Historic Deerfield, Inc.
Deerfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
www.historic-deerfield.org

Colleagues' Day: Planning a New Museum Facility
Friday, May 21st  1999

The Flynt Center of Early New England Life is both a dream realized and a
plan fulfilled.  It took over fifteen years of planning, a year of
construction and a year of installation, but The Flynt Center is now open.
Behind the scenes are new storage areas, workshops, a photography studio,
and offices for Curatorial and Academic staff.  There are currently two
exhibitions on view, "Pursuing Refinement in Rural New England, 1750-1850"
and "The Museum's Attic: Collections Storage."

The staff of Historic Deerfield, Inc. is pleased to offer a free symposium
for museum colleagues.  We will share both the joys and pitfalls of opening
a new museum facility.

8:30 - 9:30     Registration and coffee.  Exhibitions open.

9:30            "Preparing for the Millenium: The Planning of the Flynt Center,
1985-1998."
Donald R. Friary, Executive Director

10:00           "Construction of the Flynt Center."  William Flynt, Architectural
Conservator.

10:30           Coffee, Flynt Center Lobby.

10:45           "Moving a Museum's Collection."  Will Garrison, Collections Manager.
                "Exploring the Museum's Attic: Collections Storage."  Amanda E. Lange,
Assistant Curator

11:30           "Creating Refinement: The Flynt Center's Opening Exhibition."
Philip Zea, Deputy Director and Curator

12:00           Question period

12:30-1:30      Lunch, Flynt Center lawn

1:30-3:00       Tours behind the scenes.  Flynt Center staff; Jim Lawrence, HVAC
Technician

3:00-4:30       Free time for Flynt Center exhibitions and historic house tours.


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