The Program Guide for the 2009 AASLH Annual Meeting is now available at the AASLH website: http://www.aaslh.org/documents/premeetingbrochure_000.pdf.  

There are so many choices for small museums!

On Wednesday, consider the Practical Methods Toward a Storage Model: An Overview of How to Stabilize Museum Collections workshop to get your collections in order. 

On Thursday, spend the day considering funding.  Learn about Federal Formula Grants in the Small Museum Town Hall Meeting in the morning.  You’re invited to the Small Museums Committee Luncheon at 12:30 p.m.  Marsha L. Semmel, Deputy Director for Museums and Director for Strategic Partnerships, will discuss the role of small museums as valued and vital community assets in these economically stressful times. In addition to sharing examples from IMLS-funded projects, she will discuss current opportunities for IMLS support.  In the early afternoon, look at the big picture in Membership+Annual Giving+Capital Campaign=Total Fundraising and then join the SMC for A Conversation About Small Museums: Resources for Funding, Collections Care, and More.

On Friday, think about new ways to approach exhibits with Touch and Know: Interactive Technology, Exhibits, and Education.  Find out what’s new with AASLH at the membership meeting.  Be re-energized by Mike Wallace’s plenary address.  And round out your day by considering how artifacts are used for educational purposes Mutual Goals Between Curators, Conservators, and Educators.  Then relax with a Journey Through Time evening event at the President Benjamin Harrison Home and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

On Saturday (if you’re not too worn out), learn how your small museum can apply for national recognition with the AASLH Awards: The Final Frontier and can work towards Building a Worldwide Audience for Your Collection using database and internet technology.  Discover the best ways to create new public programs with the Pathways Lab before celebrating your colleagues at the Awards Banquet.

This is just one way you could navigate the 2009 AASLH Annual Meeting.  Take a look at the program to find out how you could best benefit from the valuable professional development opportunity.

Stacy Klingler

AASLH Small Museums Committee Chair

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