Great  workshops this year


at the 2015 MPMA/KMA Museum  Conference
Get in-depth  training on single issues.
SEVEN WORKSHOPS in ONE place:
Enduring Exhibit Design
Putting on Special  Events
Out and About with  Outreach
Not a School Tour Anymore
Business of Marketing
Design on a  Dime
Artifact  Numbering
Drill down on single-issue topics by taking workshops where  you'll learn
so much.  That's why  we have seven workshops this year.   All will be held
at the MPMA/KMA conference in Wichita, KS,  on Monday, September 28th.
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Exhibit Design  Workshop By Award Winners

Enduring Exhibit  Design
Learn from  seasoned pros during this all-day workshop.
Don't miss an  opportunity to interact with the design team that has won
six KMA awards for  excellence in exhibit design, two AASLH design awards, a
Design Excellence  Award from the Colorado AIA, two AAM publication design
awards, and a  Smithsonian "Save America's Treasures" designation.
On-site at Kauffman Museum and Flint  Hills Design, this workshop will
examine exhibit design principles and  techniques that maintain relevance over
time. It will explore the benefits of  investing in quality design and
construction to create exhibits that are  visually and physically enduring to save
the costs of regular renovation and  updating.
This workshop  will be unique in its focus on assessing and applying design
principles to a  variety of contexts as opposed to creating a specific type
of exhibit  structure or construction.
Attendees will  participate in exhibit design assessment activities
followed by a small group  project where they will apply exhibit design principles
within a given case  study.
Attendees will  get REALLY GOOD and practical tips for exhibits.
Presenters:  Chair: Annette LeZotte, Director,  Kauffman Museum at Bethel
College, North Newton, KS; Chuck Regier, Curator of  Exhibitions, Kauffman
Museum at Bethel College, North Newton, KS; Nathan  Bartel, Creative Director,
Flint Hills Design, North Newton, KS; Bob Regier,  Emeritus Professor of
Art, Bethel College, Design Consultant to Kauffman  Museum, North Newton, KS

Outreach  to Schools:  Generate revenue and good will for  your museum
Out and About  with Outreach
Outreach is a  growing program for museums and can be a strong revenue
resource as well as a  community building opportunity. Workshop participants
will attend outreach  programs in a Wichita school.
Pack it up and hit the road! See  museum educators doing outreach to local
students!
LIVE! Outreach is a growing program  for museums and can be a strong
revenue
resource as well as a community  building opportunity. Workshop
participants will
attend outreach programs in a  Wichita school. They will have an
opportunity to
experience an outreach presentation  and discuss tips and techniques.
Presenters:  Traci Kallhoff, Exploration Place,  Wichita, KS
Anthony Horsch, Director of  Education and Interpretation, Old Cowtown
Museum, Wichita, KS
Bonus Piece: Present YOUR school program during this  program.
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Make the  Most of Special Events:  Raise money, awareness, recruit
volunteers
Putting on Special Events
Special events are a mainstay of  every museum. Whether to raise money,
raise awareness, recruit volunteers, or  offer a program to visitors, staff and
volunteers spend time and money  organizing and implementing events.
In this way, special events are a  business.
Museum staff must understand the  purpose of their events, know intended
outcomes, expenses of materials and  talent, and how the museum is represented
to the public.
This interactive workshop will  provide tips to gain maximum return on
dollars and to increase  participation.
Presenters:  Jeff Sheets, Dickinson County  Historical Society, Abilene,
KS; Betty Johnson, President, Betty Johnson &  Associates, Lawrence, KS
Object  Numbering Workshop
Artifact Numbering: Make it Your  Business
How were numbers  applied to the artifacts in your collection?
Clear fingernail  polish? Typewriter correction fluid? Ink applied directly
to an artifact?  We've seen it all.
Would you like  to learn safe and appropriate methods for applying numbers
to artifacts?
Properly  numbering items is an important part of a museum's collections
management  strategy.
Join us for this  hands-on workshop where participants will learn methods
for numbering several  different types of materials including stone, metal,
plastic, ceramic, glass,  textiles, and others. Instructors will describe and
discuss numbering supply  items, how and where to place numbers, the
trinomial numbering system, why a  numbering system is important, and what to do
in special situations such as  numbering fragile items or items with multiple
pieces, among other  topics.
Participants  will learn the what, when, why, where, and how of applying
numbers to  artifacts.
Presenters:   Heidi Vaughn, Director,  Laboratory of History
Museum/University of Central Oklahoma, OK;  Erin Brown, Curator of Collections,  Oklahoma
Territorial Museum Guthrie, OK


A  Different School Tour
Not a School Tour Anymore:  Activity-based Learning
You'll brainstorm activities and  learn strategies to adapt to your
setting.
What is activity-based learning and  how is it relevant to object educators
of all kinds?
Using the newly launched school  program at Denver's innovative Clyfford
Still Museum as a case study, you'll  learn the difference between hands-on
projects and activity-based  learning.
Learn how the field has expanded  and in what direction it is headed.
In step with trends in the formal  education milieu, activity-based
learning is gaining steam in art museum  programs across the country.
Activity-based learning moves beyond inquiry,  incorporating discovery and hands-on
methods right in the gallery  setting.
You'll learn how activity-based  learning is a solution for increasing
engagement and meets the changing  demands of contemporary education in the 21st
century.
Presenter: Victoria (Tori)  Eastburn, Director, Education and Programs,
Clyfford Still Museum, Denver,  CO


*Marketing:  What, How, Why, When
The Business of  Marketing: If You Build It, Will They  Come?
Participants  will leave with enough knowledge to build their own
campaign.
Attendees will  learn from the strategies and materials of the three
presenting museums and  will come away knowing how to develop marketing messages
for their own  institutions.
*Learn the tips,  tricks, and tools to build effective marketing  campaigns
*Learn how to  approach and solve problems with your own  organization
*Take part in  team activities and work together to build a campaign you
can  use
Chair: Kate Vandel, Curator of  Exhibits,South Dakota State Historical
Society, Pierre, SD
Presenters: Mara  Christian Harris, Marketing Manager, Georgia O'Keeffe
Museum, Santa Fe, NM;  Shelley Thompson, Director, Marketing & Outreach,
Publisher El Palacio  Magazine, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, Santa
Fe, NM;  Shannon K. Stone, Advertising Manager,  Marketing and Communications
Department, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,  Kansas City, KS
*Affordable  Exhibit Designs
Design on a  Dime: Affordable Solutions for Display
Learn effective  low-cost solutions for displaying objects that respect
small budgets and bring  an object's history to life.
Live  demonstrations will feature how small museums can improve display
methods and  how best to display a museum's collection.
"Come see and  do! You will take home a sample-size body form that you will
have shaped from  blocks of ethafoam.  You will  create a custom object
mount using monofilament, crimps, and a drill.  You will learn how to adapt
everyday  materials to support an object on display as well as other tips to
enhance  your exhibit.
Chair: Marla  Day, Senior Curator, Kansas State University Historic Costume
and Textile  Museum, Manhattan, KS
Allana  Saenger-Parker, Curator of Design, Riley County Historical Museum,
Manhattan,  KSPresenters: Corina Salas de Hugo, Curator of
Collections/Registrar, Riley  County Historical Museum, Manhattan, KS

When you register for the conference, enhance your training  by taking a
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Sincerely,
Monta Lee Dakin, MPMA Executive  Director
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