USING DIALOGUE TO PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & ENHANCE RELEVANCE AMONG MUSEUM VISITORS

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

9:00AM – 5:00PM

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site - Buffalo, NY

This full-day, hands-on training session provides an introduction to facilitated dialogue.  This interpretive technique allows museums to better connect with their visitors and engage in conversations about critical issues.  It has been used with great success at museums like the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.

Led by Sarah Pharaon, Program Director at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, participants will explore what makes dialogue such an effective tool in museum settings.  Case studies, coupled with participatory activities and discussion, will demonstrate how facilitated dialogue techniques can be used successfully with audiences of all ages and various learning styles.  Participants will leave with a “toolkit” of proven strategies they can take home and put into practice at their organizations.

Who Should Attend:  This session is perfect for staff and dedicated volunteers from museums that would like to engage with their visitors in a more active and meaningful way, but aren’t sure where/how to start.  Facilitated dialogue training will not only benefit museum educators, tour guides, and staff responsible for public programming, but also museum studies students.

Cost (includes boxed lunch): $20 MANY Members/$25 Nonmembers

Visit MANY to register.  Space is limited – register early! 

For more information, please contact Lenora Henson via e-mail or at (716) 884-0095.

Co-sponsored by:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

Museum Association of New York (MANY)