2006 AAM Annual Meeting Sessions
BOSTON
COMPT Sessions
NEW MODELS FOR MUSEUMS: THE ROLE OF MUSEUM STUDIES PROGRAMS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE
This session discusses new and alternate models for museums that are being proposed by museum studies programs. The focus of this session is professional museum training programs that seek to prepare a new generation of creative and thoughtful leaders. The new models of professional practice will be fluid, dynamic, flexible, responsive and driven by vision, intention, context and theory.
Chair: Peter Tirrell, Associate Director, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma; Norman, OK
Panelists:
Parker Hathcock, Publicist and Manager, Graduate Student, Jonathan Green Studios, Inc., Naples, FL
Kris Morrisey, Director, Museum Studies Program, Michigan State University Museum; East Lansing, MI
Peter Welsh, Museum Studies Program, Arizona State University, Tempe
BASIC INSTINCT: ADVOCACY TRAINING AS ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL SKILL
Advocacy in cultural policy and media relations is one of the most effective means that museum professionals have to ensure a viable future in a rapidly changing cultural context. In order to maintain relevance, recognition and fair share of public access, critical thinking about advocacy in the workplace and museum professional training programs must occur in tandem with identifying and developing a strong skill set acknowledged and valued by the field.
Chair: Carlo Lamagna, Professor, New York University, The Steinhardt School, Department of Art and Art Professions, New York, NY
Panelists:
Jason Hall, Director, Government and Media Relations, American Association of Museums; Washington, DC
Andrew Finch, Senior Director, Government Affairs, American for the Arts; Washington, DC
Trudy Coxe, CEO, The Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, RI
WORKING TOGETHER: MUSEUMS AND MUSEUM STUDIES
How can museum studies programs create partnerships with both museums and learners to ensure that their investment in learning is of mutual benefit? This session involves participants in guided discussions to explore the active and supportive roles that museums can play in conceptualizing learning needs, in facilitating workplace-based learning assignments and activities, and in creating a positive environment for the acquisition and application of new knowledge and skills.
Chair: Joy Davis, Program Director, Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Panelists:
Leslie Bedford, Director, Leadership Program, Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY
Billie Gaines, Director, National Museum Fellows Program, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA
MUSEUM STUDIES AND ONLINE LEARNING: WHERE ARE WE, WHERE ARE WE GOING?
As several universities in the US are beginning to offer on-line courses and even degree programs, this session aims at an assessment of those efforts and a discussion of its advantages, disadvantages, and future directions. We hope that this discussion will lead to a better understanding of current on-line initiatives and a better communication between them.
Chair: Petra Chu, Graduate Director, MA Program Museum, Seton Hall University; South Orange, NJ
Panelists:
Peter Tirrell, Associate Director, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Ildiko DeAngelis, Director, Museum Studies/Professor, GWU Museum Studies Program, George Washington University; Washington, DC
Tess Koncick, Associate Director, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art; Sarasota, FL
HIT THE FLOOR RUNNING: EXPERIENTIAL COLLECTIONS CURRICULUM THAT WORKS
Learn how to design collections curriculum that gives students intellectual and practical experience within a dynamic museum environment. The ideal stage for teaching best practices capitalizes on smoothly running curriculum that benefits students while concurrently supporting management and operational needs of the (often low-budget, understaffed) host museum. Museum studies faculty and staff representing anthropology, natural history, and art museums (1) describe specific examples of collections curricula that reinforce essential museum collections theory and best practices, (2) provide class format and scheduling hints that engage students in museum operations, and (3) share ideas for ensuring good student performance.
Chair: Marti Allen, Museum Director, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Provo, UT
Panelists:
Nicolette Meister, Curator of Collections, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, WI
Pamela Miller, Former Co-Director, Curator of Archaeology, Prehistoric Museum, Price, UT
Julia Sigwart, Program Director, National Museum of Ireland and University College of Dublin, Ireland
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