Conference Program

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How to Make the Most of NEMA 2012!
CONFERENCE PROGRAM GUidE
Thanks for attending the 94th Annual NEMA Conference. This year’s event is packed with more informa-
tion, more networking, and more fun than ever. So where do you start? Here’s a quick “how-to” guide that
will help you make the most of your conference experience.
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session information, floor plans, evaluations, hand- communication.
outs, and information about Burlington. Download
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New for 2012! Our speaker handouts this year will our “Talk Back” area to ruminate on New England
be available online instead of in print. You can ac- museum issues and provide input to NEMA. (Talk
cess handouts in sessions via our Conference App Back wall is courtesy of 42 Design Fab; visit them in
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REsUME REviEW
KEYNOTE sEssiON
New for 2012! Bring your resume and get a one-on-
Emerald Ballroom I & III, Wednesday, 10:45 am one career tune-up from a seasoned museum pro-
Don’t miss! Internationally-acclaimed design and fessional – just the thing to enhance your job search!
branding expert Michael Jager engages us with his Stop by the Walk-In Registration desk to sign up for
multimedia presentation, “Set My Mind Ablaze: a 15-minute session with a NEMA board member,
Creating a Manifesto for the Cause of Cultural Cu- who will check out your C.V. and give you some on-
riosity.” Lots of energy and surprises await. Come the-spot advice. Pre-registration is required; spaces
armed with your opinions on innovation! are limited.
CONCURRENT sEssiONs NEMA ANNUAL LUNCHEON MEETiNG
Conference sessions can fill up quickly and are on Emerald Ballroom III, Friday 12:45 – 2:00 pm;
a first-come, first-seated basis. We suggest arriving Pre-registration required.
at least 5 minutes prior to the starting time. Find out what’s new in your association. Celebrate
innovations in New England museums as we honor
PLEAsE NOTE: PROGRAM CHANGEs
the recipient of NEMA’s 2012 Innovation Award
Fundraising Events: Sweating Bullets or Silver Bul- and pay tribute to the folks who are advancing the
lets, originally scheduled for Friday 9:00 am – 10:30 museum field in our region. Plus, be the first to see
am, has been cancelled. NEMA’s new branding platform, unveiled here for
the first time!
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- 6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Speakers: Jack Anderson, Director, Woodstock Histori-
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1 NEMA FiTNEss cal Society, VT; Chris Mason, Manager of Interpretation,
Nantucket Historical Association, MA; Kate Laurel Mac
Intosh, Principal, Revitalizing Historic Sites, MA; Ron
Morning Walk
Potvin, Assistant Director and Curator, Brown Center for
Hotel Lobby
Public Humanities, RI; Susan Robertson, Executive Direc-
Join NEMA Director Dan Yaeger for an energizing
tor, Gore Place, MA; Ken Turino, Manager of Community
walk around the University of Vermont campus.
Engagement and Exhibitions, Historic New England, MA
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Form Follows Function, but Function Follows
Program — Effective Museum Programming
REGisTRATiON OPEN
Kingsland
With a focused programming effort, museums can
align mission, physical infrastructure, and budget
to define the project requirements and limitations.
In doing so, the museum can better manage poten-
tial scope creep and cost overrun. Discussion top-
ics will include defining the institutional mission,
8:00 AM – 6:15 PM
facility analysis, aligning visitor services amenities
EXHiBiT HALL OPEN with projected attendance, early-stage energy mod-
eling, programming sessions with key staff, modes
of operation, maintaining operations throughout
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
construction, collection of data, and recording of de-
WELCOME COFFEE ANd BAKEd
tailed space criteria.
GOOds iN EXHiBiT HALL
Co-Chairs: Douglas Hyland, Director, New Britain Mu-
Hosted by seum of American Art, CT; Chad Reilly, Associate Princi-
pal, CBT Architects, MA
Speaker: John Backman, Senior Associate, CBT Archi-
tects, MA
The Future of Museum Funding from iMLs
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Valcour
CONCURRENT sEssiONs
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has
adopted a new mission, vision, and strategic plan that
Coming Back stronger: How Museums Can
will support its continuing efforts to assist museums
Prepare, survive, and Thrive After a Major disaster
in engaging communities in meaningful and creative
Amphitheatre
ways. This session explores IMLS’s new strategic plan
In August, 2011, several museums in the Northeast
and changes in museum funding programs for 2013.
had to actually use their disaster plans when Tropi-
The panel includes museum professionals who share
cal Storm Irene caused major flooding. In this ses-
practical examples from their experiences with the
sion, you will learn about some of the common mis-
IMLS grant programs.
takes made when writing disaster plans and how
Chair: Mark Feitl, Museum Program Specialist, Institute
you can make yours relevant to your museum, tips
of Museum and Library Services, DC
for working with FEMA, and how to effectively use
social media after a disaster to reach out to conser-
The iPad Changes the World ‑ and Museums
vators, grantors, and the community.
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Co-Chairs: Amy Mincher, Assistant Director, Slate When the iPad was announced by Steve Jobs it first
Valley Museum, NY; Carol Frisa, Conservator, Works- met with a lukewarm response. But when people
on-Paper Conservation, VT; Kathryn Weller, Executive could take it in their hands, they wanted one. Just
Director, Slate Valley Museum, NY
two years later, more than 30 million iPads have
been sold and have changed the world of comput-
Extreme Makeover: Historic House Edition, season 2
ing. For museums they make touch screens and
Diamond Ballroom II
interactive learning more accessible – and their
Critics of historic house museums say they are an
long-term potential is unimaginably profound. Hear
endangered species, going the way of the dinosaur.
about some innovative apps and case studies, share
We put that myth to rest in this sequel to the 2011
your own examples, then brainstorm with us about
session Extreme Makeover: Historic House Edition.
the iPad’s potential to change museums.
This session focuses on creative ways to develop
Co-Chairs: Kathy Burton Jones, Assistant Director and
and promote educational programs, new interpre-
Research Advisor, Harvard Museum Studies Program,
tive ideas, different ways of approaching exhibits,
MA; Robert Wolterstorff, Executive Director, Bennington
and creative ways to fund projects. If you attended
Museum, VT
last year’s session, welcome back. If not, welcome to
Speakers: Laurie Glover, Visual Resources Manager, Ster-
the show!
ling and Francine Clark Art Institute, MA; Brad Larson,
Chair: Gail Nessell Colglazier, Executive Director, Amer-
Principal, Brad Larson Media, MA; Teresa O’Toole,
ican Independence Museum, NH
Curatorial Coordinator, Sterling and Francine Clark Art
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94th Annual NEMA Conference 2012
Institute; Paula Rais, Community Engagement Director, Speakers: Alexandra Allardt, Principal & Managing Di-
Children’s Museum of New Hampshire; Viktorya Vilk, rector, ArtCare Resources, RI; Camille Myers Breeze, Di-
Project Manager of Collections Interpretation, Sterling rector, Museum Textile Services, MA; David Lee Colgla-
and Francine Clark Art Institute, MA zier, Conservator, NH; Emily Gardner Phillips, Painting
Conservator, Phillips Art Conservation, LLC, NY; Nancie
spectacle or Motivator? disturbing Content in
Ravenel, Objects Conservator, Shelburne Museum, VT
Exhibitions
Willsboro
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Graphic depictions have a raw power over our emo-
OPENiNG LUNCH
tions. Whether they attract or repel us, they certainly
get our attention and cause us to react. In this ses- Exhibit Hall - Ticket Required
sion, we’ll provoke a discussion about how disturb- It’s all about the networking! Meet up with col-
ing content in exhibits can be used to change visi- leagues, reconnect, and have fun strengthening your
tors’ attitudes. As a starting point, we’ll discuss an ties to this talented, generous, and committed muse-
exhibit on the Armenian Genocide and visitor evalu- um community that we know as the NEMA Family!
ations at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, raising the
question of when horrific content ceases to stimulate
12:15 PM – 3:15 PM
critical thinking and instead shuts down discussion.
diRECTORs ANd TRUsTEEs
Co-Chairs: Edward Malouf, Principal, Content•Design
LUNCHEON PROGRAM
Collaborative LLC, MA; Barbara Megurian, Vice Presi-
dent, Armenian Library & Museum of America, MA Emerald Ballroom II - Ticket Required
Speakers: Kimberly Shockley, Director of Public Pro-
The dog Wagging the Tail: Managing Your Museum’s
grams, Mashantucket Pequot Museum, CT; Amy
investment in social Media
Weisser, Director of Exhibition Development, National
September 11 Memorial & Museum, NY As social media has become more prevalent in
museum marketing, leaders face a conundrum. We
speed dating Meets Condition Reporting want our museums to be on the cutting edge, yet
Emerald Ballroom II how do we justify committing staff time to Twitter,
This fast-paced workshop will give attendees a Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and all the other
chance to learn terminology, examination tech- social media vehicles? What metrics do we use to
niques, and sample varying condition report for- determine whether our investment is worth it?
mats. Experienced conservators will lead round- How do we ensure that our social media strategy is
table discussions. Each table will include a different aligned with our overall strategic goals? How do we
type of artwork. Conservators will coach partici- make sure the dog is wagging the tail and not the
pants to develop a condition report on their object. other way around?
After 15 minutes, it’s off to the next table for a new This highly interactive luncheon will offer mu-
artwork and a different conservator. seum leaders new perspectives and frameworks for
Co-Chairs: Marylou Davis, Private Conservator and His- successfully managing their institution’s investment
toric Design Consultant, CT; David Dempsey, Associate in social media and technology. We’ll review the
Director for Museum Services, Smith College Museum of
(continued on page 4)
Art, MA
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
KEYNOTE Emerald Ballroom I & III
sEssiON Welcome from Joshua Basseches, President, New England Museum
Association; remarks from Ford Bell, President, American Alliance of
Museums and NEMA Executive Director Dan Yaeger.
2012 KEYNOTE sPEAKER MiCHAEL JAGER
NEMA is proud to announce Michael Jager as the keynote speaker for the 2012 annu-
al conference in Burlington, VT. For more than twenty years Michael has directed the
multidisciplinary creative and design efforts of JDK, an internationally-acclaimed stu-
dio located in Burlington. His work has launched and supported the success of some of
today’s most important and relevant brands, including Burton Snowboards, Microsoft’s
Xbox 360 and Zune, Nike, Levi’s, SRAM, Phish, MTV, Virgin, and Patagonia. His love of
Andy Warhol has informed his design work and also led to a col-
laboration with the Fleming Museum on the catalogue and exhibition,
Andy Warhol - Work and Play. For the NEMA Conference, Michael riffs
on his experiences at the intersection of design, branding, culture, and
innovation in a presentation called “Set My Mind Ablaze: Creating a
Manifesto for the Cause of Cultural Curiosity.”
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(continued from page 3) Exhibition Critique: Online and Onsite Exhibits,
featuring voices for the Lake
relative merits of the most popular social networks,
Ticket holders meet in the Conference Center Lobby at
investigate methods for keeping staff on track with
1:40 pm. Bus leaves promptly at 1:50 pm.
appropriate and professional social media behav-
The Exhibitions PAG is back with the popular Exhi-
ior, and analyze the effectiveness of social media in
bition Critique. This year’s topic focuses on exhibits
advancing your institution’s message and mission.
that are both onsite and online. We examine ECHO
This is not a tips & techniques session for using so-
Lake Aquarium and Science Center’s Voices for the
cial media tools; our goal is to offer ways to manage
Lake. This IMLS-funded project aims to engage the
social media campaigns and integrate them strategi-
community in stewardship of Lake Champlain
cally into your operations.
through an integrated platform of online and onsite
Our presenter is Roberta
exhibits and outreach programming. What are the
(Bobbie) Carlton, an award-
benefits and challenges of creating an exhibit that
winning marketing, PR and
exists online and onsite simultaneously? After a tour
social media professional
of the exhibit by ECHO staff, our review panel of
who is the founder of Mass
museum professionals from many disciplines exam-
Innovation Nights, a free
ine these and other questions.
monthly product launch
Chair: Jan Crocker, Co-Chair Exhibits PAG and Presi-
party and networking event
dent, Jan Crocker Museum Associates, MA
powered entirely by social
Voices for the Lake team from ECHO: Bridget Butler,
media. The events help companies as large as IBM
Conservation Education Specialist/NewsChannel 5 Con-
and as small as a 1 or 2 person start-up get visibil-
servation Correspondent, Julie Silverman, Director of New,
ity for their new products in the social networking
and Travis Cook, Information Technology Coordinator
community. Bobbie regularly teaches classes in so-
Speakers: Kimberly Kuta Dring, MS, Director of Re-
cial media marketing, and consults with small busi-
search and Evaluation, Stepping Stones Museum for
nesses and individuals who are just getting started
Children, CT; Serena Furman, Principal, A Space De-
in social networking and social media marketing.
sign, MA; Amanda Kay Gustin, Researcher, The Mary
Previously, she headed global public relations at
Baker Eddy Library, MA; Paul Orselli, President and
Parametric Technology Corporation and Cognos
Chief Instigator, Paul Orselli Workshop (POW!), NY
(now IBM) and led the marketing efforts for the Bea-
con Street Girls, a social network and book series for
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM
preteen girls. Follow Bobbie on Twitter as @BobbieC
or @MassInno. CONCURRENT sEssiONs
Hosted by
After the House Museum: Returning Historic House
Qm²
Museums to Private Ownership
Amphitheatre
This panel addresses a sobering challenge: what
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM to do with a historic house museum that is no lon-
NEMA BOOKsTORE OPEN ger sustainable. Focusing on easements as a way to
ensure permanent protection of historic resources,
topics include how easements work, including legal
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM considerations, and an overview of Historic New
dEssERT ANd COFFEE iN EXHiBiT England’s easement program. Two case studies focus
on options explored and factors that led to the deac-
HALL
cession decision, how to address community con-
cerns, and lessons learned.
1:45 PM – 5:15 PM Chair: Jess R. Phelps, Team Leader for Historic Preserva-
OFF‑siTE sEssiONs tion, Historic New England, MA
Speakers: Joe Cornish, Senior Stewardship Manager, His-
Cultural destination Walking Tour of Burlington toric New England, MA; Maurice Handel, board member,
Ticket holders meet in the Conference Center Lobby at Needham Historical Society, MA; Lawrence Yerdon,
1:35 pm. Bus leaves promptly at 1:45 pm. President, Strawbery Banke Museum, NH
Burlington is one of the Northeast’s leading cultural
The Boogeyman Under the Bed: Avoiding the Bite of
destinations, with a perfect combination of art gal-
Poor internal Controls
leries, festivals, performance spaces, and historic
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architecture. Join us for a walking tour of Burling-
ton’s cultural sites, including Burlington City Arts, A controller and auditor’s perspective: smaller non-
Church Street Marketplace District, and the beau- profit organizations like museums are especially
tifully-renovated Flynn Center for the Performing vulnerable to fraud. The good news is that fraud-
Arts. City and cultural leaders discuss how they prevention processes do not have to be expen-
worked together to create a buzz about Burlington! sive or complex. Attendees will learn about tools
that they can use to prevent fraud, along with de-
Chair: Doreen Kraft, Executive Director, Burlington City
veloping fraud-prevention strategies, promoting
Arts, VT
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organizational transparency, and establishing a Historian and Exhibit Developer, NY; 1 e
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strong internal control environment to benefit the Gwen Spicer, Owner and Head Conser- - d
community you serve. vator, Spicer Art Conservation, NY 7
Co-Chairs: Jeri Appier, Controller, Boston Children’s
Theater and dance: Tools for Community
Museum, MA; Alfonso Perillo, Partner, Edelstein &
Engagement and Collaboration
Company, LLP, MA
Valcour
The New New Local History Explore the use of theater and dance as a means
Emerald Ballroom III to make innovative, lasting connections with your
Pop-up projects, psychogeography, geotagging, mo- community. While many are familiar with Plimoth
bile apps. Locavores, the long tail, museum 2.0. For Plantation’s first-person interpretation, this session
local history organizations, it’s a brave new world. shares insights gained from performances of Shake-
Using a blend of case studies, technology reviews, speare’s plays that illuminate the world from which
and practical advice, this session presents trends that the Pilgrims came. Also, the session highlights this
are changing place-based history, with a focus on summer’s collaboration between Connecticut Land-
low-cost, audience-centered strategies for small mu- marks and Writer’s Block, Ink, which created a
seums. During the second half of the session partici- moving dance performance giving “voice” to Adam
pants will workshop ideas for their own institutions. Jackson, an 18th-century slave owned by Joshua
Hempstead, a prominent New London citizen who
Chair: Rainey Tisdale, Independent Curator, MA
kept an incomparable diary of his life and work.
Speakers: Anna Ghublikian & Adj Marshall, Students,
Learn how performing arts can augment all types of
Brown University Public Humanities Program, RI; Elyse
museum programming.
McNiff, Public Art Coordinator, New England Founda-
tion for the Arts, MA Chair: Jennifer Brundage, National Outreach Manager,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
The Pleasures and Perils of Working with students Speakers: Edward Baker, Executive Director, New
as Exhibit Curators London County Historical Society, CT; Judy Dworin,
Diamond Ballroom II Principal, Judy Dworin Performance Project and Trinity
This panel discussion examines how students have College; CT; Jennifer Harris, Deputy Director, Plymouth
worked within museums as curators. Student curat- Public Library, MA; Kathryn LaPrad, Associate Director
ing can provide valuable experiences for all partici- for Institutional Giving, Plimoth Plantation, MA
pants, from students creating exhibits as a team, to
museums supplementing their volunteer base, to the
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
public enjoying the exhibits. Examples include el-
ementary, high school, and college-level projects. The sNACK BREAK iN EXHiBiT HALL
goal is to provide a framework that you can use to Hosted by POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop)
start a program for students where they are the ones
giving back to the museum.
Co-Chairs: Dana Lippitt, Director of Museum Opera-
tions & Curator, Bangor Museum and History Center,
ME; Margaret Tamulonis, Manager of Collections &
Exhibitions, Fleming Museum of Art, VT
strategize Me: Making A Career Plan
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We may participate in strategic
planning to help chart our orga-
Career Conversation
nization’s future, but how often
in our careers do we stop and 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
examine where we’ve been, Willsboro
where we are, and where Charlie Browne has served as Executive Director of the Fairbanks
we’re going? We’ll share our Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury, VT, for over 20 of his
career planning journey and 34 years there. He came to the museum field as a teacher with a
explore ways for you to ener- passion for environmental education. He holds an AB in Govern-
gize your own career path. ment from Harvard and a Masters in Science Teaching from An-
You’ll leave with tools, tioch. Charlie has served as a director and officer of the Vermont
ideas, and a new sense of Museum and Gallery Alliance and of NEMA. He
focus. has served on the Nominating Committee and the
Chair: Anne Ackerson, Ex- National Program Committee of AAM, and has
ecutive Director, Museum been a peer reviewer for AAM’s Accreditation and
Association of New York MAP programs for nearly 20 years. He holds a certif-
Speakers: Marianne Bez, icate from the Getty Leadership Institute for Museum
Independent Writing Management and received a 2006 Excellence in Peer
Professional, NY; Chris- Review Service Award from AAM. He lives on a 200-
topher S. Clarke, Ph.D., acre former dairy farm in northern Vermont.
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3:45 PM – 5:15 PM Putting visitors First: A Creative 1 e
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Approach to service Training - d
CONCURRENT sEssiONs
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…And We are a House Museum Too
While front-line staff plays the most vis-
Emerald Ballroom III ible role in providing good service, all mu-
Connecting the past to the present, making history seum employees can and should play a part.
relevant, and engaging audience are goals that many This session presents an innovative approach
of us strive for every day. How can we demonstrate taken by the Gardner Museum to making a posi-
our vitality, honor the past, and build community? tive visitor experience the responsibility of all staff.
This session explores the programs of the Stowe Presenters share “out-of-the-box” approaches, chal-
Center - beyond the house tour. Learn techniques for lenges encountered, and the lessons learned, pro-
reaching new audiences on-site, off-site, and online, viding participants with concrete ideas that can be
which promote civic engagement, establish strong applied at their own institutions.
roots in the community, and provide experiences be-
Chair: Jennifer DePrizio, Director of Visitor Learning,
yond the physical site.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, MA
Chair: Shannon Burke, Director of Education and Visitor Speaker: Wanessa Tillman, Director of Visitor Services,
Services, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, CT Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, MA
Speakers: Sonya Green, Outreach and Public Program
Coordinator, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, CT; Amanda Walking the Governance/Management Line
Roy, School and Online Program Coordinator, Harriet Emerald Ballroom II
Beecher Stowe Center, CT Boards govern and staff manage; boards set policy
and staff carry it out. That’s the theory. But the reali-
Conversations about Advocacy
ty is usually far more complex, particularly in small-
Valcour
er museums with limited staff that rely on board
With governmental budget cuts and a continuing
members to be active volunteers. This participatory
poor economy, cultural organizations are still front-
session gives you an opportunity to think through
and-center in efforts to slash spending. It is more
some thorny puzzles about the roles and responsi-
important than ever to remind the visiting public of
bilities of board members and executive directors.
why museums are still vital members of their com-
Bring your own delicate situations to add to the
munities, contributing to their local economies and
conversation.
their quality of life. Join us for conversations with
four experts on advocacy for cultural institutions. (continued on page 9)
Organized in a “round robin” format, attendees will
have the opportunity for in-depth conversations
with experts discussing a variety of advocacy top- Edelstein & Company LLP
ics: using social media as an advocacy tool, working
is pleased to support
with your local politicians, board members as advo-
NEMA’s 94th Annual Conference
cates, and legal issues with advocacy.

Chair: Kate McBrien, Curator of Historic Collections,
For over 40 years we have helped our
Maine State Museum, ME
nonprofit clients navigate the maze of
Speakers: David Carris, board member, Vermont Arts
compliance and regulatory requirements.
Council, VT; JR Phillips, former Director, Maine State

Museum, ME, Julia Pistell, Communications and Mem-

bership Associate, The Mark Twain House & Museum,
CT; and members of the NEMA Advocacy Committee

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