MCN 2021 VIRTUAL: Full Schedule

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to Interpretation, Storytelling & Education

Kick off the Interpretation, Storytelling & Education track with your track co-leads.

Speakers

Melanie Garcia Sympson

Curatorial Associate, The Block Museum of Art

Vince Dziekan

Academic - Monash Art Design & Architecture, Monash University

Vince Dziekan is a Senior Academic and Practitioner-Researcher at Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA), Monash University, Australia. Together with Ross Parry, he is Series Editor of a newly launched book series with Routledge titled, Critical Perspectives on Museums and Digital... Read More →

Thursday October 14, 2021 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Channel 1

Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

Chatham House Rules No
Platform Zoom Webinar
Session Format Plenary/Keynote
Session Recorded? Yes

1:15pm EDT

All It Takes is Staff Time: A Lightning Round of Low-to-No Budget Projects

Massive budgets, well-funded partners, robust digital departments; these are some of the factors that typically make incredible digital projects successful, but also make them out of reach for most museums to replicate or attempt. In this 45 minute session of lightning talks, a dozen people from a variety of institutions will share scrappy, low to no-budget, department of one projects with the MCN community.

Speakers

Casey Wooster (she/her)

Collections Assistant, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries

I am an artist, Floridian, and museum professional interested in how museums can serve as platforms (both online and off-line) for rich discussion and experiences with their communities. Currently, I serve as the collections assistant at Governor's House Library in St. Augustine... Read More →

Jessica BrodeFrank

Digital Collections Access Manager, Adler Planetarium/ University of London

Jessica BrodeFrank is the Digital Collections Access Manager at the Adler Planetarium; and also studies with the University of London as a doctoral candidate in the Digital Humanities Program. Research at the University of London focuses on crowdsourcing as a means of digital engagement... Read More →

Colin Brooks

Head of Digital Development, Whitney Museum of American Art

Colin Brooks is the Senior Web Developer at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and is responsible for managing the ongoing development of whitney.org and other digital products, including the Museum's online collection, digital signage, and on-site Mobile Guide. With a background... Read More →

nikhil trivedi

Director of Engineering, Art Institute of Chicago

I'm the Director of Engineering at a museum in Chicago as well as a facilitator, educator, and community builder. My experience planning and executing complex web projects has also brought me to work with institutions to create concrete plans around the healing and accountability... Read More →

Kelsy Edgerton

Reservations Assistant, Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Kelsy Edgerton is a visitor experience enthusiast. From how to measure it and then how to translate that information into meaningful and impactful changes in everything from websites to exhibits, admissions, and physical layout of spaces, Kelsy has a proven history of finding innovative... Read More →

Kate Meyers Emery

Manager of Digital Engagement, George Eastman Museum

An anthropologist dedicated to public engagement, education, and outreach both online and in-person to share cultural heritage and history. A researcher and educator with over ten years of experience leveraging digital platforms to engage and educate the public. An enthusiastic leader... Read More →

Seema Rao

deputy director, Akron Art Museum

With twenty years of museum experience, mostly at the border of education and technology, Seema Rao is aching for museums that are just as good for collections as people. She works in museums in her days and thinks about museums in the evenings.

Amy Hondsmerk

PhD Candidate, Museum Studies, Nottingham Trent University

Libby Jones

Education Manager, Battleship New Jersey

Thursday October 14, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Channel 1

Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

Chatham House Rules No
Platform Zoom Meeting
Session Format Freestyle/other
Session Recorded? Yes

1:15pm EDT

Culture Bridge: Converting In-Gallery Experiences Into Online Teacher Resources

Using the BMA's eLearning platform Culture Bridge, we will demonstrate how converting pre-existing in-gallery digital interactives into online teacher resources is a game-changer for not only museums with a small budget, but also for educators trying to bridge the widening gap between the classroom and reduced tour offerings. The session will begin with an overview and then move to a Q&A guided by polls.

Speakers

Sean Pathasema

Director of Systems and Web, Birmingham Museum of Art

Angela May

Associate Director of Learning and Engagement, Birmingham Museum of Art

Angela May is the Associate Director of Learning and Engagement at the Birmingham Museum of Art where she focuses on in-gallery and virtual visitor engagement, digital interpretation, virtual education, and accessibility. As an Art Historian with a specialization in South and Southeast... Read More →

Thursday October 14, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Channel 2

Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

Chatham House Rules No
Platform Zoom Meeting
Session Format Campfire
Session Recorded? Yes

1:15pm EDT

Hammer Channel: : An open source video platform

Hammer Channel is a living archive of public programming at the Hammer Museum. Using open source principles, access to the Hammer Museum's exceptional public programming is now available for the world to enjoy online at https://channel.hammer.ucla.edu/. In this panel we'll give an intro the to project and describe how your museum can benefit from the work to date.

Speakers

Andy Cummins

Managing Director, Cogapp

Cogapp is a digital agency. We exist to build a better online world: better for the people who use our work and better for our clients. Combining intuitive user experience, elegant design, and thoughtful application of technology, we transform complexity into understanding.We believe... Read More →

Philip Leers

Project Manager, Digital Initiatives, Hammer Museum

Neil Hawkins

Deputy Technical Director, Cogapp

I'm the Deputy Technical Director at Cogapp, tell me about things you've made or want to make; Hacking (the playfully curious kind, not the illegal kind); AI hype; IIIF; Linked Art; Anything you like to be honest!

Thursday October 14, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Channel 3

Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

Chatham House Rules No
Platform Zoom Meeting
Session Format Panel
Session Recorded? Yes

2:15pm EDT

Digital Storytelling with Open Collections

In this session, we discuss the growth of creator-led spaces, and what it could mean for open collections. We showcase some of the stories told by participants of the first Digital Storytelling Festival hosted by Europeana and The Heritage Lab. We hope to invite our jury and participants to join us & reflect on creating a global storytelling festival.

Speakers

Douglas McCarthy

Collections Engagement Manager, Europeana Foundation

Douglas McCarthy AKA @CultureDoug holds an MA in Art History and has worked internationally in museums and archives for almost two decades. He is an active member of the global Open GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) community that promotes culturally appropriate open... Read More →

Aleksandra Strzelichowska

senior online marketing specialist, europeana

Medhavi Gandhi

Founder, The Heritage Lab

I am the founder of The Heritage Lab where I bring together my love for museums, & arts-learning. I have been working at the intersection of public engagement with cultural heritage, social development and education since 2009 & work with GLAMs to promote digital engagement, conduct... Read More →

Thursday October 14, 2021 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Channel 3

Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

Chatham House Rules Yes
Platform Zoom Meeting
Session Format Campfire
Session Recorded? No

2:15pm EDT

Hybrid Museum Experiences: The good, the bad, and the lessons learned

Our focus is the rise of hybrid in-person-and-online museum experiences during the rapidly changing pandemic. Questions posed and discussed include: Is hybridity the bridge back to “normal”? Is there a place for hybrid in a post-pandemic world? Do these experiences serve equity, inclusion, and accessibility needs? How are resources managed? What role can co-creation play in hybrid environments? Participants will co-generate a lessons-learned document to share with the MCN community.

Speakers

Deborah Howes

President, Howes Studio Inc.

As President of Howes Studio Inc, I work with museums and other educational organizations to design and improve their public engagement with digital tools. My passion is building pathways for museums to better collaborate with educators of all kinds and foster more inclusive, dynamic... Read More →

Mark Osterman

Digital Experience Manager and Head of Education, Lowe Art Museum

Mark Osterman is a museum administrator, researcher, technologist and artist. He has a Doctor of Education with a research focus in arts, literacy and technology. Mr. Osterman has taught at Miami Dade College, facilitated specialized workshops in art educational theory and practice... Read More →

Jessica Rosenthal

Interpretation Specialist, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Chelsea Shannon

Interpretation Manager, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Chelsea Shannon is the Interpretation Manager at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston where she plans, produces, and evaluates the Museum’s interpretive resources including audio guides and digital interactive experiences. She also currently serves as the co-chair of the MCN Educational... Read More →

Victoria Waldron

Museum Educator, Albany Institute of History and Art

Kajva Armstrong

Former Visitor Experience Associate, Boston Children's Museum

Thursday October 14, 2021 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Channel 1

Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

Chatham House Rules No
Platform Zoom Meeting
Session Format Campfire
Session Recorded? Yes

2:15pm EDT

Origins Immersive Theater: Bringing Tribal Origin Stories to Life

The First Americans Museum (FAM) collaborated with tribal communities to bring to life an authentic telling of tribal origin stories in an immersive theater environment, designed by Batwin + Robin Productions, that allows audiences to experience stories that take place in all realms. Engaging tribal members from concept to completion and every aspect of production allowed for authentic storytelling in which tribes were able to share their origin stories in their own unique and unexpected way.

Speakers

Halay Turning Heart

Yuchi Language Speaker, Yuchi Language Project

Halay Turning Heart has over twenty years of practical experience in the field of Indigenous language revitalization, working with Elders and teaching children. She established a Yuchi language immersion school in 2018 as part of the Yuchi Language Project, which serves as a model... Read More →

Megan Gargagliano

Principal/Creative Director, batwin + robin productions

Jessica Moore Harjo

Designer, Artist, Educator, WEOMEPE DESIGNS

Jessica Moore Harjo, Ph.D., (Otoe-Missouria, Osage, Pawnee) is a practicing graphic designer, artist, and a cultural design consultant for many interdisciplinary projects. She is interested in unique pathways and collaborative relationships in both art and design to display complex... Read More →

Leslie Halfmoon

Curatorial Specialist and Media Coordinator, First Americans Museum

Leslie Halfmoon, (Caddo/Delaware/Choctaw) B.F.A. from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Leslie has a combined 16 years of museum film and video experience, script writing, video production, and museum project management. She has worked with ABC/Disney, is a Sundance Film Institute... Read More →

Thursday October 14, 2021 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Channel 2

Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

Chatham House Rules No
Platform Zoom Meeting
Session Format Panel
Session Recorded? Yes

3:15pm EDT

Interpretation, Storytelling & Education Recap

Review and discuss the key ideas that came out of the day with co-leads and presenters.

Speakers

Melanie Garcia Sympson

Curatorial Associate, The Block Museum of Art

Vince Dziekan

Academic - Monash Art Design & Architecture, Monash University

Thursday October 14, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
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Interpretation & Storytelling & Education

Chatham House Rules No
Platform Zoom Meeting
Session Format Plenary/Keynote
Session Recorded? Yes

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