3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
In Community: Creating and Sharing Exhibits and Programs
Learning Format: Active Learning
How do you meet your community? Pop-up exhibits and programs at community sites are one way to take museum expertise and resources to the community, and develop sustainable long-term relationships with the community. Hear how museums are bringing people together at community watering holes to engage with curators, educators, exhibit planners, culture bearers, scientists and artists. With colleagues plan your own pop-up exhibit or interactive program.
Increasing Collections Access Through Collaboration
Learning Format: Active Learning
The California Collections Resource Center at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) houses the largest collection of California-focused art and artifacts in the state. We'll share the steps of recent internal partnership-based projects that have increased access to art, history, and natural science collections items for a wide range of people, including OMCA staff, researchers, Native American tribes, other institutions, and the general public.
Navigating New Policies - strategies for a changing political landscape
Learning Format: Active Learning
Recent executive orders have changed the landscape of arts organizations. Funding sources, grant institutions, research and community representation have all been impacted. You - the audience - are the panel for this moderated discussion. Please come ready to share how your museum or organization is responding to policy changes, and addressing challenges we are all facing. This conversation will leverage the strength of the WMA community to build collective resilience for the communities we serve.
Destination Transformation: Effectively Navigating Organizational Change
Learning Format: Active Learning
Elevating the Voices of Our People: The Journey of the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center
Learning Format: Conversation
The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center (SYCMCC) is a museum by Chumash people for Chumash people on Chumash land. This session will share the dynamic journey of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians in building a museum for gathering, learning, and sharing. This session will explore the importance of thriving Indigenous Nations to honor their communities, ancestors, and ancestral homelands in developing places to share their stories.
On Governance: Elevating Museums Through Cooperative Models
Learning Format: Conversation
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.
Let's Talk About the Needs/Experiences of AANHPI Museum Folks
Learning Format: Conversation
This highly interactive session builds upon a national effort to start up an Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Museums and Museum Professionals Association. Through live-polling, large-group discussions, and small-group breakouts, participants will have the opportunity to share their current experiences and needs. Participants will also help contribute ideas, hopes, and recommendations to help inform the development of the association. This session is open to all WMA conference attendees.
Exhibit Redesign: Strategies for Success
Learning Format: Passive Learning