
Learning Format: Active Learning
Using Evaluation and Data Story-telling for Successful Fundraising
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.
Museums in the Second Trump Administration
Learning Format: Conversation
How are you and your museum navigating the new political and cultural landscape? From funding cuts to layoffs to federal DEIA policies rollbacks, our field is experiencing a period of rapid, unpredictable, and alarming change. Join colleagues from a range of museums to build community and strategize.