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Annual Conference October 18 - 20, 2017 Mt Annual Conference October 18 - 20, 2017 mt. vernon, Illinois Jefferson county historical village Schweinfurth House mitchell house mitchell museum shrode arts center TIME DESCRIPTION LOCATION 1PM - 5PM REGISTRATION OPEN MITCHELL MUSEUM WORKSHOP: CREATING WITH CLAY Come enjoy a fun, hands-on session with Cedarhurst’s Director of the Shrode Art Center, Carrie SHRODE ARTS Gibbs. You will learn how to create small trays, dishes and bowls out of air-dry clay. During the workshop Carrie will share creative ideas for adapting this to fit your museum programming and CENTER the versatility it has with all age groups. Projects will be able to be taken home with you that day. 2PM - 4PM WORKSHOP: HANDS-ON VIDEO REPEATERS Facilitators: Lance Tawzer, Director Innovation and Experience at Naper Settlement PERFORMANCE HALL Bill Kingsley, President, Team Kingsley Learn how to utilize digital video repeaters for exhibits. Demo different types of interfaces MITCHELL MUSEUM to create engaging exhibit experiences. MEET AT MITCHELL 3PM - 4PM TOUR: APPELLATE COURTHOUSE MUSEUM AT 2:40PM Guided tour of courthouse where Abraham Lincoln practiced law. BUS LEAVES AT 2:55PM MEET AT MITCHELL 4:30PM - 5:30PM TOUR: JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL VILLAGE MUSEUM / WALK AS Guided tour of historical village and museum GROUP TO VILLAGE 6PM - 8PM EVENT: OPENING RECEPTION SCHWEINFURTH HOUSE APPELLATE COURTHOUSE The 5th District Appellate Court is located in Mount Vernon, Illinois, an incorporated town in Jefferson County. The building was originally constructed for the southern division of the Illinois Supreme Court, which was created by the 1848 Illinois constitution. Construction on the Greek Revival building began in 1854. Illinois’ 1870 constitution established appellate courts, and this building then shared space with the fourth district until 1897 when all supreme court sessions moved to Springfield.The building presently houses the 5th District Appellate Court. This building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since July 2, 1973. JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL VILLAGE/MUSEUM The Museum and the Village, with its buildings and their contents, reflect life in the past. Among the furnished buildings, one finds log homes of the 19th century, a one-room school, a log church and log jail, operating blacksmith and print shops, a display of old merchandise in the general store and a variety of medical equipment from a foot-treadle dentist’s drill to a Civil War amputation kit in the Medical Building. A brochure with village map and descriptions of attractions is available at the Welcome Cabin. TIME DESCRIPTION LOCATION PERFORMANCE HALL 7:30AM - 9AM EVENT: WELCOME BREAKFAST- KEYNOTE SPEAKER Keynote Speaker, Bob Beatty, President and Founder, The Lyndhurst Group MITCHELL MUSEUM SESSION: USING ARTIFACTS TO INTERPRET MODERN RACIAL ISSUES Session Chair: Julie Maio Kemper, Senior Curator, Kentucky Historical Society SCHWEINFURTH How should we tell the story of former slaves, Dennis and Diadamia Dorm? This case study of the portraits and papers of two African Americans from the 1840s will open a discussion on ways museums HOUSE use collections that reflect historic and modern racial issues. 9AM - 10:15AM SESSION: GUEST-CENTERED LIVE INTERPRETATION Session Chair: Ellen Paulin, Interpretation Manager, Conner Prairie SHRODE ARTS Interpretation can be a powerful tool when it comes to making personal connections with guests at your museum. This session will cover a variety of techniques and exercises to help boost your visitor experience as well as the basics of interpretive methods (first CENTER person, third person, museum theater, etc.). We will also talk about what to look for when hiring and training interpreters for your site. SESSION: A QUESTION OF HISTORY: PUBLIC HISTORY IN ILLINOIS Session Chair: Dr. Terry A. Barnhart, Eastern Illinois University JEFFERSON COUNTY The approach of Illinois’s bicentennial of statehood in 2018 is an appropriate opportunity to reflect on the history of the Prairie State and the histories and programs of the public- HISTORICAL VILLAGE history agencies that ensure that Illinois’ past has a future. SESSION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO REACH AUDIENCES BEYOND THE MUSEUM’S WALLS Session Chair: David Estes, Livingston County War Museum 10:30AM - 11:45AM Reach Out to the World - The Livingston County War Museum is registered with Skype in MITCHELL HOUSE the Classroom which has enabled our veterans to speak with over 150 classrooms across America and many foreign countries. SESSION: DIRECT CARE COLLECTIONS Session Chair: Aaron Genton, Collections Manager, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill SHRODE ARTS Does your organization have collections that need to be deaccessioned? If you sell those deaccessioned items, what can you use the funds for? Learn more about this process through a facilitated discussion about the American Alliance of Museums’ white paper on direct care. CENTER The conversation will touch on responsible governance, collections stewardship, and using funds from deaccessioning museum collections. EVENT: IAM ANNUAL MEETING / LUNCHEON PERFORMANCE HALL 12:PM - 1:30PM Take part in IAM’s Annual meeting - vote and add your voice to your state museum association. Get involved with committees, projects and initiatives. MITCHELL MUSEUM THURSDAY PROGRAMS CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE THURSDAY FRIDAY PERRI IRMER BOB BEATTY KEYNOTE SPEAKER KEYNOTE SPEAKER President and CEO, DuSable Museum President and Founder, of African American History The Lyndhurst Group TIME DESCRIPTION LOCATION SESSION: VISITOR and CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS – GO FOR 100% Session Chair: Kate Neumiller Schureman, VP of Administration/COO, Peoria Riverfront Museum SCHWEINFURTH It doesn’t take much time on TripAdvisor to find the following, “Great museum – Horrible customer service!” You might be thinking, “That’s not about our museum.” Well, you are not alone - Over HOUSE 80% of American businesses, including museums, think they provide “superior customer service”. SESSION: FORGING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH MUSEUM STUDIES EXHIBITIONS Session Chair: Peter Olson, Assistant Director, NIU Art Museum SHRODE 1:45PM - 3PM This session will explore how, through its student-curated exhibitions, the NIU Museum Studies Program has built lasting relations with area museums, which have served both as ARTS CENTER lending institutions and as host for the program’s traveling exhibitions. SESSION: AWAKEN THE HISTORIC HOUSE: A FRESH LOOK AT THE TRADITIONAL MODEL Session Chair: Jessica Stavros, Site Manager, Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site, Indiana State Museum JEFFERSON COUNTY Historic houses using traditional tours and programming to attract and engage visitors are increasingly at a disadvantage. Shifting the model seems like a remedy to increase attendance HISTORICAL VILLAGE and revenue. However, historic houses can fulfill these goals using existing assets strategically. ROUND TABLES: JOIN A TABLE IN DISCUSSION OF THESE TOPICS Joys and Challenges of Small Museums: Facilitator: David Estes Volunteer Management: Facilitator: Elizabeth Bazan SCHWEINFURTH 3:15PM - 4:30PM Facilitator: Betsy Glenn Social Media Supporting Museum Programming: HOUSE Marketing through Social Media: Facilitators: Sarah Sledge and Heather Beckley Advocacy: Facilitator: Kate Neumiller Schureman Member Groups-Making a difference:Najjar Abdul-Musawwir WORKSHOP: METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR COLLECTIONS CARE Facilitator: Christa Deacy-Quinn, Collections Manager, Spurlock Museum of World Cultures at University of Illinois SHRODE 3:15PM - 5:30PM This workshop is designed for those with little or no prior museum experience and includes both lecture material and practical, hands-on lab work. It is designed to introduce you to ARTS CENTER the preservation, documentation, and maintenance of the physical integrity of museum collections. EVENT: ARTISTS MEET AND GREET GALLERY 223 4:30PM - 6PM Meet southern Illinois artists and view their work at Gallery 223. 120 S. 9th St, Enjoy complimentary refreshments and beverages Mt Vernon, IL PERFORMANCE HALL 6PM - 8PM EVENT: COCKTAILS AND IAM AWARDS DINNER MITCHELL MUSEUM TIME DESCRIPTION LOCATION EVENT: BREAKFAST- KEYNOTE SPEAKER PERFORMANCE HALL 7:30AM - 8:45AM Keynote Speaker, Perri Irmer, President and CEO, DuSable Museum of African MITCHELL MUSEUM American History SESSION: PRACTICAL FUND-RAISING IDEAS Session Chair: Hillary Esser, Director of Development, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts SHRODE Learn how to utilize different forms of fund-raising to grow your donor base and raise more money. From “making the ask” for the Annual Program Fund to creating incentives and crowdfunding for Special Campaigns, ARTS CENTER Cedarhurst Center for the Arts will share the strategy behind some of their successful fund-raising efforts. 9AM - 10:15AM SESSION: MANAGING YOUR MUSEUM’S FINANCES Session Chair: Jeanne Schultz-Angel, Nineteenth Century Club SCHWEINFURTH This session starts by exploring sources of income for museums: public funds, private grants, direct contributions, fund-raisers, earned revenue, etc. We subsequently examine what types of HOUSE earned revenue are mission-related and what types are considered “unrelated business income. SESSION: FRAUD AVOIDANCE Session Chair: Patricia Miller, Executive Director, Illinois Heritage Association SHRODE Fraud: Who, How, Why? How can smaller organizations avoid the pitfalls of internal fraud? Partially based on the 2014 Marquet International Report on Embezzlement. Learn the top ARTS CENTER ten opportunity areas for fraud and how to avoid them.
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