Are you starting a new Tribal Museum / Library?
Are you CLUELESS about where to start or how to move your project forward?
Are you overwhelmed by your big project?
Do you long for help from those who've been there?
Do you know who to call for help?
If you answered yes to more than 1 of the above questions, you need to attend
MPMA’s Pre-Conference Workshop: Starting a New Tribal Museum or Library?
Keys to Successful Planning, Implementation, and Sustainability
Conducted by some of the BEST museum planning folks who also know about
tribal issues.
So, hurry and register. Already registered? You can still add this
workshop.
The buzz these days is with tribal museums. And there are dozens of tribal
museums, cultural centers, and libraries being built on Native American
reservations throughout the MPMA region. Because of gaming, the social demands on the
reservation, the need for cultural preservation, and competition for tourism,
it is difficult to know how to establish viable educational institutions. The
initiations of these new institutions in tribal communities are a necessity,
but how do Native American tribes begin, maintain, and ensure that programs
stay alive on a long term basis? This workshop will be an essential learning and
developmental tool to assist participants in developing and implementing a
mission statement and community needs assessment, initiating a draft collection
policy, creating opportunities for fundraising, and providing network
opportunities with other tribal communities building new tribal museums and libraries.
Featured topics:
Basics about big development projects
Tools for creating viable institutions
How-tos of working within Tribal policies
Creating a mission statement and why that is important
Factors to consider to make your museum a fit in your community
Fundraising tips
Creating a collections policy
Reference material will be provided
Networking lines that will REALLY help you
REGISTER NOW! For a registration form, respond to this email or visit MPMA
online at http://www.mountplainsmuseums.org/ (Go to conferences). Workshops
will be held September 13th in conjunction with MPMA's annual regional museum
conference in Omaha, NE, Sept. 13 - Sept.16, 2005.
Workshop Presenters:
Workshop Chair & Presenters:
Christy Sturm, Executive Director of Education, Pueblo of San Juan, San Juan
Pueblo, NM
Norman Bahe, Educational Curator, Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ
Jeremy Bertrand Finch, Director of Cultural Resources, Citizen Potawatomi
Nation, Shawnee, OK
Robert Gant, Curator of Collections, Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY
Arthur H. Wolf, WOLF Consulting, Las Vegas, NV
Endorsed by the Tribal Museum Network
Half-Day Workshop, Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 12:30 pm — 4:00 pm
Workshop Fee for conference delegates is $30. Non-delegate fee is $50.
MPMA offers these workshops, too:
1. Plastics in Collection
2. Planning a New Museum
3. Terrorism
4. Historical / Re-enactment Clothing
5. Packing and Shipping Objects
6. Firearms in Collections
Check these out on MPMA's website: Click here: The Mountain-Plains Museums
Association (MPMA)
MPMA's Annual Conference in 2005 is in Omaha, Nebraska, September 13-16th.
Come see all the things to do in the big O! 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.mountplainsmuseums.org/
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