Through individual expertise and collective wisdom, THE MUSEUM GROUP members enhance the field with innovative solutions and dynamic strategies.
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A Comprehensive Interpretive Master Plan for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian |
Matt Kirchman, of ObjectIDEA, has completed a Comprehensive Interpretive Master Plan for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. The plan identifies a structure of messaging and implementation strategies for both the Washington D.C. and New York City museums. Completed entirely on-line during the Covid-19 pandemic, planning was a highly collaborative and dialogic process involving over 30 museum staff in a series of interviews and workshops. The resulting set of innovative “intellectual journeys for visitors” articulated in the plan will guide future exhibits and public programs toward NMAI’s ultimate goal for engagement: to enhance visitors’ cultural literacy as a pathway to social justice for Native peoples.
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Social Justice Conference Sponsored by the Equity Coalition |
Registration is open for the June 2-4 social justice conference sponsored by the Equity Coalition, a collaboration of Museums and Race, Empathetic Museum, MASSACTION, and many more. Register here and pay as you can.
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Mac West Participates in Several Virtual Events |
Mac West was one of seven members of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of The Explorers Club to present in an online feature on May 6. He discussed the arc of his scientific work in Pakistan. In the late 70s and early 80s, West conducted exploratory paleontology work in Cenozoic sediments on the southern flank of the Himalayas. The main outcome was the description of Pakicetus attocki, a significant organism in the evolution of whales from terrestrial to aquatic. Today, he is the advisor to The Dawood Foundation which is developing the MagnifiScience Centre in Karachi, the first full science center in the country. |
As a member of the Rotary Club of Denver, West produced a May 13 panel discussion for its approximately 100 members entitled “Impact of COVID-19 on Museums in Denver and Beyond”. It was led by Denver Museum of Nature & Science President/CEO George Sparks. The other panelists were Nora Burnett Abrams, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Mike Yankovich, President of the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marisco Campus, and Claudia Moran-Pichardo, Director of the Museo de las Americas. |
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AAM2021 Kicks Off Next Week! |
The 2021 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo (#AAM2021) is taking place virtually May 24 and June 7-9.
You can download the program here and find TMG Members at the following events (note all times are Central Time):
Join the Conversation: Creative Aging and the Future of Museums
Monday, May 24, 2021
10:30am-11:30am CST
How can museums embrace the “Aging Revolution” with purpose and intentionality? Learn from four museums that are developing programs for older adults with the aim of creating connections, increasing well-being, decreasing social isolation, and offering new pathways for learning.
Speakers: Mary Ellen Munley, Eli Burke, Laurel Humble, Lisa Ortega-Pol, Danielle Schulz
Processes and Methodologies for Creating Bilingual Exhibitions
Monday, May 24, 2021
12:30pm-1:30pm CST
Transforming a museum into a bilingual institution requires a series of processes and methods that will ensure the content is culturally relevant and linguistically accurate. Listen in as colleagues from three institutions share their pathways to creating bilingual exhibitions and programs, as well as the lessons learned.
Truth Before Reconciliation: Taking the Requisite Steps toward Resilience
Monday, May 24, 2021
12:30pm-1:30pm CST
Whether an organization is taking its first or next step along its DEAI journey, recognizing the truths of the current situation and past circumstances—and owning them—is a prerequisite before reconciliation can begin. Explore how museums can reflect on and examine their own truths so that they can authentically advance toward reconciliation.
Speakers: Janeen Bryant, Alison Rossi, Karlisa Callwood, Timothy Rhue, Michelle Moon, Jaclyn Roessel.
Resilience for Museums: Strategies for Addressing Challenging Realities
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
9:00am-10:00am CST
Times of extraordinary change and disruption demand flexibility, humility, perseverance, self-reflection, and responsiveness of museum leaders. Agile leadership requires mapping out a meaningful, relevant, and financially viable direction forward. Explore strategies for museum leaders to achieve greater relevance and inclusion in the lives of diverse publics, balancing capacity and potential to find the right path.
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Ecsite Conference Online 2021 |
The 2021 Ecsite Conference will be held online June 9-11, 2021. You can download the program here, and find a TMG member at the following event:
This is not a COSMOPOLITAN cover story!
Wednesday, June 6, 2021
4:00-4:45 CST
It’s something of an understatement to say that we are not fans of women’s magazines, but we’ve all done an absurd quiz and/or read silly articles when we’ve had a few minutes to spare.
What if we could offer you a magazine that you would not be ashamed to read? One that could be “your best friend” when you lost confidence in bringing Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) to your institution? Oh be certain there will be quizzes, advice columns, must-have lists...
Come and browse the first issue of our Social Justice Magazine prepared by our reporters! Take the “What type of advocate are you?” quiz, discover “The 5 signs that there’s an elephant in the room,” explore our feature “Ask us anything.”
Join our editorial team and help us finish our featured interviews “EDI Desire? How to get it back!”....We are looking for international experts to write a collective column on a hot topic.
Whether you have managed to avoid so far any discussions on EDI, or are a passionate yet tired advocate, we will explore EDI like never before and provide you with the best hacks to keep it moving.
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