Gallery Association of New York State and the
Museum Association of New York
Joint Annual Meeting and Conference, Monday, November 2, 1998
at the
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 9st Street and Fifth Avenue
"Scanning Your Shelves: Digital Photography's Impact on Museum Resources,
Collections and Audiences"
As New York State museums digitally photography their collections,
challenges in funding, collections care, access, and copyright are being
confronted. This program provides a forum for discussing these concerns
and their impact on both objects and museum management.
Program
9-10 a.m. Registration, Main Level
10:00 Welcome - Linda Dunne, Assistant Director, Cooper-Hewitt National
Design Museum
10:30-12:30 Panel Discussion on Institutional Impact of Collections
Digitization
Panelists: Vickie B. Quigley, J.D., Associate, Patrick
Connelly Law Firm, Syracuse and Intellectual Property Consultant
Jeb Herley, Representative from Kodak
Pamela Dewey, Head of Photography-Photo Services,
The Photography Archive of the National Museum of the American
Indian
Marty deMontano, Head of the Resource Center,
National Museum of the American Indian
12:30-1:30 Buffet/Box Lunch and Business Meetings
Museum Shop open
1:45-3:00 Concurrent Sessions
Roundtable Discussion: Funding Digital Technology
Peter Siegel, Director of Digital Imaging, American Museum of
Natural History
Introduction to the Cooper-Hewitt's Collection Information System
Cordelia Rose, Registrar and Jay Hoffman, Director of Gallery
Systems (session limited to 30 participants)
Introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Digitization
Project
Barbara Bridger, Manager of the Photographic Studio
(session limited to 15 participants) SESSION IS AT THE MET
Guided tour of Disney exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt
3:15-4:30 Discussion of NYSCA's long range planning activities/Museum
Program initiatives and guidelines changes
Nicolette Clarke, Director, NYSCA
Robert Baron, Museum Program Director
Registration Fee: $45/person (GANYS/MANY member institution)
$60/person (non-member rate)
For conference brochure and registration information, contact GANYS at
315-824-2510, or MANY at 518-273-3400.
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