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2-part On-demand (Recorded) Web Conference
Excellence and Equity–Then, Now, Next: Education and the Public Dimension of Museums
In collaboration with the AAM Committee on Education (EdCom), Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT), AAM Small Museum Administrators Committee (SMAC-AAM) and LearningTimes
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Sponsored in part by
In memory of Joel N. Bloom
This Excellence and Equity web program is presented in memory of Joel N. Bloom, former AAM Board member and president, who passed away in September, 2008. As AAM board president, Dr. Bloom created the AAM Task Force on Education in September 1989, whose work resulted in Excellence and Equity: Education and the Public Dimension of Museums, which continues to be a guiding report for the field. Read more
Description
This two-part recorded web conference explores the important public dimension of museums through the lens of AAM’s landmark publication, Excellence and Equity: Education and the Public Dimension of Museums. Join next generation and veteran museum leaders from various disciplines in this lively, thought-provoking program about how far we have (or haven’t) come in addressing and advocating for the museum’s role as an educational institution for learning.
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Who Should Participate
This program is designed for anyone who works in education or interpretation, curatorial, collections management, public programs, visitor experience, exhibition planning and design, PR and marketing, development and membership or other functional areas of the museum that involve the public dimension of museums. Emerging professionals and museum education/studies students are especially encouraged to participate, as are directors, CEOs and other key-decision makers in museums.
How Will I Benefit From the on-demand recorded web conference?
After participating in this program, participants will be better able to:
- (Re)examine and act on individual and institutional commitments to and advocacy for education as central to the museum’s mission and public service role
- Advocate for programs, exhibits, publications, and the institution as more inclusive places of and opportunities for informal learning that welcome diverse audiences
- Support and foster dynamic leadership at all levels of the institution that encourages and expects an inclusive culture of both excellence and equity in museums
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Presenters
For presenter profiles, click here.
Moderators:
Greg Stevens, Assistant Director, Professional Education, AAM
Jonathan Finkelstein, Founder and Executive Producer, LearningTimes
Introduction by:
Bonnie Pitman, Museum's Eugene McDermott Director, Dallas Museum of Art
Lead Provocateur:
Elaine Heumann Gurian, Museum Consultant/Advisor
Featured Presenters:
Cynthia Copeland, Principal, The OutSourced MUSE
Marian Godfrey, Senior Director, Culture Initiatives, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Joseph Gonzales, Special Projects Manager, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
Julie Hart, Senior Director, Field-wide Services, American Association of Museums
Randi Korn, Founding Director, Randi Korn & Associates, Inc.
Mary Ellen Munley, Principal, MEM & Associates
John Russick, Senior Curator, Chicago History Museum
Nina Simon, Principal, Museum 2.0
Carol Stapp, Director, Museum Education Program, The George Washington University
Sonnet Takahisa, Director of Education, National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Agenda
Webinar #1:
Then and Now
Part one of this two-part program, Then and Now, offers participants unique insights into the collegial (and sometimes contentious) process that resulted in “the first major report on the educational role of museums ever to be issued by AAM—a report that continues to stimulate and challenge multiple generations of museum professionals” (Pitman) and led to refocusing on major AAM programs and initiatives, including the evolution of accreditation, the Public Dimension Assessment of the Museum Assessment Program (MAP), and Museums and Community.
Webinar #2:
Now and Next
Part two, Now and Next, deepens and opens up the discussion and digs into where we are currently, as global citizens, in addressing the issues of excellence and equity in our institutions and in exploring the many challenging ways in which the “next” is actually “now.” Facilitators will engage in open, honest dialogue about our collective roles and responsibilities to the diverse communities in which we exist and the (real or virtual) audiences we strive to serve in our pluralistic, technology-focused society.
Registration
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$95 for Non-members
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E&E Forum Online
If you are already registered for the program, please go directly to the webinar forum.
The on-demand web conference experience will be extended using an online Forum on the AAM website, exclusively for registrants and presenters. This online community allows participants to share and/or access resources beyond the program itself. The forum is where AAM has posted all handouts and other resources in advance of the webinar, so that registered attendees will be able to download the materials and have them on hand during the live program.
The forum requires a unique login and password. If you haven’t registered for the recorded program, you must do so first (above).
Reminder: You will not be able to share your username and password with multiple people for simultaneous use.
MetLife Foundation is proud to sponsor the Excellence and Equity–Then, Now, Next: Education and the Public Dimension of Museums (E&E) live webinar program and fellowships for students, Emerging Museum Professionals and professionals from small museums (see above for fellowship details) as well as the original printing and reprinting of Excellence and Equity. AAM is grateful for 15+ years of continued MetLife Foundation support of museums in helping them to expand their role as educational institutions without boundaries in order to reach broad audiences. Learn about MetLife’s Museums and Community Connections 2008 Grant Program.
FAQs
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Additional Resources
Check out these great publications from the AAM Bookstore
Excellence and Equity: Education and the Public Dimension of Museums
Excelencia e Igualdad: La Educación y la Dimensión Pública de los Museos
A Museums and Community Toolkit
Civilizing the Museum: The Collected Works of Elaine Heumann Gurian
In Principle, In Practice: Museums as Learning Institutions
Mastering Civic Engagement: A Challenge to Museums
Museums for a New Century
New Forums: Art Museums and Communities
Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America
The Digital Museum: A Think Guide
The Promise of Cultural Institutions
The New Town Square: Museums and Communities in Transition
Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions
Take advantage of these great resources on the AAM Website
Learn more about the Public Dimension Assessment of the Museum Assessment Program (MAP)
Learn more about the AAM Accreditation Program
Visit the online members-only AAM Information Center for more resources
Visit the free Web Exclusives section of the AAM website for more resources
Visit Museum magazine online for current and archived articles of interest
Learn how you can join the Museum Advocacy Team!
