Special ThankS for Your SupporT:

Conference Chairs Scholarship Committee Treasurer Susan Leidy, Deputy Director, Currier Maria Cabrera, MA Scott Stevens, Executive Director Museum of Art Trudie Lamb Richmond, CT Museums of Old York Wendy Lull, President, Seacoast Science Secretary Center Conference Sponsors Pieter Roos, Executive Director Michelle Stahl, Executive Director, Directors and Trustees Dinner Newport Restoration Foundation Peterborough Historical Society Museum Search & Reference Opening Lunch Dessert Sponsor PAG Representatives Conference Program Selection Tru Vue, Inc Elaine Clements, Director Andover Historical Society Committee Newcomers Reception Kay Simpson, MA, Chair Tufts University Museum Studies Program Emmie Donadio, Chief Curator Maureen Ahern, NH Middlebury College Museum of Art Jennifer Dubé-Works, ME Welcome and Wake-up Coffee Sponsor Julie Edwards, VT Opportunity Resources, Inc. Ron Potvin, Assistant Director and Curator Emily Robertson, MA Supporting Sponsors John Nicholas Brown Center Douglas Stark, RI Andrew Penziner Productions LLC Kay Simpson, Director of Education and Anne von Stuelpnagel, CT Cherry Valley Group Institutional Advancement CultureCount Springfield Museums Local Committee Scholarship Sponsors At-large Representatives David Blackburn Gaylord Bros., Inc. Neil Gordon, CEO Gina Bowler John Nicholas Brown Center The Discovery Museums, MA Mal Cameron Laura B. Roberts Linda Carpenter University Products Diane Kopec, Independent Museum Professional James Coleman Connie Colom NEMA Staff Michelle Stahl, Executive Director Peterborough Historical Society Lisa Couturier Jane Coughlin Michael Creasey BJ Larson State Representatives Aurore Eaton Heather A. Riggs Connecticut Margaret Garneau Katheryn P. Viens Trudie Lamb Richmond, Director of Public Jeanne Gerulskis Programs A special thank you to Beverly Joyce, President Tom Haynes Mashantucket Pequot Museum Douglas Heuser of Design Solutions for her design of this year’s Beth McCarthy conference logo. Maine David McDonald Robert Wolterstorff, Director Betsy McKinney NEMA Board of Directors Victoria Mansion Cecile Renzi President Massachusetts Michael Schuetz Gail Nessell Colglazier, Executive Director Maria Cabrera, Program Manager, Community Dia Stolnitz American Independence Museum Outreach Cheryl Stinson Museum of Science Susan Strickler First Vice President Joshua Basseches, Deputy Director New Hampshire Host Institutions Peabody Essex Museum Funi Burdick, Executive Director Canterbury Shaker Village, Inc. American Textile History Museum Vice Presidents Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Lowell NHP Susan Funk, Executive Vice President Rhode Island Collections and Conservation Center, Mystic Seaport Eric Hertfelder, Executive Director Historic New England Fort Adams Trust Currier Museum of Art Anne von Stuelpnagel, Director of Exhibitions Vermont FIRST Place Bruce Museum Phelan Reed Fretz, Executive Director Manchester Historic Association ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Nashua Historical Society New England Quilt Museum SEE Science Center Dear Colleagues:

We welcome you to Nashua, New Hampshire, a river town that is not only the traditional gateway to the Granite State, but also continues to serve as a center for industry and creativity. With a population of about 87,000, Nashua is the second-largest city in the three northern New England states. With proximity both to Lowell and Boston and to the cities, villages and mountains of New Hampshire, Nashua is an ideal starting point for an exploration of the region’s natural and cultural treasures.

This year’s off-site sessions and evening events give you the opportunity to explore central New Hamp- shire’s cultural landscape. It includes the newly expanded McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Con- cord; the stunning addition to the Currier Museum of Art, and the SEE Science Center, both in Manchester; and the Nashua Historical Society, a local museum that is integral to its community. We hope you have the chance to see these, and the many other cultural attractions, large and small, that comprise New Hamp- shire’s vibrant cultural scene.

We hope that you will be inspired by the beauty and history of New Hampshire as well as by the NEMA conference and leave invigorated, challenged and anxious to return!

Sincerely,

Susan Leidy Wendy Lull Michelle Stahl Deputy Director President Executive Director Currier Museum of Art Seacoast Science Center Peterborough Historical Society ConferenCe Program guide

—Get the Most out of Your Annual Conference!

Diversity. Accountability. Science and Technology. Recession Response. RELEVANCE!

The next three days are filled with concurrent sessions on a wide range of subjects, for colleagues new to the field and experienced, working in a wide range of disciplines (see “Conference at a Glance,” pages 14-15). But the NEMA meeting has even more to offer! Don’t miss: oPening SeSSion Career Center Wentworth Ballroom, Wednesday, 10:45 a.m. Webster Room Don’t miss! Keynote presentation: Building Social Capital Wednesday & Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by Lewis M. Feldstein, President, New Hampshire Charitable Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Foundation. A well run and designed museum can strengthen Looking for employment? Peruse job openings at New the community’s stock of social capital, the networks of trust England museums and leave copies of your resume for their and reciprocity among members of the community. Hear from consideration. In addition, handouts will be available on one of the leading thinkers on this topic. topics such as “writing a winning non-profit resume.” Ford Bell, President of the American Association of Looking for employees? Leave three copies of your job Museums, will describe AAM’s new initiatives, including the advertisement at the NEMA registration desk. second national Museums Advocacy Day. “oPen SPaCe” SeSSion exhibit hall Nashua Ballroom South, Friday, 9:00 a.m. Nashua Ballroom Experiment with this cutting-edge methodology for Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.; Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. harnessing our collective talents and sparking new ideas! The location for coffee breaks and picking up your on-site A facilitator will explain the premise and document the box lunch (pre-registration required). proceedings, but participants will choose the topics for Come, join the party! Wednesday at 5:15 p.m., NEMA is conversation. Now is your chance to explore with colleagues your host for a reception with complimentary refreshments your most compelling observations from the field. and a cash bar. At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, join us for the famous NEMA Raffle. nema annual meeting Wentworth Ballroom national & regional rePreSentativeS Friday 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Ashwood Court Pre-registration required. Learn about funding opportunities and additional resources Join us for a delicious lunch and the election of NEMA Board from the American Association of Museums, the Institute of members. Receive a report of NEMA’s activities during the past Museum and Library Services and others. year. Celebrate New England museum Leaders in Innovation as we honor the winners of NEMA’s new award program, and join us in wishing Executive Director Kate Viens a fond farewell. raffle PrizeS Nashua Ballroom, Thursday, 2:30 p.m. Vendors donate fabulous prizes for the Exhibit Hall Closing laSt but not leaSt: Reception; NEMA raffles a FREE registration to next year’s ConferenCe evaluationS conference, and the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place, Everywhere You Look conveniently located in the heart of the city of Springfield, Help us to plan for next year’s conference; drop your Massachusetts, is adding a night’s stay at next year’s conference completed forms into any evaluation box. We value your hotel. Don’t miss your chance to win! opinions and ideas! It couldn’t be easier! As you peruse the Exhibit Hall, use your raffle card (found in your ticket envelope) to collect Save the date! exhibitors’ initials, then drop it into the Raffle Box. At the For next year’s Massachusetts conference. Closing Reception, listen for your name to be called. Plan to join us November 3-5, 2010, at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, conveniently located in the 2009 PubliCation award winnerS heart of this city of culture, sports and the famous Dr. Seuss. Ashwood Court Our conference theme? "Museums Matter, Yes They Do—The Check out the winners of this year’s Publication Awards; see Proof Is in the Pudding, too!” the best in design, production and communication. The Call for Proposals is due February 1, 2010. Please see your registration packet and visit www.nemanet.org.

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tueSday, november 10 The New Hampshire Membership Speakers: Jascin Leonardo Finger, Curator, Housekeeping and Historical Research Challenge: Strategies for Growing Mitchell House, Archives and Special Collec- for All-Volunteer Historical Societies and Membership that Work tions, Nantucket Maria Mitchell House, MA; Museums at the Nashua Historical Society Balsam Room Andy Grilz, Independent Curator, MA Kate McBrien, Curator of Historic Collections, NEMA is delighted to have had the sup- In 2008, the Finlay Foundation challenged Maine State Museum; Samuel Scott, Associate port of the Association of Historical Soci- New Hampshire museums, historical soci- Curator of Maritime Art, Peabody Essex Mu- eties of New Hampshire in offering this eties, and libraries to find innovative ways seum, MA pre-conference program exclusively for to increase their membership. The most all-volunteer organizations. These groups successful received grants from the foun- Vision = Value: Linking Mission to Marketing dation. This panel features institutions safeguard and provide access to our cultur- Chesterfield Room that rose to the challenge and increased al heritage without key resources that most Museums’ success depends in large part their membership numbers 100%, 200%, NEMA members enjoy. This workshop was on the strength of their missions. But what even 694% in a single year! Following the developed in response to the needs that if members and visitors at your institu- presentation the session will be open to all-volunteer organizations identified. Our tion don’t understand what you do— or questions about how these organizations sincere thanks to Susan Abele, Curator of don’t (yet) care? In this session, you’ll see achieved their impressive results as well as Manuscripts and Photographs at Historic how the Fuller Museum of Craft and the what strategies were tried that didn’t work. Newton (MA) and Conservator David Lee Harvard Museum of Natural History, two Chairs: Michelle Stahl, Executive Director, Colglazier (Londonderry, NH) for conduct- wildly different institutions with wildly ing this program. Peterborough Historical Society, NH Speakers: Jennifer L. Carroll-Plante, Execu- different missions, successfully tackled the tive Director, Laconia Historical and Museum challenge of creating mission-based mes- Society, NH; Gail Nessell Colglazier, Executive sages to drive attendance, membership, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 P.m. Director, American Independence Museum, NH and giving. Leave with a checklist for how to put your mission into motion at your egiStration Pen r o Riding out the Storm and Sustainability: institution. Getting Your Museum Through Economic Co-chairs: Tamsen McMahon, Director of Digi- 8:00 a.m. Hardship and Beyond tal and Strategic Initiatives; Sametz Blackstone Bedford Room Associates, MA; Brandon Walsh, Manager, exhibit hall oPenS How does a museum go about marshal- Strategy, Sametz Blackstone Associates, MA ling its resources to get it through diffi- Speaker: Gretchen Keyworth, Director Emerita 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. cult economic times? More importantly, and Chief Curator, Fuller Craft Museum, MA how does an institution build autonomy welCome Coffee in exhibit hall Where to Find Exhibit Art? to ensure long term stability and growth? 1 Hollis Room Subjects that will be covered include: creat- 0 Museums of all sizes are exploring the a m a m ing compelling programming; identifying 9:00 . . – 10:30 . . current trend of integrating visual and target constituencies; endowments; capital 1 ConCurrent SeSSionS performance art into history and science campaigns; and developing and refining exhibitions. Including art in any type of ex- the role of volunteers, paid staff, trustees Making the Most of Media & Technology in hibition can truly inspire and enlighten vis- and contractors to get the most out of your Exhibits on a Budget itors. This session will examine this trend resources. This session is designed for mu- Northwood Room and answer the following questions: What seum staff, trustees and volunteers. Incorporating media and technology into types of original art are appropriate to in- Chair: Mark Wilkins, Director/Curator, The exhibits can be a budgetary challenge. But clude? Where can you locate art? How can Chatham Historical Society/Atwood House don’t despair—you can get fun interactiv- art be incorporated into an exhibition in a Museum, MA ity and engaging animation with a modest way that enhances the primary message? investment. By keeping your interpretive Curating: The Romance and The Reality Chair: John Quatrale, Principal, ArchivalEx- goals clear, planning a variety of visitor ex- Amherst Room hibitions.com and Museum Director, Water periences, and using techniques that we’ll The romantic view of a curator is often one Works Museum (opening 2010), MA share, you can include computer games, of a scholar researching and studying his interactive activities, and animated film for or her collection, organizing exhibitions, maximum impact with minimal cost. We’ll publishing catalogs, and presenting all of provide pointers and show case studies. it to the public in the museum setting—of- Come to play and learn! tentimes, nothing could be further from the Chair: Shelby Marshall, Solutions Architect, truth. Join three Nantucket curators, from FableVision, MA three different museums, as they lead a Speaker: Marjorie Prager, Exhibit Developer/ roundtable discussion of the reality of the Project Manager, Jeff Kennedy Associates, MA curator’s role in the 21st century. This dis- cussion will be particularly useful to new curators but all are welcome. Photo courtesy of the Currier Museum Art Chair: Jean Grimmer, Executive Director, Egan Visitors enjoying the European gallery at the Maritime Institute, MA Currier Museum of Art. 3 Wednesday november 11

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 P.m. to NHCF, Feldstein served as Provost of the your bottom line and the earth. Following Antioch/New England Graduate School. He opening remarks, we will share stories – oPening SeSSion is a graduate of Brown University and holds both challenges and successes – to raise our Wentworth Ballroom a Master’s in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts collective wisdom. Welcome from Gail Nessell Colglazier, Pres- University. Among his singular achieve- Co-chairs: Phelan Fretz, Executive Director, ident, New England Museum Association. ments were a seven-year tenure as the MC ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, of the International Zucchini Festival, and VT; Pieter Roos, Executive Director, Newport veteranS day obServanCe a stint as wine steward and personal as- Restoration Foundation, RI The Opening Session will commence as we sistant to John Wayne on his yacht in the recognize the sacrifices of our nation’s vet- Mediterranean. erans and members of the armed forces. 1:15 P.m. – 1:45 P.m. Feldstein serves on the Boards of Directors eSSert and offee in of the Independent Sector and the National d C Center for Family Philanthropy. He Co- exhibit hall chaired the Harvard University three-year Hosted by Executive Seminar Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America. He has received six Honorary Doctorates. Feldstein was selected as one of the 100 people Who Shaped New Hampshire by the Concord Monitor, and one of the ten most influential people in New Hampshire by Business NH Magazine in 2001. He lives in Hancock, New Hampshire. Lewis M. Feldstein, President, 1:45 P.m. – 5:15 P.m. New Hampshire Charitable Foundation National Update from AAM afternoon off-Site SeSSionS Ford Bell, President, American Association Ticket holders meet at the Banquet entrance at building SoCial CaPital of Museums, will discuss initiatives that 1:35 p.m. Buses leave promptly at 1:45 p.m. The most obvious and prized gifts that AAM is developing in response to the is- a museum brings to its visitors and host sues facing America’s museums. afternoon in lowell community–the exposure to ideas, works Everything Old Is New Again of art, lessons in natural history, the scienc- 12:15 P.m. – 1:15 P.m. Visit the new American Textile History es, local history–can cause us to overlook naShua ConferenCe Museum to hear the inside story and les- or undervalue the more subtle but equally sons learned in the design and fabrication vital contributions made by a museum to oPening lunCh of Textile Revolution: An Exploration Through the overall health of the community. A well Nashua Ballroom - South and Granite Bistro Space and Time. President and CEO Jim run and designed museum can strengthen Ticket Required Coleman will be your guide to this mag- the community’s stock of social capital, the It’s all about the networking! Meet more nificent new interactive exhibition on the networks of trust and reciprocity among colleagues, reconnect with old friends, art, science and history of textiles. Go members of the community. Over the past have fun and strengthen your ties in this behind-the-scenes with the curators to see decade the research of scholars across the great big, talented, generous museum com- ATHM’s extraordinary textile and cos- country and abroad have documented the munity that we call the NEMA Family! tume collection, and view rare documents powerful impact of social capital on such and unusual ephemera with the librarian key community measures as the health, of the renowned Osborne Library. general optimism of citizens, safety, and lo- 12:15 P.m. – 3:15 P.m. At the New England Quilt Museum, the cal business climate. Lewis Feldstein, who direCtorS and truSteeS has worked closely for the past decade curatorial staff will present iconic quilts unCh rogram with Dr. Robert Putnam, the world’s lead- l P from the permanent collection that, viewed together, provide an overview of the histo- ing scholar on social capital and author of It’s a Green Day! Bowling Alone, will talk with us on the role ry of quilting through 150 years. Enjoy the Balsam Room of museums in building social capital in a delightfully whimsical exhibit Master Piec- Ticket Required es: Haberdashery Textiles in Antique Quilts, a community, discussing examples drawn Feeling a bit black and blue about being from museums across the country. compilation of graphic and visually com- green and you want to be red, white and pelling American quilts made from mens- NHCF is New Hampshire’s statewide com- blue? Whether you lead an historic house wear fabrics such as suiting, shirting, socks, munity foundation, a powerful force for or a new LEED (Leadership in Energy and and ties—materials often dismissed as util- change and the principal source of venture Environmental Design) certified facility, itarian, resourcefully recycled by quilters. capital for the state’s nonprofit community. there are tremendous opportunities. Utility Co-chairs: Connie Colom Barlow, Executive Feldstein worked with the civil rights move- technology is rapidly advancing. Federal Director, New England Quilt Museum; Linda ment in Mississippi and served for seven agendas can support your work. Staff can C. Carpenter, Director of Advancement, Ameri- years in senior staff positions to New York be passionate about green operations. Do- can Textile History Museum City Mayor John V. Lindsay. Prior to coming nors are compelled by the savings – both to Speakers: James Coleman, President and CEO, 4 Wednesday november 11

American Textile History Museum; Diane sites such as Flickr and YouTube. We’ll Change Brings Opportunity Fagan Affleck, Director of Interpretation, provide strategies and ideas for using these Hollis Room American Textile History Museum; Karen social media sites to promote events at a Things have changed—again! How have Herbaugh, Curator, American Textile History moment’s notice and engage audiences. recent changes in the economy and the Museum; Laura Lane, Curatorial Assistant, Co-chairs: Kate Burgess, Administration & way people make travel decisions affected New England Quilt Museum; Briana Mar- Special Projects Manager, The House of the museum and cultural organization mar- tineau, Curatorial Intern, New England Quilt Seven Gables, MA; Jason Smith, Managing keting and development programs? This Museum; Clare Sheridan, Librarian, American Director and Chief Creative Officer, OHO session will focus on changes in the hos- Textile History Museum Interactive, MA pitality industry, in the expectations of the public visitor and how these changes af- afternoon in manCheSter 1:45 P.m. – 3:15 P.m. fect your business. Learn about the impli- Exhibit Development: The Team Process cations for how we do business and what Join us for a hands-on session on team ex- ConCurrent SeSSionS opportunities there are for you to increase hibit development using a process of mes- your market share. This session will be of The Care and Curation of Contemporary sage/design development. How do you interest to those working in museums of all Collections for Small Museums choose, refine and develop an exhibit topic sizes, historic houses and hybrid cultural Chesterfield Room in an egalitarian way? How do you work organizations. together in a creative team to frame the How does one ascertain the vision of any Co-chairs: Mary Kelley, Principal, The Field content of an exhibition? given contemporary artist regarding the Organization, MA; Chris Pappas, Owner, preservation of their artistic intent? Can Open the Door, MA Explore these issues with Jan Crocker and one predict the rate of change of contem- her team in a half-day workshop at the Mil- Speaker: Greg Liakos, Director of Communica- porary art as time progresses? What are tions, Massachusetts Cultural Council, MA lyard, home to the SEE Science Center and the best ways to document the condition of the Millyard Museum of the Manchester contemporary art? How much do preven- Essentials for Cultural Collections: Space Historic Association. Participants will work tive conservation measures cost to a mu- Planning and Environments in groups to develop exhibit concepts, cre- seum? How do concerns about the stability Granite Bistro ating messages that become the guideposts of materials impact acquisitions? Storage is a constant problem in cultural for identifying, sorting, and modeling Chair: Ingrid A. Neuman, Museum Conserva- institutions, whether you are planning exhibit content. This workshop welcomes tor, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of for a new facility or want to update your participants from all museums and is es- Design current storage area. What do we need to pecially directed to those working on new Speakers: Mimi Smith, Artist, NY; Judith think about in regard to safety, security exhibit teams. Tannenbaum, Richard Brown Baker Curator and optimum use? What do we need to Chair: Jan Crocker, President, Jan Crocker LLC, of Contemporary Art, Museum of Art, Rhode understand and remember when it comes MA Island School of Design to the environment? This session will focus Speakers: Lynn R. Baum, Senior Exhibit Devel- oper/Educational Programs, Jan Crocker LLC; Maureen McConnell, Team Leader, Programs, EcoTarium and Senior Exhibit Developer, Jan Crocker LLC; Deborah J. Sovinee, Senior Exhibit Designer, Jan Crocker LLC

1:45 P.m. – 5:15 P.m. double SeSSion

Marketing in Web 2.0: Using Social Networking to Promote Your Museum and Engage Audiences Northwood Room The first half of this session will introduce the concept of Web 2.0—that is, the cul- tural shift towards user-created and highly- personalized content—and what this means for your internet marketing strategy. We’ll provide demographic information for social networking sites plus an essential checklist for managing your online presence. The second half of the session will intro- duce the basics of creating a Facebook fan page, Wikipedia entries, a Twitter feed plus Work crew, Lowell, Mass. 1910. Courtesy of the Lowell National Historical Park. how to leverage photo and video sharing

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on the basics of maintaining “good” stor- Chair: Meg Winikates, Associate Director of Mystic Seaport, CT; Karyl K. Evans, Producer/ age for any collection. In 2008, the Conser- Education, The Discovery Museums, MA Director, Karyl Evans Productions LLC, CT vation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts Speakers: Michael Adams, Coordinator-Travel- presented a two-day symposium on stor- ing Programs, Museum of Science, MA; Nancy Small Museum—Big Partner: Maine and age basics. If you were unable to make the K. Jones, Supervisory Park Ranger, Longfellow NASA on Their Way to Pluto symposium, this is your chance to hear National Historic Site, MA Bedford Room from two institutions that presented at the A zero-budget community project in rural symposium. Reinventing Your Site: How One Small Maine breaks world records for three di- Chair: Melissa Wilson, Park Ranger, Adams Museum Repackaged Itself mensional, single-scale Solar System mod- National Historical Park, MA Wentworth Ballroom els. One man’s vision and hundreds of peo- Speakers: Walter Crimm, Principal, Director Explore how the Noah Webster House ple build a 40-mile-long drive-by exhibit. of Cultural Practice, Ewing Cole, PA; Kristin worked with its community, staff, con- Learn how the Maine Solar System Model Smith, Research Project Associate, Image Per- sultants, and Board to repackage the way was organized, designed, and completed; manence Institute, NY it shares its mission and creates greater how the educational component has grown; value within the community. A museum and how the model created grant opportu- Looking Through a New Lens: director, guest curator, and filmmaker nities from NASA and aligned the Northern Interdisciplinary Programs (Even on a will take you through their processes and Maine Museum of Science with the nine- Small Budget) demonstrate the final products. This pro- and-a-half-year New Horizons mission to Amherst Room gram will address the following questions: Pluto and Beyond. How do you offer programs to entice and Why and how do you reinvent your in- Chair: Jeanie L. McGowan, Outreach Coordi- engage visitors of varying ages and inter- stitution? What intellectual, funding, and nator of Education for Space Science and As- ests? How do you incorporate multiple physical challenges are involved in this tronomy, Northern Maine Museum of Science learning styles in a way that’s central to process? How do you make it an inclusive at University of Maine at Presque Isle your mission and not overwhelmingly ex- approach? pensive? How is science linked to art, or Chair: Christopher I. Dobbs, Executive Direc- P m P m history to music? Open to all, this session tor, Noah Webster House & West Hartford 3:15 . . – 3:45 . . offers perspectives from science and his- Historical Society, CT Coffee break in Speakers: Elysa Engelman, Guest Curator, tory educators, will offer ideas for design- exhibit hall ing interdisciplinary programs, and will Noah Webster House & West Hartford Histori- include hands-on activities. cal Society, and Exhibit Researcher/Developer,

Fitchburg Historical Society Interim Exhibition Gallery Photo by Eric Roth

As an interim project while planning the Fitchburg Historical Society’s re-use of the historic Phoenix Building, GWA designed the renovation of the building’s first floor and the exhibit display components for the exhibition “Cycling around Fitchburg.”

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3:45 P.m. – 5:15 P.m. Impress the Press! you should take to keep a small legal issue 1 Bedford Room from becoming a major mess. ConCurrent SeSSionS 0 How do you get local and regional Chair: Nina Zannieri, Executive Director, Paul 1 reporters to cover events at your mu- Revere Memorial Association, MA Hear ye, Hear ye: “Sustainable” Historic Speakers: Mark Gold, Esq., Partner, Grinnell House Museum Is Not an Oxymoron seum? What is the best way to maintain a good relationship with the editor? In this Smith LLP, MA; Gil Whittemore, Esq., Of Chesterfield Room session you will learn the answers to these Counsel, Rath, Young and Pignatelli, PC, MA Sustainable historic house museums are questions as well as learn about the most sustainable in large part because of their Want to Meet More of Your Independent attractive press materials to share—either commitment to maintaining the public’s Museum Professional (IMP) Colleagues? electronically or in print. The fundamentals trust while delivering exceptional value. To Try “Speed Dating!” of writing a great press release will also be better understand the characteristics that Granite Bistro reviewed. This is a good session for people set successful house museums apart from Pre-registration required. in smaller organizations who may not have those that may be facing peril, and to learn formal training in public relations but who Broaden your contacts in the IMP commu- more about transferable success stories tak- are responsible for it in their museums. nity at this fun and lively session, which ing place in other institutions, join us for a Chair: Andrea Carneiro, Communications borrows techniques from speed dating. conversation about the recently published Manager, The Preservation Society of Newport Both new and experienced independent American Association for State and Local County, RI museum professionals are welcome. At History technical leaflet titled, “How Sus- Speakers: Greg Cook, Art Critic, New Eng- the start of the session, you’ll receive a tainable Is Your Historic House Museum.” land Journal of Aesthetic Research, MA; list of “dates” and will have five minutes Chair: Terry Dickinson, Special Assistant to Geoff Edgers, Arts Reporter,The Boston to spend with each one. A moderator will the CEO, The Preservation Society of Newport Globe, MA; April Swieconek, Public Relations serve as time-keeper. County, RI Manager, Peabody Essex Museum, MA Co-chairs: Julie Duncan, Principal, Julie Dun- Speakers: Trudy Coxe, Chief Executive Officer can Design, MA; Sue Schopp, Independent & Executive Director, Preservation Society of More Than Just a Pretty Label: Designing Copywriter & Marketing Consultant for Mu- Newport County; Joshua Campbell Torrance, Exhibitions for Different Learning Styles seums, MA Executive Director, Woodlawn Museum, ME; Balsam Room Kenneth Turino, Manager of Community Whether large or small, we want our exhi- Engagement and Exhibitions, Historic New bitions to be meaningful to visitors of di- England, MA verse ages and backgrounds. One way to Hiring A Director or Curator? How to Win Friends and Influence People meet the challenge is to create designs that address a wide variety of learning styles. Hollis Room This participatory workshop will blend a Need Help With The lessons of Dale Carnegie’s 1936 best- little of Howard Gardner’s theory of multi- An Executive Transition? seller still offer valuable advice in our 21st ple intelligences with practical suggestions Recruiting Candidates? century world of email, social networking for low-tech interactive exhibition com- and the Internet. Making the case for your ponents. Participants will work together museum relies not only on having an arse- in small groups to explore their personal nal of strong arguments, but also on build- Marilyn Hoffman museum experiences and brainstorm cre- ing and maintaining relationships with key Principal ative components for each other’s new individuals and organizations. Panelists exhibitions. will share successful (and not so success- Executive Search Co-chairs: Susan Twombly (MS, Early Child- for Museums ful) approaches to winning over supporters hood Education), Director of the Infant Toddler for their institution. Children’s Center, MA; Will Twombly, Princi- Manchester, NH / Boston, MA Chair: Eileen Goldspiel, Director, External Rela- pal, Spokeshave Design, MA tions, American Association of Museums, DC 603-432-7929 Things You Should Know! Legal Issues for [email protected] How Well Do You Know Your Audience? Small to Mid-Sized Museums museum-search.com Amherst Room Wentworth Ballroom While focus groups are often seen as a When it comes to legal issues, do you feel Clients Include: technique reserved for corporations, they like you are walking a tightrope without a Farnsworth Art Museum can also be extremely useful for museums net? Museums are complex organizations, RISD Museum wishing to better understand and con- encompassing collections, trustees, vol- Peabody Essex Museum nect with their communities and can aid unteers, donors, and visitors. Legal issues Old Sturbridge Village in a wide range of activities, from creat- abound related to employment practices, Worcester Art Museum ing interpretation strategies to fundraising. property acquisitions, contracts, and visi- Hill-Stead Museum Recent case studies will be reviewed and tor incidents. This session will provide an Higgins Armory Museum attendees will leave with tools to incorpo- overview of museum law, which will ben- Hyde Collection rate focus groups into their own planning efit all museum professionals. Learn the Canterbury Shaker Village processes and utilize the information that questions you should ask and the action they generate. 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8:00 a.m. – 5:00 P.m. dealing with a pest infestation; available 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 P.m. treatment options for infested objects; le- regiStration oPen gal, environmental, and action issues and double SeSSionS the responsibility for public trust; and the Finding Your Path conservation and restoration issues con- 8:00 a.m. Northwood Room cerning exhibited and currently on-view The rise to a position of leadership within exhibit hall oPenS objects. Highlights include seeing HNE’s the museum community is often a difficult carbon dioxide treatment chamber, the con- journey. For mid-level museum profession- servation lab, and collection storage areas. 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. als, the path can seem long and fraught Chair: Michael Schuetz, Collections Technician, with dead ends. How can aspiring mu- wake-uP Coffee in exhibit hall Historic New England, MA Hosted by Opportunity Resources Speakers: John D. Childs, Conservator, Historic seum professionals, early in their careers, New England; Patrick J. Kelley, Vice President, forge a path toward a leadership position? Insects Limited, Inc., IN How can museum leaders, directors and department heads train and mentor young professionals to attain leadership posi- 8:50 a.m. – 12:30 P.m. tions? As the current generation of muse- morning off-Site SeSSion um leaders nears retirement, who will suc- ceed them? Panelists will discuss their own 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Ticket holders meet at the Banquet entrance at 8:40 a.m. Bus leaves promptly at 8:50 a.m. career paths and offer concrete suggestions indePendent muSeum Tackle Restoration or Put in a Parking Lot? of how staff and management can work together to ensure the successful transition ProfeSSionalS Pag The Nashua Historical Society Florence Speare Museum, Abbot-Spalding House of our cultural heritage from the current breakfaSt meeting Museum and the District #1 Schoolhouse generation to the next. Chair: Kathy Burton Jones, Principal, Kather- If you own a historic structure with resto- Strengthening Old Connections and ine Jones Consulting, MA ration needs or are considering purchas- Forging New Links Speakers: Joshua Basseches, Deputy Director, ing one, this session is for you! Following a Granite Bistro Peabody Essex Museum, MA; Sally Crawford, successful fundraising campaign, in 1978, Breakfast will be provided for those who regis- Trustee, American Independence Museum, tered for it in advance, or you may bring your the Nashua Historical Society purchased NH; Marilyn Hoffman, Principal, Museum own. the Abbot-Spalding House Museum. In Search & Reference, NH; James Hoyte, Trustee, Our discussion will cover three related top- 1993, a preservation/restoration long range Museum of African American History, MA; ics: (1) How can we spread the word about plan was authored to accommodate and Dick Kimball, Trustee, Canterbury Shaker our professional offerings beyond the mu- utilize current preservation standards. On- Village, Inc., NH; Beverly Morgan-Welch, seum community? (2) A review of the ben- going, the preservation/restoration pro- Executive Director, Museum of African Ameri- efits NEMA currently offers IMPs (3) How cess has created higher than ever visitation can History, MA; Douglas A. Stark, Museum can IMPs help create links between the mu- numbers, scholarly interest, and it has re- Director, International Tennis Hall of Fame & seum world and the larger creative econo- energized our members. Museum, RI my? Bring your ideas and be prepared to In 1976, the Nashua chapter of the Benevo- make plans for follow-up work on these lent Association of the Daughters of the Youth Curators: A Team Approach to topics, including plans for sponsoring a King embarked on the restoration of Nash- Creating Exhibitions session at next year’s conference. ua's District #1 Schoolhouse. Continuing to Hollis Room Co-chairs: Carrie Brown, Independent Cura- support the current preservation/restora- To cultivate the elusive teen audience, mu- tor, NH; Ron Kley, Partner, Museum Research tion needs, this schoolhouse has become seums can connect with a school’s service Associates, ME; and Jane Radcliffe, Partner, the site for a successful education program learning initiative and capture the fresh Museum Research Associates, ME which brings the one-room schoolhouse ex- perspective of young consultants. Learn the perience to thousands of students annually. realities and rewards of a successful school partnership and experience the steps of a 8:40 a.m. – 12:30 P.m. Although different paths were followed by these organizations, participants will learn team approach to creating an interpretive morning off-Site SeSSion when and why preservation/restoration is exhibit with the help of youth curators. The Ticket holders meet at the Banquet entrance at the correct choice. Questions explored will community service model is flexible, and 8:30 a.m. Bus leaves promptly at 8:40 a.m. focus upon the benefits and challenges: an off-site youth curator project can ad- “Playing the IPM Game” How long is the process? How to locate dress a small museum’s challenge to main- Historic New England Collections and and hire master crafters? Fundraising, and tain public programming off-season. Conservation Center, Haverhill, MA what is a realistic budget? Chair: Marilyn McArthur, Community Part- This is an advanced session that will delve Chair: Beth McCarthy, Curator, Nashua His- nership Coordinator, Pocumtuck Valley Memo- into the specifics and intricacies of the torical Society rial Association, MA components that make up an effective In- Speakers: Sandi Axton, Research Historian, Speakers: Sheila Damkoehler, Community tegrated Pest Management institutional Nashua Historical Society; Susan Fineman, Edu- Outreach Coordinator, Pocumtuck Valley Me- program. These include control of region- cation Director, District #1 Schoolhouse; William morial Association; Jeremy Rogers, Teacher, al, target pests; response and actions when Ross, President, Nashua Historical Society Frontier Regional School District, MA

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9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. artifacts complement extant buildings and Secondly, the session will answer this ques- the print culture of inventories and diaries, tion: Are museum revenues from programs ConCurrent SeSSionS guiding us as we interpret and furnish our and special events taxable as unrelated busi- Collaborations: Improving Performance in structures. Last year volunteers and stu- ness income? We will examine types of mu- the Nonprofit Sector dents excavated the Chase House grounds seum business activities and sales that are Nashua Ballroom - South (ca. 1762), where no former excavation had taxable; major exceptions for food service Collaborations allow museums to pool lim- been conducted. The discoveries will have facility use; and IRS filing requirements. ited resources but require a commitment long-term impact on public education and Chair: Jeffrey M. Hurwit, Attorney, Hurwit & to maintaining the identity of each partner interpretation, especially as the privy site Associates, MA and an honest assessment of institutional allows us to link the past with current is- IMLS Update: Funding, Research and interests, capacities, and indirect costs. This sues such as recycling, waste management 1 panel will explore the principles and pit- and green technologies. Trends falls of collaboration as it considers three Chair: Kimberly Alexander, Chief Curator, 0 Amherst Room different types of collaborations (market- Strawbery Banke Museum, NH 1 Join IMLS Program Officers as they ing, preservation, and walking tours) as Speakers: Sheila Charles, Staff Archeologist, share information about funding op- well as the findings of a business planning SBM; Berit Sjuls, Curatorial Assistant, SBM; portunities for museums: grants which project that evaluated the pros and cons of Sally Strazdins, Archeology Lab Supervisor, strengthen the ability of museums to serve historic sites' affiliating through joint ven- SBM; Tara Vose, Collections Manager, SBM the public more effectively, grants for con- tures and partnerships. servation of collections, grants to provide From Liquor Liability to Unrelated Business Chair: Elizabeth Spoden, Education and Pub- professional development opportunities lic Programs Assistant, Newport Restoration Income Tax: Legal Concerns in the Use of to staff, and programs for a variety of oth- Foundation, RI Museum Facilities er museum activities. Information on the Speakers: Valarie Talmage, Executive Director, Wentworth Ballroom grant programs, how to write a competitive Preserve Rhode Island, RI; Ruth Taylor, Execu- This session will address two of the top le- grant, and a road map to IMLS resources tive Director, Newport Historical Society, RI gal issues facing museums today. First, the will be presented. legal complexities and implications of serv- Chair: Steven Shwartzman, Senior Program Offi- Cutting to the Chase ing liquor in museums. We will discuss li- cer, Institute of Museum and Library Services, DC Chesterfield Room ability risks and ways of reducing such risks Speaker: Mark Feitl, Program Specialist, Insti- Archaeology has long been an important through caterer arrangements, facility rent- tute of Museum and Library Services focus at Strawbery Banke Museum, where als, insurance, and other sound practices.

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Into the Mainstream: Interpreting Gay, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 P.m. Interpretive Writing Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Balsam Room ConCurrent SeSSionS Bedford Room This session is an interactive exhibition of This session explores challenges facing mu- The Basics of Effective Grant Writing the tenets of interpretive writing as they seums in integrating Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual 1 Nashua Ballroom - South apply to all museum situations. You will and Transgender history. We begin with an 0 This session will provide grant seekers be shown examples of clear, dynamic, and overview of how institutions across the na- 1 with potential sources—where to look concise texts that relate to visitors, exam- tion are interpreting (or not) GBLT history. and how to find the right grant for your ples that reveal meanings of the resource Next we look at how two historic houses organization. Attendees will gain an under- and provoke readers to care. You will be are dealing with these challenges. Speakers standing of a good proposal development challenged to write about a museum arti- will discuss the role of research and what process, beginning with how to set targets fact and thereby exhibit your ability to de- constitutes “proof.” They will also discuss and define outcomes, step by step elements liver a powerful interpretive message using how their research was applied to changes and information to include in a proposal, concise energetic language. Chair: Alan Leftridge, Principal, Alan Leftridge in interpretation, guide training, and mar- and how best to approach a foundation. Consulting, MT keting as well as the visitor’s response. The session will end with a discussion fo- Chair: Kenneth C. Turino, Manager of Com- rum designed to share tips and ideas on munity Engagement and Exhibitions, Historic Make-overs: Extreme and Otherwise successful grant strategies. New England, MA Bedford Room Chair: Jennifer Dubé-Works, Development Speakers: Pilar Garro, Site Manager, Beauport, This session will focus on some of the nuts Director, Museum L-A, ME Historic New England, MA; Todd Gernes, and bolts of managing a museum renova- Speakers: Judith Gooch, Fundraising Consul- Director of General Educations and the First tion. The panel members, who have been tant and Grantsmanship Trainer, MA; Debbie Year Experience, Stonehill College, MA; Philip through renovations in different capacities, Watrous, Executive Director, New Hampshire Hayden, Senior Historian/Senior Architectural will present a variety of “tips” on caring Humanities Council Historian, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc., NJ for collections during renovations, keeping Beyond the Cocktail: Understanding and track of collections, arranging for off-site Volunteer Docents vs. Paid Interpretive Engaging Young Professionals storage, reading architectural documents Staff: Pros, Cons, Issues and Solutions Wentworth Ballroom and managing a project to control costs and Balsam Room While museums successfully attract adults preserve your sanity. This session will investigate different mod- ages 40+, young adults in their 20s and 30s Chair: David Dempsey, Associate Director for els of using paid staff or volunteer docents have been a more difficult audience to at- Museum Services, Smith College Museum of as interpreters. We will explore the pros tract and maintain. Drawing on the success Art, MA and cons of each in terms of recruitment, Speaker: Linda Best, Registrar, Mount Holyoke of Gardner After Hours, a programmatic ini- retention, training, accountability, and hu- College Museum of Art, MA tiative to engage young professionals, this man resources issues. How do budget cuts session addresses motivations, behaviors and changing volunteer demographics We Were Here: Making New Hampshire’s and preferences of this demographic while influence the staffing decision? Each panel- Black History Visible highlighting the public value of informal ist will present her own experience in navi- Amherst Room learning environments. Attendees will also gating this issue and will share examples This panel, designed to introduce partici- be challenged to consider how these find- of working with all paid staff, all volunteer pants to New Hampshire’s more “color- ings affect their own practice and research. docents, or a combination. ful” heritage, will profile two successful Chair: Jennifer DePrizio, Director of Visitor Chair: Tara Young, Museum Education Con- campaigns that have made New Hamp- Learning, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, sultant, MA shire’s Black Heritage visible and will MA Speakers: Jennifer DePrizio, Director of Visitor demonstrate how this celebration of black Speakers: Katherine Armstrong, Public Relations Learning, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, history is revitalizing communities. Pan- Director, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Julie MA; Dawn Low, Museum Educator, Dawn elists JerriAnne Boggis, Valerie Cunning- Crites, Director of Program Planning, Isabella Low Consulting, MA; Maria Mingalone, Direc- ham and Barbara White will present cur- Stewart Gardner Museum tor of Interpretation, Berkshire Museum, MA rent research that is resurrecting the histo- Designing Your Insurance Program: An ry of a Black presence in New Hampshire 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Insurance Handbook that stretches back 350 years. Chesterfield Room Chair: JerriAnne Boggis, Project Director, The Coffee break in exhibit hall This session is intended for art handlers, Harriet Wilson Project, NH Hosted by registrars, risk managers, or directors, and Speakers: Valerie Cunningham, Executive trustees of universities and museums of all Director, Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc., sizes and disciplines who wish to review NH; Dr. Barbara White, Professor Emerita of Women’s Studies University of New Hampshire their current insurance plans or create a new one. Attendees will each be provided with an Concurrent sessions continue on page 16 “Insurance Handbook” through which the presenter will help participants complete this guide for their individual institutions. Chair: Mary Pontillo, Assistant Vice President, Fine Art Practice, DeWitt Stern Group, Inc., NY

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Wednesday thursday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. RegistRation open Double session RegistRation open Marketing in Web 2.0: 8:00 a.m. Northwood Room 8:00 a.m. exhibit hall opens exhibit hall opens 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. concuRRent sessions 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome coffee in exhibit The Care and Curation of Contemporary Wake-up coffee in exhibit hall hall Collections for Small Museums Hosted by Opportunity Resources Chesterfield Room 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Change Brings Opportunity 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. concuRRent sessions Hollis Room imp pag bReakfast meeting Making the Most of Media & Technology in Essentials for Cultural Collections: Space Granite Bistro Exhibits on a Budget Planning and Environments Northwood Room Granite Bistro 8:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The New Hampshire Membership Challenge Looking Through a New Lens: Interdisciplinary moRning off-site session Balsam Room Programs (Even on a Small Budget) Playing the IPM Game at Historic New Riding Out the Storm and Sustainability Amherst Room England's Collections and Conservation Center Bedford Room Reinventing Your Site: How One Small Museum Curating: The Romance and The Reality Repackaged Itself 8:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Amherst Room Wentworth Ballroom moRning off-site session  Small Museum—Big Partner: Maine and NASA Vision = Value: Linking Mission to Marketing Tackle Restoration or Put in a Parking Lot? at the on Their Way to Pluto Chesterfield Room Nashua Historical Society Bedford Room Where to Find Exhibit Art? Hollis Room 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Double sessions 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. coffee bReak in exhibit hall Finding Your Path opening session: 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Northwood Room building soCial Capital concuRRent sessions Youth Curators: A Team Approach to Creating Keynote Speaker: Lewis M. Feldstein, President, Exhibitions New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Hear ye, Hear ye: “Sustainable” Historic House Hollis Room Wentworth Ballroom Museum Is Not an Oxymoron Chesterfield Room 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. How to Win Friends and Influence People Hollis Room concuRRent sessions opening luncheon Collaborations: Improving Performance in the How Well Do You Know Your Audience? Nashua Ballroom - South and Granite Bistro Nonprofit Sector Amherst Room Nashua Ballroom - South p m p m Impress the Press! 12:15 . . – 3:15 . . Cutting to the Chase Bedford Room DiRectoRs anD tRustees Chesterfield Room More Than Just a Pretty Label lunch pRogRam From Liquor Liability to Unrelated Business Balsam Room It’s a Green Day! Income Tax: Legal Concerns in the Use of Legal Issues for Small to Mid-Sized Museums Balsam Room Museum Facilities Wentworth Ballroom Wentworth Ballroom IMP “Speed Dating” 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. IMLS Update: Funding, Research and Trends Granite Bistro DesseRt anD coffee in Amherst Room Into the Mainstream: Interpreting Gay, Lesbian, exhibit hall 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Hosted by Tru Vue, Inc. Bisexual and Transgender History exhibit hall opening Reception Bedford Room 1:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. evening events (see page 9) Volunteer Docents vs. Paid Interpretive Staff Balsam Room afteRnoon off-site sessions Directors and Trustees Dinner at the Currier Afternoon in Lowell - Everything Old Is New Again Museum of Art Afternoon in Manchester - Exhibit An Evening at the McAuliffe-Shepard Development: The Team Process Discovery Center

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friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. coffee bReak in exhibit hall exhibit hall closing RegistRation open Hosted by Cherry Valley Group Reception anD Raffle pRize DRaWing 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Wake-up coffee concuRRent sessions 3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. The Basics of Effective Grant Writing concuRRent sessions 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Nashua Ballroom - South Access for Everyone: Using Universal Design to Double sessions Beyond the Cocktail: Understanding and Create a Better Visitor Experience Managing Copyright Issues for Museum Engaging Young Professionals Amherst Room Archives and Library Materials Wentworth Ballroom Forging New Models for Reaching School Balsam Room  Designing Your Insurance Program: An Audiences Open Space Session NEW! Insurance Handbook Balsam Room Nashua Ballroom - South Chesterfield Room "Miles to go before we sleep": Using Survey Interpretive Writing Results to Improve the Visitor Experience 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Balsam Room Wentworth Ballroom concuRRent sessions Make-overs: Extreme and Otherwise Museum Mapping Projects: Charting a New Best Online Practices in the Museum Bedford Room Course Webspace We Were Here: Making New Hampshire’s Bedford Room Wentworth Ballroom Black History Visible The Museum’s Role in a Community Crisis: Clean This Old House 101 Amherst Room Worcester’s Beetle Battle Northwood Room Hollis Room Letting Go: (En)lightening Staff 12:45 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Promises of Leadership: New Directors Bedford Room lunchtime pRofessional Conundrums What You Need to Tell Your Architect affinity gRoup sessions Northwood Room Amherst Room  Children's Museums Restrictions on the Use of the Proceeds of Working with Video Professionals to Promote Amherst Room Deaccessioning: Is the Ethical Rule Ethical? Your Museum Curators Granite Bistro Hollis Room Hollis Room 4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Education 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Northwood Room neWcomeRs Reception coffee bReak Hosted by Tufts University Museum Studies Program Exhibitions Hosted by Andrew Penziner Productions LLC Nashua Ballroom - South Nashua Ballroom - South Historic Site Management 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Bedford Room evening events (see page 19) concuRRent sessions A Night at the Museum—Lowell National HR & Volunteer Management Graphic Design Options for Organizations Chesterfield Room Historical Park Large and Small Membership, Development, Public Relations & A Cosmopolitan Adventure in the Heart of Bedford Room New Hampshire—The Amoskeag Millyard in Marketing Green Outside-the-Box Wentworth Ballroom Manchester Hollis Room Museum Directors Discussion Is There A Change in Your Future? Granite Bistro Amherst Room Registrars To Share or Not to Share – Is a Collaborative Balsam Room Collections Storage Facility a Storage Solution? 1:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Northwood Room afteRnoon off-site session Designing New Educational Experiences at the 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center closing lunch anD annual meeting Wentworth Ballroom

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Education PAG employees admitted to passively or active- Everyone is welcome to attend any Art Afterschool: Piloting Success ly looking for a new job already. Join us for Professional Affinity Group Session. Northwood Room lunch and a presentation by Roberta Chin- If you ordered a box lunch, please The Currier Museum of Art recently fin- sky Matuson, President of Human Resource collect it from the Exhibit Hall between ished piloting Art Afterschool, a five-month Solutions. Learn how to identify and keep 12:30 and 1:15 pm. The PAG sessions program at afterschool sites throughout the your “keepers,” strategies to engage and re- start at approx. 12:45 p.m., so you have Manchester, NH area. Programs included tain top performers across the generations, time to pick up your lunch! tours of the museum, outreach visits, art- and why what you do today matters more making exercises and journal writing. De- than what you do tomorrow. This presenta- Children's Museum PAG signed to build upon previous research in tion should not be missed by Directors! Chair: Laura Howick, Director of Education, Promoting Play and the Outdoors the field of afterschool programming, a sig- Fitchburg Art Museum, MA Amherst Room nificant evaluation component incorporat- ed feedback from museum and afterschool Speaker: Roberta Matuson, President, Human Come together and share your best practic- Resource Solutions, MA es and new ideas for exhibits and programs staff, students, and docents. Learn more that encourage play and promote outdoor about Art Afterschool and lessons learned Membership, Development, Public exploration. Cathy Saunders will talk about through the experience with Leah Fox, the Relations & Marketing PAG Providence Children's Museum's initia- Currier’s director of public programs. Innovative Fundraising Ideas Co-chairs: Dawn Salerno, Director of Education, tive to get the "play message" out through a Wentworth Ballroom new exhibit, film screenings and a listserve. Mystic Arts Center, CT; Jennifer White-Dobbs, Director of Education, Connecticut River Share your ideas at this special two-part Amy Spencer will discuss lessons learned luncheon. First, learn about some of the from The Discovery Museums' new out- Museum, CT Speakers: Leah Fox, Director of Public new initiatives being launched and join door exhibit Bessie's Cove. How is your mu- the discussion about how the PAG can seum (children's, science, history, or art) Programs, Currier Museum of Art, NH; Cheryl Holbert, Community Outreach Programs work to better serve your needs. Then, sea- advocating play and the outdoors? Come Administrator, Currier Museum of Art soned fundraiser Darcy H. Lee, Principal & share, come learn. CEO of Alden Charles Associates, will pres- Co-chairs: Cathy Saunders, Director of Educa- Exhibitions PAG ent a wealth of innovative fundraising ideas tion, Providence Children’s Museum, RI; Amy Project Sharing that are easy to implement on a small bud- Spencer, Education Director, The Discovery Nashua Ballroom - South get. This session will get your creative juices Museums, MA Join us for our ever-popular slide presenta- flowing and you’ll go away with a renewed Curators PAG tion of recent exhibition projects at muse- passion to think outside of the box and with- Local Collection, Far-reaching Connection um of all disciplines. in your budget. We’ll address collaborations, events, online fundraising and more. Hollis Room Co-chairs: Serena Furman, Exhibit Design and Co-chairs: Sue Schopp, Independent Copywriter A local collection can often provide valu- Development, ASpace, MA; Emily Robertson, Project Manager, Museum of Science, MA & Marketing Consultant for Museums, able insight to a larger subject, and con- MA; Leigh Smead, Assistant Director, Slater tribute to a topic that extends far beyond Historic Site Management PAG Memorial Museum, CT the reach of any single museum or collec- Sharing Historic Site Challenges & Solutions Speaker: Darcy Lee, Principal & CEO, Alden tion. Investigating a collection and finding Bedford Room Charles Associates, MA those unique connections can be reward- Tired of searching for solutions to a prob- ing work for a curator. Join us for lunch lematic issue? Wish you could just sit Museum Directors Lunch and a presentation by Wesley Balla, Direc- down and ask what your colleagues would The Directors’ Discussion tor of Collections and Exhibitions at the do? You can! Bring a current issue you’re Granite Bistro New Hampshire Historical Society in Con- dealing with and leave with a solution! Join This year's Museum Directors' Lunch top- cord, NH. Mr. Balla will discuss the process the HSM PAG in a round-robin of decision- ics are taken from the Executive Directors involved in creating and curating the new making. You’ll have the opportunity to ask Roundtable discussions convened by NEMA Abraham Lincoln and New Hampshire exhibit , for ideas and answers from your colleagues this spring and fall. In an open forum format, which connects the NHHS collection to the and in turn, you’ll respond to them. we will tackle the following thorny issues: national celebration of the Bicentennial of Co-chairs: Kathryn Balistrieri, Museum Direc- Have we really made the tough decisions re- Lincoln’s birth through artifacts and stories tor, Museum of the Elizabeth Islands Cuttyhunk quired to survive in the long term; is this eco- of presidential candidate Lincoln’s trip to Historical Society, MA; Pilar E. Garro, Site nomic climate a watershed moment, or the New Hampshire in 1860. Manager, Beauport, Historic New England, MA beginning of a new "normal"?; morale: we Co-chairs: Andrew Grilz, Curator, Salem, care about staff, who cares about us?; what MA; Sheri Leahan, Curator, Skowhegan, ME; HR & Volunteer Management PAG do we do next—in other words, how cheap Kate McBrien, Curator of Historic Collections, Guard Your Exits: How to Retain Top Talent and easy are we, anyway? Provocative, thera- Maine State Museum in Turbulent Times peutic, humorous and frightfully honest, this Speaker: Wesley Balla, Director of Collections Chesterfield Room session is limited to CEO/Directors. Wheth- & Exhibitions, New Hampshire Historical If you are not worried about employee re- er you are a first-time Director, or seasoned Society tention during the recession, you’d bet- CEO, this session could be the one you re- ter be. A recent survey released in Febru- member most. ary 2009 by Salary.com reported that 65% of Chair: Wendy Lull, President, Seacoast Science Center, NH 16 thursday november 12

Registrars PAG 2:30 P.m. – 3:15 P.m. "Miles to go before we sleep": Using Year in Review: Registrars in Action 1 Survey Results to Improve the Visitor exhibit hall CloSing reCePtion Balsam Room 0 Experience Some things will never change… Regis- and raffle PrizeS 1 Wentworth Ballroom trars and Collections Managers will always Don't miss this special opportunity to What happens when your evaluation have an accession or de-accession project explore the services and products in the process comes back with unexpected re- at hand, there will always be new entries Exhibit Hall. sults? It can be distressing to learn that to be made in the collection’s database, and your audience perceives your institution Will you win one of the wonderful Raffle we are always seeking to create new or im- differently than you do. How do you use Prizes generously donated by our exhibi- prove the storage of our collections. At that the data to improve the visitor experience? tors? In addition, NEMA will raffle a FREE same time, new projects pop up and keep us Learn from museums that have utilized registration to next year's conference on our toes. With a running “to-do” list we negative evaluation results to revitalize their just don’t have time to engage with our col- offerings and retrain their staff. The panel leagues in the area. Join us to discuss cur- 3:15 P.m. – 4:45 P.m. will discuss how survey results provide insight into what people want and expect rent or recently completed projects, compli- ConCurrent SeSSionS cations, unexpected surprises and of course, from their museum visit and will offer some adapting to the cut backs, lay-offs, and re- Access for Everyone: Using Universal specific “how-to’s” for improving programs duced hours. Let’s pool our resources, learn Design to Create a Better Visitor and customer service. The information ap- from others, and meet our neighbors. Experience plies to museums of all types and budget Co-chairs: Mary Herbert-Busick, Associate Amherst Room sizes. Co-chairs: Ellie Donovan, Acting Executive Registrar, Wadsworth Atheneum, CT Want to improve your museum for visitors Director, Plimoth Plantation, MA; Lisa Mar- Speakers: Eric Fischer, Senior Vice President, with disabilities? Universal Design (UD) cinkowski, Program Coordinator for Operation Willis Fine Art, Jewelry & Specie, MD; Leslie is a set of design principles you can use to Freund, Collections Manager, Phoebe Apperson Military Kids, University of Connecticut, reach not only your visitors with disabili- Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University Middlesex Extension Center ties, but all of your visitors. Move beyond of California; Stephanie Herbert, Registrar, Speaker: Deborah Kreiser-Francis, Consultant, basic accessibility and towards multi- American Textile History Museum, MA; InterpWorks, MA sensory exhibits and programs. Learn the Michael Lally, Executive Director, Whistler difference between accessibility and UD. House Museum of Art, MA; Karen Papineau, Transform your museum into a place for Registrar, Currier Museum of Art, NH; Mike everyone! This session continues the con- Volmar, Curator of Collections, Fruitlands versation held at the Spring Exhibitions OPPORTUNITY Museum, MA PAG workshop. RESOURCES INC. Chair: Emily Robertson, Project Manager, Museum of Science, MA 1:45 P.m. – 5:15 P.m. Speakers: Tamar Agulian, Education Coordi- afternoon off-Site SeSSion nator, Gore Place, MA; Anna Lindgren-Steich- A National Executive Search Firm er, Research Associate, Museum of Science, MA mCauliffe-ShePard diSCovery for Not-For-Profit Cultural Organizations Center, ConCord Forging New Models for Reaching School Ticket holders meet at the Banquet entrance at Audiences 1:35 p.m. Bus leaves promptly at 1:45 p.m. Balsam Room Museums are being forced to modify or Designing New Educational Experiences rethink traditional programming for school NEW YORK In March of 2009 the Christa McAuliffe audiences in response to increasing pres- Freda Mindlin Planetarium became the McAuliffe-Shepa- Nancy Kaufman sure to meet state and national learning th rd Discovery Center and marked the open- standards, raise standardized test scores, 196 East 75 Street, Suite 14H New York, New York 10021 ing of our new air & space museum. As and cope with shrinking school and mu- 212-744-4409 part of the transition into our new science seum budgets. Panelists will introduce the center—four times the size of our previous new models they have pioneered to reach LOS ANGELES space—we designed four new educational school audiences in a variety of settings: at Ruth Loomis “experiences” in which visiting groups can the museum, in the classroom, and online. 310-962-8774 participate. Chair: Hannah E. Weisman, Academic Pro- This interactive session will discuss how grams Coordinator, Shelburne Museum, VT we did it, who was involved, and the rela- Speakers: Rhonda Houle, Education Reserva- [email protected] tionships fostered to carry out the ideas. In tions, Higgins Armory Museum, MA; Wil- www.opportunityresources.net addition, many hands-on demonstrations lamarie Moore, Head of School Programs and Teacher Resources, Museum of Fine Arts, will be included. Chair: Mal Cameron, Education Coordinator, Boston, MA McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

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Museum Mapping Projects: Charting a Speakers: Nikki Andersen, Executive Director, hursday vening vents New Course Higgins Armory Museum, MA; Anita Blacka- t e e Bedford Room by, Executive Director, House of Seven Gables, a CoSmoPolitan adventure in New technology is expanding the capabili- MA; Dennis Kois, Executive Director, DeCor- the heart of new hamPShire ty of maps to organize content for museum dova Museum and Sculpture Park, MA audiences. This panel session showcases the amoSkeag millyard in Restrictions on the Use of the Proceeds of innovative online mapping projects from Deaccessioning: Is the Ethical Rule Ethical? manCheSter around the region and beyond that institu- Granite Bistro tions are creating to help their audiences 5:25 P.m. – 9:30 P.m. This session will revisit the ethical rule that see museum content in new ways. It will The best of science, technology, history and be useful for museum educators, curators, limits the use of the proceeds from deacces- sioning. Does it really protect collections? art—as you choose in and about Mill No. 3, and IT professionals—anyone who wants Manchester’s “museum mill” in the heart to situate their educational content within What if the survival of the museum is at stake? How does it comport with the shared of the historic Amoskeag Millyard. Your time and space to help better educate the evening begins with hors d’oeuvres and public. Participants will walk away with values of the museum community? If some exceptions were allowed, what should they beverages at FIRST Place, an innovative inspiring ideas, an overview of software, science, math and technology discovery and tips for getting started. be to address the competing values of the sanctity of objects and the survival of the program featuring robotics demonstra- Chair: Rainey Tisdale, Special Projects Direc- tions. There will be ample time later on to tor, The Bostonian Society, MA museum and its broader mission? Chair: Lawrence J. Yerdon, President, Straw- enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and experience Speakers: James J. Forrest, Web Creative Di- the SEE Science Center with its interactive rector, Peabody Essex Museum, MA bery Banke Museum, NH Speakers: Brian T. Allen, Executive Director, exhibits and the marvelous and unique ® The Museum’s Role in a Community Crisis: Addison Gallery of American Art, MA; Mark LEGO Millyard Project depicting indus- Worcester’s Beetle Battle Gold, Esq., Partner, Grinnell Smith LLP, MA trial Manchester circa 1900. Your evening concludes with dessert and coffee as you Hollis Room explore 11,000 years of local history at Because of the invasive Asian Longhorned 4:45 P.m. – 5:15 P.m. the Millyard Museum, featuring a special beetle, Worcester, MA is cutting thousands exhibit on Abraham Lincoln. Or, during of trees from its urban forest (under the di- newComerS reCePtion the early evening, experience cosmopolitan rection of the USDA) in an attempt to save Nashua Ballroom - South Manchester by hopping on the free Open the native forests of the northeast. Are your Meet NEMA staff, board members, and Doors trolley that will take you to five forests at risk? How is the Worcester Eco- your local hosts over wine in a casual re- art galleries featuring works by local and Tarium dealing with this controversial is- ception designed just for emerging mu- regional artists. sue within its home community? Meet the seum professionals and people new to stakeholders and play a simulation game Ticket holders meet at the Banquet entrance at the region or NEMA. This is your chance 5:15 p.m. Bus leaves promptly at 5:25 p.m. in this session to understand the many is- to become acquainted with NEMA. sues involved in this environmental crisis. Chair: Maureen McConnell, Team Leader, Ticket is required. If you did not sign- Programs, EcoTarium, MA up in advance, please go to the Walk-in a night at the muSeum: lowell Registration Desk, as a limited number Speakers: Patricia Douglass, State Plant national hiStoriCal Park Health Director, CT, MA, RI, USDA, APHIS, of tickets will be available. 5:35 P.m. – 9:30 P.m. PPQ; Betsy Loring, Manager of Exhibits and We’ll be expecting you! Collections, EcoTarium, MA; Donna Masie, Just 12 miles down river from Nashua, Hosted by Worcester Resident, MA experience an evening of great food, drink Promises of Leadership: New Directors and camaraderie at the Boott Cotton Mills Conundrums Museum. Although we don’t expect our ex- hibits to come to life at night fall, you will Northwood Room encounter the historic sights and sounds This session will introduce real situations of this unique National Park. Experience which occur when a newly appointed add your voiCe in ‘10 the shutter and noise of the working power director takes the reigns – there will be looms in the 1920s Weave Room. Tour the both anticipated and surprising challeng- Consider joining us in Springfield next museum’s interactive exhibits and video es while at the same time opportunities November 3-5 as a session chair or programs about the Industrial Revolution, abound. The process is always engaging presenter. Apply your knowledge and labor and the rise, fall and rebirth of this and sometimes heartbreaking or hilarious. skills to help colleagues address the multicultural city. Then, join museum staff Panelists will address the approach they challenges museums face today. Gain to learn about pieces from the Park’s collec- have taken to develop a strategy for suc- new ideas and resume-building experi- tion that will emerge from Collections Stor- cess in their first year of employment. The ence in the process. Visit www.nema- age—just for your Night at the Museum. information shared will inform both new net.org to submit your session proposal Ticket holders meet at the Banquet entrance at and experienced directors. online by February 1, 2010. We look for- 2 5:25 p.m. Bus leaves promptly at 5:35 p.m. Chair: Mary Case, Co-Founder, Qm , Quality ward to hearing from you! Management to a Higher Power, MD

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8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Hill-Stead Museum, CT; Lawrence J. Yerdon, President, Strawbery Banke Museum, NH; regiStration oPen ConCurrent SeSSionS Rena Zurofsky, Consultant, MA

Best Online Practices in the Museum What You Need to Tell Your Architect 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Webspace Amherst Room wake-uP Coffee Wentworth Ballroom A successful museum building project fur- iMarc will facilitate discussion and explo- thers the institution’s mission and goals. ration of current best practices for muse- It is vitally important that an institution 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 P.m. ums and not-for-profits. Specific areas of develop a clear, compelling strategy for the double SeSSionS focus will include: driving web site visitors project and share it with the design team to visit the museum; simulating the in-per- at the outset of the process. This session Managing Copyright Issues for Museum son museum experience; membership de- will discuss the specifics of the informa- Archives and Library Materials velopment; member service; e-commerce; tion to be shared and how it can be effec- Balsam Room event calendars and registration; educa- tively communicated. The perspectives of How can museum librarians/archivists tional outreach and initiatives. Discussion a museum administrator, museum strate- make sense of the confusing copyright/in- and examples will illustrate how museums gic planner and an architect will be shared. tellectual property laws that we must un- have leveraged their web sites to realize or- The final third of the session will be de- derstand and apply? How does the law ganizational objectives, and achieve a posi- voted to questions from participants about differ for libraries (published materials) tive return on their investment. specific projects. and archives? This session will outline le- Chairs: Nils Menten, President, iMarc, MA Chair: Bill Parnet, Director of Facilities and gal issues faced by archivists and librarians Speakers: Jim Chase, Vice President, Seacoast Projects, Mystic Seaport, CT when collecting, preserving and providing Science Center, NH; Karin Klapak, Director Speakers: Samuel Frank, Principal, The Syn- access to institutional records and personal of Business Development, iMarc, MA; Pieter thesis Partnership, MA; Guy McLain, Director, papers. Come hear an attorney who spe- Roos, Executive Director, Newport Restoration Connecticut Valley Historical Museum and cializes in Intellectual Property outline is- Foundation, RI Museum of Springfield History, Springfield sues of particular importance to librarians/ Museums, MA; Arch Horst, President, Black Clean This Old House archivists. Significant time will be set aside River Architects, Inc., MA 1 Northwood Room for discussion/questions from attendees. Chair: Susan von Salis, Curator of Archives, 0 A conservator will provide informa- Harvard Art Museum, MA 1 tion about who, when, where and how Speakers: Allan Ryan, Director of Intellectual to perform cleaning and maintenance Property, Harvard Business Publishing, MA; tasks for the upkeep and preservation of Brenda Ulrich, Esq., The Law Office of Zick collections in the typical historic house or Rubin, MA small museum. There will be demonstra- tions for some methods and an open dis- Open Space Session cussion for problem solving for the audi- Nashua Ballroom - South ence’s unique situations. A timetable for In response to requests to invite more open cleaning and care will be discussed and re- participation by conference attendees, time sources will be identified. Remember: Dirt has been set aside at this year’s NEMA con- never sleeps. ference for you to create the agenda and Chair: David Colglazier, Independent Conser- lead the discussion. Topics of conversation vator, NH will be identified by participants, sugges- tions made on the NEMA wiki, as well Letting Go: (En)lightening Staff as ideas written on the Open Space easel, Bedford Room found in Ashwood Court throughout the This program combines short presenta- conference. The facilitator will begin the tions, discussion and audience Q&A about session by posting all of the topics raised the realities of downsizing. Are there ways and participants will choose which discus- of minimizing layoffs by changing the sion group to participate in. Break-out dis- work week? Are there ways of maintain- cussions will take place, each with a note- ing productivity—and programming—by taker, and then the group will reconvene sharing functions? Are there solutions that to report their ideas to the larger group. ultimately make the staff happier—or at Topics that have been raised on the NEMA least more of a team? How well can public wiki include: entrepreneurship, innovation service be maintained? Panelists will exam- and risk-taking in museums; collections ine the negative impacts of the process as care and cataloguing; and social network- well as how, in some cases, it can actually ing for museums. Come and share your strengthen the institution. ideas and opinions! Chair: Bruce Courson, Executive Director, Facilitator: Dawn Salerno, Director of Educa- Sandwich Glass Museum, MA tion, Mystic Arts Center, CT Speakers: Sue Sturtevant, Director & CEO, 21 friday november 13

Working with Video Professionals to 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 P.m. Green Outside-the-Box Promote Your Museum ConCurrent SeSSionS Hollis Room Hollis Room It’s time to expand the green discussion Ready to develop a video project for your Graphic Design Options for from basic to advanced. This three-part museum? Or are you an independent 1 Organizations Large and Small session explores green innovation in mu- producer who has a great idea for a new 0 Bedford Room seums, examines out-of-the-box green at project? No matter which side of the lens 1 Meet three graphic designers: a mu- an open-air history museum and a science you're on, this session will cover all aspects seum staff member, the owner of a full museum, and then includes a challenge: of the video production process. Museum service design studio, and an independent participants will submit green challenges staffers and video producers who worked designer. Each will share their work and that require innovative responses. Speakers together to create a museum video will help you understand the variety of options will choose three of them to explore with share with us candid stories of their suc- available to your institution no matter how the group for innovative solutions. The cesses and challenges. large or small. Learn about the value of process will demonstrate what to consider Chair: Emily Robertson, Project Manager, developing a relationship with a designer when using “green” approaches, and will Museum of Science, MA that fits your needs. See the difference that model green problem-solving. Speakers: Andrew Penziner, Principal, Producer/ using a professional resource can make in Co-Chairs: Sarah Brophy, Principal, bMuse, Designer, Andrew Penziner Productions LLC, expanding the reach of branding, market- MD; Elizabeth Wylie, Director of Business MA; Penny Sander, Senior Associate, Cambridge ing materials, event invitations, exhibition Development, Finegold+Alexander Architects, Seven Associates, Inc., MA; Jill Singer, Senior catalogues, signage, and collateral. Inc., MA Producer, Chedd-Angier-Lewis, MA Chair: Kate Egnaczak, Graphic Designer, Speakers: Todd Burdick, Director of Education, Worcester Art Museum, MA Hancock Shaker Village, MA; Julie Silverman, Director of New, ECHO Lake Aquarium and 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Speakers: James Casey, Principal, CaseyDzn, Inc., MA; Mary Richinick, Principal, Mary Science Center, VT Coffee break Richinick Graphic Design, MA Hosted by Is There A Change In Your Future? Amherst Room Funds are in short supply. The staff is over- worked, the Board is underperforming,

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22 friday november 13 and your community seems indifferent. present the idea of museums joining to- These circumstances, although distress- gether to develop a collections storage and ing, provide an opportunity to re-examine study facility. Join us to ponder various the role of your museum. Is the traditional collaborative storage scenarios and discuss museum model outmoded? Do we overes- the merits and concerns that shared facili- timate the demand for what we offer? How ties present. can we ensure our survival and remain Chair: Funi Burdick, Executive Director, Can- relevant? Two directors, who have encour- terbury Shaker Village, Inc., NH aged their museums to change, will discuss Speakers: Susan Nelson, Consultant, Technical their strategies and exchange ideas with Development Corporation, MA; Michelle Stahl, the audience. Executive Director, Peterborough Histori- Co-chairs: Susan Robertson, Executive Di- cal Society, NH; William Veillette, Executive rector, Gore Place, MA; Mark R. Thompson, Director, Northeast Document Conservation Executive Director, Portland Harbor Museum, Center, MA ME

To Share or Not to Share – Is a 12:45 P.m. – 2:00 P.m. Collaborative Collections Storage Facility a CloSing lunCh and Storage Solution? annual meeting Northwood Room Wentworth Ballroom Are you running out of space? Are you Find out what’s new in your association! turning people away because your collec- Celebrate innovations in New England tion is not accessible? Is your storage space museums as we honor the recipients of incapable of being expanded to meet your NEMA's new award program. Network growing collection? Are the needs of your and relax with friends over a delicious This hand-operated stocking frame knitting machine collection competing with the needs of lunch and join us in wishing Executive dates back to the early-mid 19th century. It was used your historic building? Are you worried to make flat fabric, which was sewn together to form Director Kate Viens a fond farewell. about which one will win? These questions garments, such as stockings. Photo courtesy of the Chair: Gail Nessell Colglazier, President, New and others will be discussed as panelists American Textile History Museum. England Museum Association

Museums Matter, Yes They Do ~The Proof Is in the Pudding, too! November 3-5, 2010 Springfield, Massachusetts

Join us for the 2010 NEMA Annual Conference in Springfield, Massachusetts, home to the much-loved Theodor Geisel, known around the world as “Dr. Seuss.” No one needs “proof” of the impact of Dr. Seuss books on our culture, but museums are often asked to “prove” their value as collection stewards, educators, community centers, and contributors to the economy. It’s incumbent upon all of us to help find the best ways to promote museums’ value. This “proof” will take many forms, from benchmarking data to the eyewitness account of a delighted six-year-old.

Come to the NEMA Annual Conference, where we will teach the “Who, what…and how” Bof demonstrating museums’ value. Make the most of your budget in the coming year. Choose a conference that’s an easy drive from home, with dozens of sessions and the camaraderie of your New England colleagues. Hotel and Registration rates are an incredible value. As Dr. Seuss wrote, “Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. We welcome your session ideas. Our easy-to-use, interactive Call for Proposals is now available online, at www.nemanet.org. Deadline: February 1, 2010.

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McGregor Bridge with Company Bridges, Manchester, NH c. 1880. Photo courtesy of Robert B. Perreault.

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