2002 AAM Annual Meeting
DALLAS
COMPT Sessions
ETHICS ROUNDTABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Chaired by: Dr. Annie V.F. Storr, Professor, Smithsonian Masters Program in Decorative Arts, Silver Springs, MD
Mr. Carlo Lamagna, Chair, Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University Steinhardt School of Education, New York, NY
Panelists: Dr. Carol B. Stapp,, Director, Museum Education Program, GWU, Washington, DC Mr. Bruce C. Craig, Director for Research and Planning, Center for Education and Museum Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC During this session, participants are asked to discuss core issues of professional ethics for those engaged in training future and current museum colleagues in all fields (including management, curation, education, development, and others). Panelists will identify standards shared with museum professionals before concentrating on the principles and circumstances that present trainers and educators with special questions of ethics and conduct. Roundtables will address questions such as: what core obligations we have toward our students; what we owe our universities, professional organizations, or sponsoring institutions; what service we owe the public (audiences, taxpayers); what other constituencies must we consider in our professional work; and what we owe to universal knowledge and professional circles through research and publication. Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training
MUSEUMS: IT ONLY HURTS WHEN WE LAUGH
Chaired by: Mr. D. Neil Bremer, Executive Director, Elmhurst Art Museum, Oak Park, IL What is the best joke you have ever heard about museums or museum people? Is there a relationship between the sometimes overly earnest style of professional community and the malaise and burn-out from which it frequently suffers? This poster session will pose a number of classic "museum moments," situations of stress or professional challenge, and then invite attendees to approach atypical solutions through interactive play, cartooning, and conversation with the session leader. Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training
COMMITTEE ON MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL TRAINING MARKETPLACE
Chaired by: Ms. Kristin M. Szylvian, Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI The Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT) Marketplace offers a forum for the discussion of ideas and information relating to a broad cross-section of museum training needs, from entry level to senior management. The marketplace helps delegates identify sources of professional education and training and assess which programs will be most valuable to them at various stages in their careers. Throughout the session, representatives of individual training programs will be available to provide information and discuss career planning. Visually oriented presentations–such as posters, videos, and models prepared by past or present students, faculty, and staff of museum education and professional development programs–will highlight the diversity of approaches used and issues addressed in education and training programs as they respond to the ever-changing needs of the museum profession. Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training
SHARED COMPETENCIES FOR MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS: WHO WANTS THEM, WHO NEEDS THEM, WHO CAN USE THEM?
Chaired by: Mr. Carlo Lamagna, Chair, Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University Steinhardt School of Education, New York, NY Panelists: Ms. Lois Irvine, Museum Consultant, Cultural Resources Consulting Services, De Winton, Alberta
Mr. Bruce Craig, Director for Research and Planning, Center for Education and Museum Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
This interactive forum will introduce the concept of shared competencies, their potential value in ensuring successful and sustained museum careers, and methods of implementing them across the field. Changes in the larger world have had a profound effect on the community of museum professionals, what is expected of them, their qualifications, knowledge base, and competencies. Shared competencies are defined by the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) as skills that virtually all museum workers need to possess, at some level, to respond to the new economic, social, and technological challenges facing the community. The goal of the session is to discuss the rationale for developing shared competencies, review the process and results of extensive work done on competencies by CMA and ICOM, and present possible methods for implementing them in the U.S. Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training.
TEACHING WITH DIGITAL CONTENT: A MUSEUM/LIBRARY/SCHOOL COLLABORATION
Chaired by: Ms. Patricia Miller, Executive Director, Illinois Heritage Association, Champaign, IL Panelists: Ms. Nuala Bennett, Librarian, University of Illinois Library, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Mr. James R. Blackaby, Director of Internet Strategies/Information Services, Mystic Seaport
Ms. Brenda Trofanenko, Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL Digital images from museums and libraries are helping teachers meet statewide educational standards. Museum and library partners from large and small institutions fulfill their educational missions by digitizing maps, photos, documents, and artifacts that are keyed to K-12 social sciences curriculum units. A week-long technology training course and professional development programs-including workshops on metadata, digitizing, and scanning-are key components of the project for all partners. This session will describe and illustrate the process and cover some of the key issues that have emerged including: copyright, image quality, level of interpretation, needs for technology training, ways to integrate contrasting teaching philosophies, and the challenges of creating a viable community of educators from different disciplines and types of institutions. Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training.
CURATING FOR THE COMMUNITY: NEW INITIATIVES IN CURATORIAL TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chaired by: Ms. Elizabeth Schlatter, Assistant Director, University of Richmond Museum, Richmond, VA Panelists: Mr. Craig Stinson, Director, Folklife & Traditional Arts and Diversity Initiative, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, SC Ms. Adrienne Berney, Ph.D., Curator of Material Culture and Collections Project Coordinator, Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA Mr. Mark D. Mitchell, Doctoral Candidate, Princeton University, New York, NY As museums strive to serve more diverse audiences, curators are recognizing the need to expand their community awareness. This panel offers current and aspiring curators practical, new ways to educate themselves and future generations about the importance of community. Professional and student panelists will address on-the-job learning possibilities and the challenges to expect, as well as the need for internship programs and volunteer opportunities for students to pursue. Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training.
IDENTIFYING AND SHARING PROMISING PRACTICES IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chaired by: Ms. Leslie Bedford, Director, Leadership in Museum Education Program, Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY Panelists: Ms. Claudine K. Brown, Arts Program Director, Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York, NY
Ms. Mary Kay Ingenthron, President, M K Communications, Lenexa, KS
Ms. Laura Roberts, Principal, The Museum Group, Cambridge, MA This participatory workshop is geared toward university faculty and consultants involved in the informal or formal training of museum staff, and interested museum professionals who want to share successful strategies for teaching and facilitating. Bring one or more examples of approaches you have found effective in your work, and be prepared to explore their possible applications in the classroom and in the museum. Case studies, role-plays, mentoring, and modeling are all useful, but we are looking for more good ideas. Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training.
COMPT co-sponsored sessions:
State of the Profession: The Registrars Celebrate 25 Years!
Chaired by: Rebecca A. Buck, Registrar, Newark Museum, Somerset, NJ Panelists: Kittu Longstreth-Brown, Retired Director of Collections Services and Access, Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO Patricia J. Whitesides, Registrar, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH Sponsored by the AAM Registrars Committee
From Evidence to Artifact: Interpreting and Managing Sensitive Collections and Sites
Chaired by: Barbara Andrews, Manager of Curatorial Services, National Civil Rights Museum
Panelists: Jane Barr Thomas, Collections Manager, Oklahoma City National Memorial Center Cissy Foote Anklam, Chief Curator & Director of Exhibits, Newseum, Arlington, VA Tracy Lauritzen Wright, Registrar, National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN Ruth Ann Rugg, Director of Interpretation, The Sixth Floor Museum At Dealey Plaza, Dallas, TX Sponsored by the AAM Curators Committee
It Ain't What it Used to Be: Reinterpreting Collections
Chaired by: Linda Eppich, Chief Curator, Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI Panelists: Thomas Michie, Curator of Decorative ARts, Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Christian G. Carron, Curator of Collections, Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI Joseph Godla, Conservator, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Haverhill Sponsored by the AAM Curators Committee.
Seeking the Common Good For Your Museum and the Community Through Successful Grant Proposals
Chaired by: Sarah Houghland, Director Development, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Panelists: Stanley J. Blevins, Foundation Relations Coordinator, Indianapolis Museum of Art Andrea Anderson, Senior Program Officer, Office of Challenge Grants, NEH Sponsored by the AAM Development and Membership Committee.
Community Accountability: Adapting Outcome-Based Evaluation to Museums
Chaired by: Dr. Beatrice E. Taylor, PhD, Principal, Taylor & Associates, Alexandria, VA Panelists: Dr. John H. Falk, Director, Institute for Learning Innovation, Annapolis, MD Dr. Ross J. Loomis, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Dr. Stefan A. Sommer, Director, Natural Heritage Center Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation.
Preparing For Electronic Classrooms: What Can Universities and Museums Learn From Each Other?
Chaired by: Deborah S. Howes, Museum Educator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Panelists: Angela Bukowy, Digital Imaging Coordinator, Columbia University Libraries, New York Jeremy Stynes, Web Developer, Columbia University, Art History and Archaeology Christina Yagjian, Manager, Online Academic Services, The New School Online University Sponsored by the AAM Media & Technology Committee.
The Art of Being a Strategic Business Partner: Human Resources Seeking the Common Good
Chaired
by: Susan P. Blau, Manager for Staff Developmnt and Institutional
Responsibility, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Panelists: Debra A. McDowell, Chief Human Resources Officer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Randy
Lowe, Senior Vice President, Corporate Employment and Diversity, Union
Bank of California
Sponsored by the AAM Museum Management Committee. We Will Survive With Help From Our Friends - Resource Sharing Networks For Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Education
Chaired by: Frank E. Thomson, III, Curator, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC Panelists: Sharon Bennett, Archivist, Charleston Museum, Charleston, SC Hillary A. Kaplan, Conservator, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, GA Jane S. Long, Director, National Task Force on Emergency Response, Heritage Preservation, Washington, DC Sponsored by the AAM Curators Committee. From Artifact to Experience: Shifting Strategies in Interpretation
Chaired by: Lynn Denton, Director, The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX Panelists: Candace O'Keefe, Executive Director, Women's Museum, Dallas, TX Dr. Suzanne Seriff, Independent Professional, Austin, TX Bob Rogers, Chairman, BRC Imagination Arts, Burbank, CA Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Exhibition (NAME).
The Economic Impact of Museums and Cultural Attractions: Another Benefit for the Community
Chaired by: Billy Kinsey, Jr., Economist, Virginia Center for Urban Development, Richmond
Panelists: Jacqueline Sullivan, Deputy Director, New Orleans Museum of Art, Metairie, LA John Rodman, Director of Marketing Services, The Preservation Society of Newport County Sponsored by the AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee.
The New Media Miasma: Registration of Ones and Zeros, Magnetic Tape, Film and Their Machines
Chaired by: Suzanne Quigley, Head Registrar, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Panelists: Jon Ippolito, Assistant Curator of New Media, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Lori Zippay, Executive Director, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York, NY Steve Dye, Media Technician, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA Sponsored by the AAM Registrars Committee. AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training Rountable Luncheon
Chaired
by: Carlo Lamagna, Chair, Department of Art and Art Professions, New
York University Steinhardt School of Education, New York, NY Enjoy exchanging information with colleagues and discussing current issues in the field. Open to all AAM delegates.
Schools
and Museums: Seeking Standards Based Partnerships Chaired by: Martha
Griffin Kolbe, Director of Education and Programs, Museum of Health and
Medical Science, Sugar Land, TX Panelists: Lynn Young, Assistant Director of Education, Houston Museum of Natural Science Charlotte
Haynes, Project Director, Houston Urban Learning Initiative in a
Networked Community, Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX Sponsored by the AAM Education Committee.
Enhancing Visual Observation Skills: Museum Collaborations with Untraditional Partners
Chaired by: Amy E. Herman, Head of Education, The Frick Collection, New York, NY Panelists: Linda Friedlaender, Curator of Education, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT Carrie Robinson-Cannon, Docent Program Manager, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Susan
Warner, Director of Education, Museum of Glass: International Center
for Contemporary Art
Sponsored by the AAM Education Committee.
Who's Setting the Agenda? Program Driven Institutions
Chaired
by: Anne P. El-Omami, Director, Graduate Program in Museum Studies,
University of the Arts University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA Panelists: Thomas Krens, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Mr. Paul C. Light, VP & Government Studies Director, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC Ms. Judith M. Gibbs, Deputy Director for Development, Baltimore Museum of Art Ms. Jane Bedno, Director, Museum Exhibition Program, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Museum Exhibition (NAME).
Improving Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting: Electronic Filing of IRS Form 990 and Utilizing the Unified Chart of Accounts
Chaired by: Jane Piasecki, Vice President of Finance, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Panelists: Mr. Jerold D. Kappel, Director, Development, American Association of Museums, Reston, VA Wilson C. Levis, Manager, Nonprofit Management Group, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College SUNY, New York, NY Linda Lampkin, Program Director, National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC Sponsored by the AAM Museum Management Committee.
Visitor
Studies for Any Museum: A Primer for In-House Staff Chaired by: Ellen
Giusti, Coordinator of Exhibition Evaluation, American Museum of
Natural History Panelists: Zahava D. Doering, Senior Social Science Analyst, Office of Policy & Analysis, Smithsonian Dr. Ross J. Loomis, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Amber Auld Combs, Asstistant Curator, Research & Exhibition Interpretation, Winterthur Museum Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation.
Museum Experiences without Borders: The Big "E" Theme
Chaired by: Dorothy Chen-Courtin, Marketing/Management Consultant for Nonprofits Panelists: Richard Rabinowitz, President, American History Workshop, Brooklyn, NY Harry Clark, Artist-In-Residence, Wasdsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT Sponsored by the AAM Public Relations and Marketing Committee.
Reflecting on MIRROR: Museums, Communities of Practice, and the Management of Knowledge
Chaired
by: Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, Professor of Museum Studies, University of
Leicester, Department of Museum Studies, Leicester Panelists: Ross Parry, Lecturer in Museum Studies, University of Leicester Dr. Simon Knell, Senior Lecturer in Museum Studies, University of Leicester Sponsored by the AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation.
The New York City Museum School: Lessons Learned in Pedagogy and Practice
Chaired by: Sonnet Takahisa, Co-Director, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY Panelists: Alison Ritz, High School Museum Educator, The New York City Museum School Joel M. Hoffman, Vice Director Education & Program Development, Brooklyn Museum Jill Bloomberg, High School Teacher and Middle School Parent, The New York City Museum School, New York, NY Caissa Douwes, Museum Educator, South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY Sponsored by the AAM Education Committee.
Which Hat Do I Wear Today? Doing It All in a Size-Challenged Museum
Chaired by: Denise Prochazka, Director, El Campo Museum of Art, History and Natural History Panelists: Alana Callender, Director, Palmer Foundation Chiropractic History, Davenport, IA Laura Correa-Carpenter, Director, Van Cortlandt House Museum, Bronx, NY Kathleen McManus Zurko, Director, The College of Wooster Art Museum, Ebert Art Center, Wooster, OH Sponsored by the AAM Small Museum Administrators Committee.
Teams, Timing, Taste, and Tradeoffs: Exploring Diverse Approaches for Developing Online Learning Projects
Chaired by: Hannah Jennings, Design Manager, Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo Panelists: David T. Schaller, Partner & Web Developer, Educational Web Adventures, LLP, St. Paul, MN Steve Bunyak, Online Educator, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of The Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago, IL Jeff Tancil, Web Producer, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, NY Sponsored by the AAM Media & Technology Committee.
Versioning - Emerging Trends in Membership
Chaired by: Ms. Diane Ward, Principal, Membership Matters!, Upper Darby, PA Panelists: Suzanne Betts, Director of Development, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA Deborah McDell, Membership Manager, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY Marilee Gandelman, Director of Development, Children's Discovery Museum of San JoseSponsored by the AAM Development and Membership Committee
It Goes without Saying -- Overcoming Difference between the Museum Community and the Security Community
Chaired by: Tim Bonow, Security Manager, The Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX Panelists: Dexter Rhodes, Corporate Trainer and Founding President, Rhodes To Success, Fort Worth, Gary Yee, Director of Security, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA Lynne Chaffinch, Art Theft Program Manager, Federal Bureau of Investigation Steven R. Keller, Principal, Steven R. Keller & Associates, Inc., Ormond Beach, FL Sponsored by the AAM Security Committee.
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