9:30 AM Welcome by Tom Shannon, Director of Facilities, Dia: Beacon / Vice-President, MANY 10 – 11:30 AM Multi-Step Strategies for New Exhibit Funding, Design, Development and Production Peter Hyde, Owner, Peter Hyde Design Gary Urbanowicz, Executive Director, New York City Fire Museum Thomas Sullivan, Fire Safety Officer, FDNY How does an institution successfully fund, plan, design and produce a new exhibit when all the resources are not in place at the start? What if they do not have to be? The session will present strategies by the New York City Fire Museum for the “Fire Safety Learning Center”. 11:30 AM […]
Long Island MANY Workshop: Access and Identity
9:30 AM Welcome by Karen Albert, Acting Director, Hofstra University Museum of Art 10 – 11:30 AM Our Story, Your Story with The Tenement Museum 11:30 AM – 12 PM MANY Update: Advocacy & Programs by Erika Sanger 12 – 1 PM Lunch and Time to visit the gallery 1 – 2:30 PM Is Your Museum A Destination? Bob Provost, President & CEO, New York State Tourism Industry Association Sara Poe, Vice President for Marketing and Communications, The Strong Beth Duane, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Corning Museum of Glass Ross Levi, Executive Director / Vice President, New York State Division […]
Capital Region MANY Workshop: Access and Identity
9:30 AM Welcome by Mary Zawacki, Executive Director, Schenectady County Historical Society 10 – 11:30 AM Exclusive and Inclusive: Behind the Scenes Collections Tours for the 21st Century Kathryn Murano Santos, Senior Director, Collections and Exhibitions, Rochester Museum & Science Center Stephanie Ball, Archivist/Librarian, Rochester Museum & Science Center Linda Saalman, Volunteer, Rochester Museum & Science Center Behind the Scenes Tours hold the potential to educate funders and the public about collections stewardship requirements as well as build excitement for collection use and encourage institutional support. In this session, participants will work to innovate the Behind the Scenes tour model and document […]
Southern Tier MANY Workshop: Access and Identity
9:30 AM Welcome by Rod Howe, Executive Director, The History Center in Tompkins County 10 – 11:30 AM Collaborative Projects in Recording Neighborhood History John Diefenderfer, Archivist, Documentary Heritage Program, New York State Archives Daniel DiLandro, Archivist/Special Collection Librarian, SUNY Buffalo Natalie Milbrodt, Director, Queens Memory Project, Queens Public Library Panelists will discuss on-going efforts to create a more equitable historical record through innovative use of documentation planning, capture, dissemination and community archiving projects. 11:30 AM – 12 PM MANY Update: Advocacy & Programs by Erika Sanger 12 – 1 PM Lunch and Time to visit the museum 1 – 2:30 PM […]
Western MANY Workshop: Access and Identity
9:30 AM Welcome by Explore and More 10 – 11:30 AM How to Attract New Members and Keep the Ones You Have Becky Wehle, President & CEO Genesse Country Village & Museum Jeff Bagel, CFRE, Principal, eAdvancement Consulting Virtually all museums have a membership program, but some are more successful than others. Learn more about best practices in attracting new members and maintaining your current membership base from a living history museum and a consultant with extensive fundraising experience, then ask questions of your colleagues. 11:30 AM – 12 PM MANY Update: Advocacy & Programs by Erika Sanger 12 – 1 […]
Devoted: Alice Austen and Stonewall 50
As New Yorkers geared up for commemorations and World Pride celebrations, Humanities New York spoke with several partners who received Action Grants for Stonewall-related humanities programming. We begin a Stonewall 50 blog series by discussing the legacy of photographer Alice Austen and how her work is situated within LGBTQ history. HNY interviewed Victoria Munro, Executive Director of the Alice Austen House located on the North Shore of Staten Island. Don’t miss the rest of the series, join our newsletter. HNY: For those not familiar with the photography pioneer Alice Austen, why is she important to where we are now in […]
Last Day! Tonto, Teepees, and Totem Poles
Tonto, Teepees, and Totem Poles: Considering Native American Stereotypes in the 21st Century is a multi-faceted response to the cultural misunderstandings surrounding Native people that persist in North America today. The exhibit features illustrations from popular culture and art created by 15 Haudenosaunee and other First Nations artists in response to this divisive issue. This program was funded in part by a Humanities New York Action Grant.
Portable History: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
Museums continually test new ways to produce exhibits that are accessible to people beyond the doors of the institution. Sometimes exhibitions are extended through websites or phone apps, but digital approaches have their limits as well. With this new exhibit, the New-York Historical Society goes a step further, by producing a panel exhibition that presenters with even the smallest venues can download and publish. Touching on current events, the exhibition “Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow” explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War. Humanities New York […]
Breaking Down Stereotypes at the Iroquois Indian Museum
Museums increasingly strive to provide exhibit content that is relevant and inclusive, presenting visitors with a range of perspectives and voices in order to spark reflection and dialogue. Many now offer thoughtful interpretation supported by collections and archives while allowing audiences to participate in the process of meaning-making. Given their unique position in the civic landscape, museums are well-equipped to help audiences navigate difficult histories and issues. This is apparent in a recent HNY grant-funded exhibition at the Iroquois Indian Museum, an anthropological museum located in the Mohawk Valley less than an hour west of Albany. The Museum’s current exhibit, […]
