CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

 

Conferences

PACCIN EUROPREPCON 2019
April 11-13, 2019
Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS 

Association of Art Museum Curators
May 4-7, 2019
New York NY

American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting
May 19-22, 2019
New Orleans LA

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)
May 25-31, 2019
Chicago IL

Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums  
June 8-12, 2019
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons,Midland, Ontario

Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference
June 10-12, 2019
Yale University, New Haven CT 

2019 Arizona Historic Preservation Conference
June 12-14, 2019
Hassayampa Inn, Prescott, Arizona

Association of Academic Museums and Galleries 
June 27-30, 2019
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 

2019 Intellectual Property Scholars Conference 
August 8 and 9, 2019
DePaul University College of Law,  Chicago IL

Visitor Studies Association 
July 10-13, 2019
Detroit MI

Society of American Archivists 
July 31-August 6, 2019
Austin TX

American Association for State and Local History
August 28-31, 2019
Philadelphia PA

Western Museums Association
October 4-7, 2019
Boise ID

The International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection 
20th Annual Conference, Seminar & Exhibits
October 19-25, 2019
Denver and Vail, CO 

Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS)
November 7-9, 2019
Philadephia PA

2019 National Humanities Conference 
November 7-10, 2019
Honolulu HA

National Association for Interpretation
November 12-16, 2019
Denver CO

Workshops and Seminars

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Association of Museums 
Introduction to Collections Care
April 10, 2019
Richmond VA

Central Arizona Museum Association (CAMA)
Business Meeting and Elections
April 10, 2019, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Scottsdale Museum of the West (Scottsdale)

Arizona Informal Educators Network
Spring Meeting
April 11, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
i.d.e.a. Museum (Mesa AZ)

Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records
FREE Archives 101 Workshop
Taliesin West (Scottsdale AZ)
April 24, 2019, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Covering the basics of: setting up an archives; developing collection policies; accessioning and processing collections; establishing basic conservation/preservation guidelines. Each attendee will receive a notebook and a box with archival materials and tools; each institution also gets a CD that provides them free access to the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) Archives 101 on-line course website (usually costs $90).

American Association for State and Local History
Exhibit Makeovers
April 29-30, 2019
Denver, CO

American Association for State and Local History
Collections Management and Practices
June 3-4, 2019
Charleston, SC

American Association for State and Local History
Project Management for History Professionals
Butterworth Center, Moline IL
May 20-21, 2019
Project Management provides valuable instruction in planning, managing and successfully completing projects of all types. In this workshop, participants learn how to implement internationally recognized project management principles in a history context. Instruction will cover all of the details in the four steps to successful project management

American Association for State and Local History
Creating Programs for Teachers and Students
June 24-25, 2019
Austin, TX
Through a combination of presentations, discussion, hands-on activities, and take-home materials, this workshop addresses the elements of museum education and programming needed to create engaging, educational, and successful educational programming for students and teachers. Learn how to craft on site and outreach programming that is meaningful to the education community.

On-Line Classes and Webinars     

Wisconsin Historical Society FREE Webinar
Best Practices for Board Service: Historic House Museums - Part I
April 10, 2019 1:30 - 3:00 pm CT
Clear up the confusion about who does what in historic house museum organizations by participating in this two-part webinar. During the first of two webinars on this topic, we will discuss the legal responsibilities of all nonprofit board members according to state nonprofit law and how these duties apply to nonprofit historic house museum boards. We will discuss the three board responsibilities, called the Duty of Care, Loyalty, and Obedience to the Law, and how your historic site can demonstrate your understanding of these duties and the organizational policies and practices you can implement to assure that you exceed these minimum requirements

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Caring for Photographic Collections 
April 11, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

GrantStation Webinar
Writing Capacity Building Grants
April 11, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
This webinar is appropriate for individuals who have a basic understanding of grant fundamentals and would like to apply those concepts specifically to capacity building grants.

Connecting to Collections Care Webinar
Exploring Old Loans: A Quest for Restitution
April 16, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Preservation 101: Preservation Basics for Paper and Media Collections
April  18 - June 27, 2019 (10 sessions)

Northeast Document Conservation Center FREE Webinar
Writing Grants for Audio Preservation and Reformatting 
April 22, 2019  

Wisconsin Historical Society FREE Webinar
Best Practices for Board Service: Historic House Museums - Part II
April 24, 2019 1:30 - 3:00 pm CT
During this webinar, we will talk about all volunteer historic sites, as well as those with staff, to differentiate what the board versus the staff does in both types of organizations. We will highlight the leadership qualities needed in an excellent Board President (whether you have staff or not), and how the Nominating and Executive Committees can shape the future of the organization. Finally, we’ll discuss the core documents that all house museums need in order to be effective stewards of their collections and historic property.

Texas Historical Commission FREE Webinar
Podcasting 101 for Museums and Historic Sites
April 24, 2019, 10:00 a.m. (CDT)
How can history organizations and sites use podcasting to connect with audiences, educate, and build super fans? Hannah Hethmon, a consultant and producer specializing in podcasting for cultural nonprofits will cover the A-Z of podcasts. Participants in this webinar will learn how podcasting is being used by museums and historic sites, what it takes to produce their own podcast, how they can decide if podcasting is right for them, and how to get started making a quality podcast on a small budget.

Northeast Document Conservation Center FREE Webinar
Long-term Preservation for Early Record Books 
April 25, 2019 

American Association for State and Local History Online Course
Caring for Museum Collections
April 29 - June 23, 2019

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Salvaging Damaged Book, Paper, and AV Collections
May 7, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Connecting to Collections Care FREE Webinar
An Introduction to Herbaria and Herbarium Practices
May 9, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
This webinar will provide an overview on herbarium collections. This includes covering the broad range of taxonomic organisms that may be housed in a traditional herbarium and what some of the storage options are for their many forms. Some basic schemes of organization and what a taxonomic revision means for collections will be discussed. 

Texas Historical Commission FREE Webinar
Digital Strategy on a Budget
May 14, 2019, 10:00 a.m. (CDT)

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Creating Long-lasting Digital Prints
May 14, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Northeast Document Conservation Center Webinar
Exhibiting Your Collections 
May 21, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (ET)

American Association for State and Local History Online Course
Introduction to Financial Management
May 28 - June 25, 2019

Texas Historical Commission FREE Webinar
Creating a Community of Museum Colleagues
June 5, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (CDT)
This presentation will provide an overview of how house-based museum educators interested in quality educational practices built a community by meeting regularly throughout the year in the spirit of sharing and collaboration. Hear more about how this initiative came together by hosting a series of program at rotating institutions on a variety of topics, selectively chosen leadership, and staying flexible and responsive to the needs of the group. Programs are designed for networking, learning, connecting, sharing, and challenging each other. Learn some tools and tips to start a similar group in your community

American Association for State and Local History Online Course
Leadership and Administration for History Organizations
July 1- August 23, 2019

American Association for State and Local History Online Course
Basics of Archives
July 1-24, 2019