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Heard Through the Grapevine:
Addressing Myths & Misconceptions
in the Museum
Museums have the privilege and responsibility to
present facts in a developmentally appropriate,
judgement-free, and accurate setting. When faced
with visitors’ misinformation or misconceptions, how
can museums meet this responsibility? Using Historic
Newton & the New Haven Museum as case studies,
this session will address how to tackle misconceptions
in the museum space. Come prepared with examples
of misinformation you encounter at your organization.
Facilitators: Roz Kreizenbeck, Education Coordinator,
Historic Newton, MA; Amy Durbin, Director of Education
and Visitor Experience, New Haven Museum, CT
Talking Tough Topics: Museums10
Educators’ Strategies for EMPs
Museum educators and visitors often
engage with polarizing issues in meaningful
conversations. Sometimes, however, exchanges
surface unexpectedly or aggressively. How can we
prepare students, interns, and fellows to be nimble,
responsive facilitators? Join an interactive discussion
of training approaches emerging through collaboration
from the Museums10 professional learning community.
M10 educators share strategies for empowering
emerging museum professionals to create space for
dialogue, combat micro-aggressions, consider multiple
perspectives, and confront darker histories of our
institutions.
Facilitator: Gina Hall, Associate Educator for School and
Family Programs, Smith College Museum of Art, MA
Speakers: Danielle Amodeo, Marketing and Public
Programs Specialist, Mead Art Museum at Amherst
College, MA; Amy Halliday, Gallery Director,
Hampshire College Art Gallery, MA; Kendra Weisbin,
Assistant Curator of Education, Mount Holyoke College
Art Museum, MA; Jessica Parker, Museum Education
Specialist, Yiddish Book Center, MA
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99th Annual NEMA Conference
AWARDS LUNCHEON AND ANNUAL
MEETING
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Celebrate the excellence of the region’s museum
field and hear about the latest NEMA initiatives.
This year we’ll recognize winners of the 2017 NEMA
Excellence Awards and commemorate the career
of Wendy Lull, NEMA’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement
Awardee. Help elect the next NEMA board and
officers during a brief annual meeting before heading
home from a great conference.
LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
We are thrilled to
present the NEMA
Lifetime Achievement
Award to our good
friend and colleague, Wendy Lull, who recently
retired as Executive Director at the Seacoast
Science Center after 25 years. Throughout her
career, Wendy has been an active supporter
and board member of NEMA, and has mentored
countless museum professionals as they built
their own careers in the field.
Please join us at the NEMA Awards Luncheon
to recognize Wendy’s achievements and
contributions.