~ CANCELLED ~
Saturday, May 4th, 2024
Highland Community College, Freeport, IL
8:30-9:00 On-site Registration, Check-in, and Light Breakfast
9:00-9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30-10:30 Session 1: Virtual Education in a Post-COVID World
Stephanie Hartman, Director of Education and Collections, Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens
10:40-11:40 Session 2: Help Me Help You: Student Internships for Small Museums
Leeann Ream, Center for Collections Care Postgraduate Fellow, Beloit College and Kiersten Faldet’24, Anthropology and Museum Studies Student, Beloit College
12:00-12:30 Lunch and Silent Auction
12:45-1:45 Session 3: IT’S ALIVE! Mannequin Mangling and Playing Frankenstein: Costume Mounting on a Shoestring
Anne Lehmer-Mattek, volunteer, Milwaukee County Historical Society
2:00-3:00 Session 4: Planning for Success in Small Museums
Bethany Fleming, Fleming Museum Consulting
3:00-3:15 Break – Coffee and Refreshments
3:30-4:30 Session 5: Table Topics (rotate every 15 minutes) or Workshop (one hour - limited to 15 attendees)
— Workshop: Make a Custom Book Wrapper
Diane Ray, Archivist, Beloit Historical Society
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— Table Topic 1: NAGPRA New Regulations: What You Need to Know
Nicolette Meister, Director and NAGPRA Coordinator, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College
— Table Topic 2: Using Editing Apps to Help Write Exhibit Labels
Bethany Fleming, Fleming Museum Consulting
— Table Topic 3: Photo Corners for Exhibition and Storage
Sharon Welton, Executive Director, Stephenson County Historical Museum
— Table Topic 4: Prepare and Care for Artifacts on Display
Cynthia Arbiture, Museum Professional Services, Inc.