2013 Mergers, Alliances, And Partnerships: What's Right, What's Wrong, What's Deadly
No matter what you call them, this roundtable will explore the potential benefits and pitfalls of museums joining together by using real examples from institutions, both urban and rural, that have rec...
23 Feb 20161h 2min
2013 Movement Creates Museum: Activist Beginnings of History Institutions
How do we reclaim, democratize, and actualize history in contemporary spaces? How does activism make a difference in the realization of cultural and historic spaces and in the fight for social justice...
23 Feb 20161h 19min
2013 Ordinary People With Extraordinary Stories Of Birmingham
This session will focus on Birmingham’s ethnic, industrial, and racial history by telling of the people who comprised it. The speakers will demonstrate and discuss how oral histories provide an innova...
23 Feb 20161h 13min
2013 Playing Games With History
Many museums today are turning to interactive gaming as a way to attract new audiences. When designed well, games engage the imagination, foster motivation, and facilitate learning. But how can museum...
23 Feb 20161h 15min
2013 Practical Solutions for Rethinking Our Collections and How We Use Them
Do you feel that your institution is not making the best use of collections? Are the objects you have not the “right ones”? If so, help decide what to do about it! This session recaps and then builds ...
23 Feb 201655min
2013 The National Dialogues On Immigration Project
The National Dialogues on Immigration Project is a groundbreaking series of public dialogue programs at immigration, civil rights, and ethnic identity museums aimed at sparking a national conversation...
23 Feb 201651min
2013 TIE: A Thinking Big At Historic Sites Futures Game
Using TIE, a scenario-building game inspired by future studies practice, participants explore strategies for incorporating innovation into traditional museum programs or exhibits. By brainstorming big...
23 Feb 201620min
2013 Vintage or Artifact? Collecting the 20th and 21st Centuries
At what point do we consider an object old enough to be an artifact? Must an item be rare to be worthy of collections? This panel discussion will explore these questions and make the case for why hist...
23 Feb 20161h 1min
