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MPMA’s 2006 Annual Conference
September 18-September 22, 2006
in beautiful Taos, New Mexico
Go online to MPMA’s website to register for the Conference
www.mpma.net
The conference provides the perfect opportunity for museum professionals and
those new to the field to expand their knowledge, network and share their
experiences with other museum people from across the region
More than 70 sessions and workshops offered
10 workshops offered:
Taos Pottery, Certified Institutional Protection Manager, Historic Gardens,
Hispanic Pottery, From Digital Capture to Database Presentation, Historic
Tools, Faux Food, Product Development for Museums, Mannequins, Capital Projects
Premier educational & networking event for museum leaders, volunteers and
staff
Tours of some really incredible museums in Taos
Meet Descendants of artists from the Taos Art Colony
Sessions: Sessions feature Taos, historical objects, fine art as well as
ones pertaining to the museum profession. Here’s a short list of the many that
will be offered.
• Collecting Taos: Great Museum Collections of Taos Society of Artists
• Taos Art Colony: Perspectives from Descendants
• Taking a Small Museum from Uh Oh to Excellent
• 12,000 Years of New Mexico Art and Architecture
• NAGPRA: A Convergence of Cultures, Past, Present & Future
• Taos Pueblo: In the Presence of a World Landmark
• Creating Outstanding Audio/Video Programs
• Hands-on History Camp
• Tough Terrain: “Problem Areas” for Administrators
• Economic Impact of Arts and Cultural Industries
• Charitable Giving: Making it Part of Your Museum’s Culture
• A Candid Conversation on Cultural Property
• Russian Artists in Taos
• Demystifying the Strategic Planning Process
• Twelve Security Lessons from Katrina and Rita
• It’s Not Landscaping; It’s an Outdoor Interpretive Planting!
• Directors as Agents of Change
• Reaching Out to the Home School Audience
• Controlling Relative Humidity
Tours: These tours will show you hidden treasures of Taos
• Historic Homes and Artist Studio Tour
• Historic Tour of Taos
• Shopping and Historic Tour of Taos and Environs
Evening Events: Network and see what’s inside these incredible
museums and galleries
• Millicent Rogers Museum
• Taos Art Museum
• The Harwood Museum of Art
• La Hacienda de los Martinez
• Gallery Walking Tour
Other Events Too Good To Pass Up:
•MPMA’s Tribal Museum Network’s Opening Welcome
•Forum on the Closing of the Department of Interior’s Three Indian Museums
•Cowboy Dancing at the Historic Sagebrush Bar
Discuss Issues and Meet Friends There are always people ready to strike up a
conversation at ANY hour at MPMA’s Conferences, particularly at the following
events:
•Late-Nite at the Bar: To Collect or Not to Collect...That is the Question
Facing Museum Professionals
•Winedale Reunion
•Inclusive Practices Mixer and Dialogue about Community Matters
•KU Alumns and Students
•Museum Directors Roundtable Cocktail Hour
•New Mexico Association of Museums Reception
•Affinity Groups aimed at your professional expertise
•Yoga Classes
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
www.mpma.net
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MPMA's Annual Conference in 2006 is in Taos, New Mexico, September 18-22nd.
Join us as we explore together "A Convergence of Cultures" and learn about the
wonders of
northern New Mexico's material culture.
MPMA: A Ten-state museum network
MPMA is the professional service provider to museums in ten states: Colorado,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Texas and Wyoming.
For more information
Click here: Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA)
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
7110 West David Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80128-5404
303-979-9358 / fax 303-979-3553 http://www.mpma.net/
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