7 Workshops in One Place at the....
2015 MPMA/KMA Museum Conference
Get in-depth training on these issues.
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Artifact Numbering – this is a timely topic!
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Enduring Exhibit Design - one more space left
Putting on Special Events
Out and About with Outreach (Onsite School Programs)
Business of Marketing
Design on a Dime
Not a School Tour Anymore
Conference Registration Deadline at cheap rate: September 1st
Drill down on single-issue topics by taking workshops where you'll learn
so much. That's why there are many workshops this year at the MPMA/KMA
conference in Wichita, KS.
All held Monday, September 28th. Check here for schedule, location and
details.
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
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
Onsite 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
*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
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
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