Margaret, hi. Finding your query many months later, so you may no longer need this feedback, but here goes.

We started a museum exhibits committee last spring, mostly so we could decide what 2 to 3 new exhibits we would create for the coming 2.5 years that would culminate with our town's 350th anniversary. I am currently the part-time paid curator (after many years as the volunteer curator) and had been designing and mounting exhibits in the past with a handful of volunteers, a part-time assistant and one other board member. For the exhibits committee, I invited 2 board members who know the town well and the collection somewhat, and two community members who are interested in history and the museum (one an architect, one an artist). They are all smart, creative people who bring different perspectives. By having the committee, it forced me (and us) to think more broadly about what topics were important enough to our mission and the town's history to be included in this high-profile time, but also have the best shot at being engaging for existing and new audiences.