3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

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

Rather than focusing on challenges, what happens when museums view collaborations with Native communities as creative opportunities that can drive innovation? This session will use the in-progress redesign of a permanent exhibition at the High Desert Museum as a case study to illustrate how a collaborative development process with Native communities can transform exhibition strategies. Project partners will demonstrate ways that meaningful dialogue can drive new ideas and how other insti - tutions can embrace this approach.

Learning Format: Active Learning

What’s in a study? What does it take? Come chat with experts in museum management, financial, and facility/exhibit planning to learn about the types of studies, and how to balance the players involved, the scopes, and the needs of an institution in the moment. Attendees will explore developing an outline style RFP with your colleagues in a small-group activity.

Learning Format: Conversation

This session will introduce a brainstorming approach that is inclusive and collaborative. It’s called 10 x 10. It’s a fast and easy approach to brainstorming as a group. After an overview of the 10 x 10, we’ll take the conference theme to brainstorm as a group. Examples include: How might we build capacity for ourselves? How might we build capacity for our institutions? How might we balance our passion for museum work with our capacity?