1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Museums crafting digital strategies for the first time can find the process daunting so hearing from members of the museum community who have done this work can be a great place to start. This session will address how an institution can develop a successful digital strategy, including how to leverage technology for institutional impact, how to ensure digital efforts are serving a need, and how...
A national research study, Measurement of Museum Social Impact (MOMSI), is working to create a survey to help museums measure their social impact. In this session, hear about the study, its history, and the forthcoming toolkit; preliminary social impact data from MOMSI host museums; and host museum perspectives on how to recruit participants through an equity lens and use social impact data for...
Protecting our climate and biodiversity is not just a science problem—it’s a cultural problem with relevance for all cultural institutions. As social spaces and trusted sources of accurate information, museums are well positioned to support productive, solution-focused visitor engagement with climate change and conservation. Join us to share strategies for building climate literacy and exploring...
This session explores Weaving a Net(work) of Carefor Oceanic Collections: A Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Museum Institute. Participants will discuss the challenges, joys and outcomes of training a cohort of 20 early-to-mid career professionals from 13 island communities, all while navigating COVID. The project, which focused on professional development and indigenous approaches to...
