Registration Fee: Member Organizations may bring up to 5 participants free of charge Non-Member ($15)
To register call: (631) 321-6809 or email: [email protected]
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2024
Visitors at the Center: Considerations for Today's Museum Workers
Monday, September 9, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Zoom
How does your institution show care and consideration for audiences? In this session, reflect on the ways that your institution highlights and empowers the voice of visitors. Every museum worker has a role to play when it comes to defining, maintaining, and improving the audience experience within an organization. In this session, hear from Jamie Lawyer, Chief Experience Officer at the Rubin Museum of Art, discuss a variety of approaches to defining and improving audience interactions across a Museum's ecosystem. This session will present a range of tools, experimental approaches, and practical real-life examples on how to make sure you are consistently and proactively keeping visitors at the center of your institution. Great experiences don't just happen, they're made.
Jamie Lawyer is the Chief Experience Officer at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC, serves as adjunct faculty at CUNY SPS, and is a lead trainer for professional development programs for Museum workers in Bulgaria. She leads audience engagement strategies that produce aligned exhibitions, publications, and digital experiences focused on serving the needs of audiences and staff alike. She was a co-creator of the Rubin Museum's interactive and participatory space, The Mandala Lab, and is currently leading the organization's digital strategy as it becomes a museum without walls beginning in October 2024.
Monday, September 9, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Zoom
How does your institution show care and consideration for audiences? In this session, reflect on the ways that your institution highlights and empowers the voice of visitors. Every museum worker has a role to play when it comes to defining, maintaining, and improving the audience experience within an organization. In this session, hear from Jamie Lawyer, Chief Experience Officer at the Rubin Museum of Art, discuss a variety of approaches to defining and improving audience interactions across a Museum's ecosystem. This session will present a range of tools, experimental approaches, and practical real-life examples on how to make sure you are consistently and proactively keeping visitors at the center of your institution. Great experiences don't just happen, they're made.
Jamie Lawyer is the Chief Experience Officer at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC, serves as adjunct faculty at CUNY SPS, and is a lead trainer for professional development programs for Museum workers in Bulgaria. She leads audience engagement strategies that produce aligned exhibitions, publications, and digital experiences focused on serving the needs of audiences and staff alike. She was a co-creator of the Rubin Museum's interactive and participatory space, The Mandala Lab, and is currently leading the organization's digital strategy as it becomes a museum without walls beginning in October 2024.
Visit to Sagtikos Manor
Monday, June 24, 2024
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
677 West Montauk Hwy
West Bay Shore, NY 11706
Join us for a visit to Sagtikos Manor, known as the historic jewel on the South Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County. Its history spans more than three centuries from its original purchase from the Secatogue tribe by Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1692. Your visit will include a tour of the forty-room manor with its original furnishings and an outside tour of the manor’s landscape.
Schedule
9:30 am. - Arrival and Networking
10:00 - 12:00 pm - Manor House Tour
12:00 pm - Lunch in the Garden*
*Bring a bagged lunch - Optional
Registration is limited to 45 guests on a first come first serve basis or sooner if we reach the 45 person capacity so register early. Reserve by 6/20/24. To register, e-mail: [email protected] or call: 631.321.6809. Member organizations may allow up to 5 participants to attend free of charge. Parking in the rear of the manor. Additional parking cross the street at Gardiner’s County Park.
Monday, June 24, 2024
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
677 West Montauk Hwy
West Bay Shore, NY 11706
Join us for a visit to Sagtikos Manor, known as the historic jewel on the South Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County. Its history spans more than three centuries from its original purchase from the Secatogue tribe by Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1692. Your visit will include a tour of the forty-room manor with its original furnishings and an outside tour of the manor’s landscape.
Schedule
9:30 am. - Arrival and Networking
10:00 - 12:00 pm - Manor House Tour
12:00 pm - Lunch in the Garden*
*Bring a bagged lunch - Optional
Registration is limited to 45 guests on a first come first serve basis or sooner if we reach the 45 person capacity so register early. Reserve by 6/20/24. To register, e-mail: [email protected] or call: 631.321.6809. Member organizations may allow up to 5 participants to attend free of charge. Parking in the rear of the manor. Additional parking cross the street at Gardiner’s County Park.
Taking Care: Grant and Resource Opportunities for Collections
Monday, May 13, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m., registration 9:30-10:00 a.m.
Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society
12 Bell St.
Bellport, NY 11713
Presenters:
Priscilla Brendler, Director, Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN)
Nicole Menchise, Digitization and Archives Coordinator, The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC)
Kate Philipson, Archives Specialist, Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY)
Join us for a presentation by three New York State organizations that are a resource for providing a range of informative workshop programs, webinars and access to grant opportunities to Long Island museums. Join us after the presentations for a tour of the Society's Post-Crowell House and the Barn Museum.
About the Organizations:
Greater Heritage Hudson Network (GHHN) is a service organization focusing on interpretation, collection care programming and the conservation and preservation of objects in collecting institutions statewide. Their programming and professional development training programs, webinars, hands-on-workshops, web-based resources, responsive technical assistance and grant opportunities provide the tools so that historical societies, historic house museums, heritage centers, historic sites, archives and libraries may better care for their collections.
The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) is one of New York's nine Library Resources System. The Council is a regional multi-type library organization serving academic, hospital, special, public, and school libraries, library systems, museums and historical societies in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Their purpose is to enhance access to information, encourage resource sharing, promote innovation in libraries, and advocates for library interests.
A program of the New York State Archives and New York State Library, Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHSPNY) provides free Planning & Assessment services to eligible NYS collecting organizations that safeguard and ensure access to New York's historical records and unique library research materials. Each DHPSNY service is tailored to fit an organization's needs. DHPSNY also provides free education programs, technical assistance, mentorship opportunities, and more.
Monday, May 13, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m., registration 9:30-10:00 a.m.
Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society
12 Bell St.
Bellport, NY 11713
Presenters:
Priscilla Brendler, Director, Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN)
Nicole Menchise, Digitization and Archives Coordinator, The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC)
Kate Philipson, Archives Specialist, Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY)
Join us for a presentation by three New York State organizations that are a resource for providing a range of informative workshop programs, webinars and access to grant opportunities to Long Island museums. Join us after the presentations for a tour of the Society's Post-Crowell House and the Barn Museum.
About the Organizations:
Greater Heritage Hudson Network (GHHN) is a service organization focusing on interpretation, collection care programming and the conservation and preservation of objects in collecting institutions statewide. Their programming and professional development training programs, webinars, hands-on-workshops, web-based resources, responsive technical assistance and grant opportunities provide the tools so that historical societies, historic house museums, heritage centers, historic sites, archives and libraries may better care for their collections.
The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) is one of New York's nine Library Resources System. The Council is a regional multi-type library organization serving academic, hospital, special, public, and school libraries, library systems, museums and historical societies in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Their purpose is to enhance access to information, encourage resource sharing, promote innovation in libraries, and advocates for library interests.
A program of the New York State Archives and New York State Library, Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHSPNY) provides free Planning & Assessment services to eligible NYS collecting organizations that safeguard and ensure access to New York's historical records and unique library research materials. Each DHPSNY service is tailored to fit an organization's needs. DHPSNY also provides free education programs, technical assistance, mentorship opportunities, and more.
March 11, Teaching and Learning in a Cemetery: Transferrable Best Practices for Inquiry with Sensitive Materials
Zoom
10:00 A.M.
Presenter: Rachel Walman, Director of Education at the Green-Wood Cemetery
The Green-Wood Cemetery's first-ever education department has developed best practices for teaching with cemetery monuments and coping with students' big feelings about death. In this workshop, participants will learn how cemeteries can be incredible outdoor classrooms; gain skills in helping young learners confront tough subjects; practice using cemetery monuments as vehicles for historical inquiry; and apply our practices to their own institutions and their collections' most controversial objects.
Rachel Walman Bio
Rachel Walman has been Green-Wood’s first-ever director of education since 2019 and has worked in museum education since 2010. At the Cemetery, she oversees school programs and community programs aimed at family audiences. Prior to working for Green-Wood, Ms. Walman held multiple roles at the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) and DiMenna Children’s History Museum (DCHM), working her way up from part-time educator to assistant director of the DCHM. She has also been an educator at the Wyckoff House Museum and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Ms. Walman holds a BA in History from Grinnell College and a M.Ed. with a focus in Out of School Time from Lesley University. Ms. Walman lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two sons, and a grumpy cat she rescued from the Wyckoff’s medicinal plants garden.
Zoom
10:00 A.M.
Presenter: Rachel Walman, Director of Education at the Green-Wood Cemetery
The Green-Wood Cemetery's first-ever education department has developed best practices for teaching with cemetery monuments and coping with students' big feelings about death. In this workshop, participants will learn how cemeteries can be incredible outdoor classrooms; gain skills in helping young learners confront tough subjects; practice using cemetery monuments as vehicles for historical inquiry; and apply our practices to their own institutions and their collections' most controversial objects.
Rachel Walman Bio
Rachel Walman has been Green-Wood’s first-ever director of education since 2019 and has worked in museum education since 2010. At the Cemetery, she oversees school programs and community programs aimed at family audiences. Prior to working for Green-Wood, Ms. Walman held multiple roles at the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) and DiMenna Children’s History Museum (DCHM), working her way up from part-time educator to assistant director of the DCHM. She has also been an educator at the Wyckoff House Museum and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Ms. Walman holds a BA in History from Grinnell College and a M.Ed. with a focus in Out of School Time from Lesley University. Ms. Walman lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two sons, and a grumpy cat she rescued from the Wyckoff’s medicinal plants garden.
RESCHEDULED- January 22, 2024, America 250th in 2026! & Annual Meeting
Devin Lander, New York's State Historian
Zoom
Devin Lander, New York's State Historian will speak on planning for the upcoming Semiquincentennial, and New York State's plans for the nation-wide celebration. Do you know what your site will be doing to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution?
If you had previously reserved, you were emailed an invite with the ZOOM link. Let us know if you have not received the email. To register by email: [email protected] or call 631.321.6809 and indicate the name(s) and e-mail address(es) of those attending. Reserve by 1/19/24. Member organizations may allow up to 5 participants free of charge.
Devin Lander, New York's State Historian
Zoom
Devin Lander, New York's State Historian will speak on planning for the upcoming Semiquincentennial, and New York State's plans for the nation-wide celebration. Do you know what your site will be doing to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution?
If you had previously reserved, you were emailed an invite with the ZOOM link. Let us know if you have not received the email. To register by email: [email protected] or call 631.321.6809 and indicate the name(s) and e-mail address(es) of those attending. Reserve by 1/19/24. Member organizations may allow up to 5 participants free of charge.
2023
March 13 Museum Fundraising: Making a Big Impact
Matthew Bregman, Senior Vice President for Development at the New-York Historical Society
Zoom
10:30 A.M.
Matthew Bregman, Senior Vice President for Development at the New-York Historical Society, will be sharing strategies for increasing your organization’s fundraising efforts and results. Bregman will offer basic fundraising fundamentals to begin. The second half of the talk will focus on two main fundraising strategies. Bregman will discuss ideas on how to leverage the museum board. How can fundraising personnel (be it professional or volunteer) encourage their volunteer board members to support their efforts? Additionally, Bregman will focus on how to create a patron group. What can museums do to attract individuals to be part of their patron group/high-level giving circle/etc.? The breadth of this topic is wide, but we will be sure to offer time at the end for questions and answers.
Matthew Bregman, Senior Vice President for Development at the New-York Historical Society
Zoom
10:30 A.M.
Matthew Bregman, Senior Vice President for Development at the New-York Historical Society, will be sharing strategies for increasing your organization’s fundraising efforts and results. Bregman will offer basic fundraising fundamentals to begin. The second half of the talk will focus on two main fundraising strategies. Bregman will discuss ideas on how to leverage the museum board. How can fundraising personnel (be it professional or volunteer) encourage their volunteer board members to support their efforts? Additionally, Bregman will focus on how to create a patron group. What can museums do to attract individuals to be part of their patron group/high-level giving circle/etc.? The breadth of this topic is wide, but we will be sure to offer time at the end for questions and answers.
May 8 The Jupiter Hammon Project at Joseph Lloyd Manor
1 Lloyd Lane
Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743
10:00 A.M.
Join Preservation Long Island staff for a special, extended-access tour of Joseph Lloyd Manor (ca. 1767) focused on the Jupiter Hammon Project, an on-going initiative focused on developing a more relevant and equitable interpretation of the life, literature, and world of Jupiter Hammon (1711– ca. 1806) and the other individuals enslaved at the site. Learn about the project’s methodologies, experience new exhibitions and interventions, and join us in dialogic conversation about the site’s complicated history.
This tour is limited to the first 30 people who register.
1 Lloyd Lane
Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743
10:00 A.M.
Join Preservation Long Island staff for a special, extended-access tour of Joseph Lloyd Manor (ca. 1767) focused on the Jupiter Hammon Project, an on-going initiative focused on developing a more relevant and equitable interpretation of the life, literature, and world of Jupiter Hammon (1711– ca. 1806) and the other individuals enslaved at the site. Learn about the project’s methodologies, experience new exhibitions and interventions, and join us in dialogic conversation about the site’s complicated history.
This tour is limited to the first 30 people who register.
June 26, Visit Raynham Hall for an Augmented Reality Experience
30 West Main Street
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
9:30 A.M.
Join Executive Director Harriet Gerard Clark for a special tour of the new Visitors Center at Raynham Hall Museum. The program will focus on the development of the Visitors Center and the creation of an Augmented Reality app built by XR360 through generous funding from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. Discover the new exhibit space through an interactive touch screen developed by Protozone, Inc. and educator-led A/R tour demonstrations. Participants will also have the opportunity to tour the historic home of Samuel Townsend (1717-1790), which would later be expanded and known as Raynham Hall.
Guests are encouraged to stay and have lunch in the Victorian garden.
This tour is limited to the first 30 people who register.
30 West Main Street
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
9:30 A.M.
Join Executive Director Harriet Gerard Clark for a special tour of the new Visitors Center at Raynham Hall Museum. The program will focus on the development of the Visitors Center and the creation of an Augmented Reality app built by XR360 through generous funding from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. Discover the new exhibit space through an interactive touch screen developed by Protozone, Inc. and educator-led A/R tour demonstrations. Participants will also have the opportunity to tour the historic home of Samuel Townsend (1717-1790), which would later be expanded and known as Raynham Hall.
Guests are encouraged to stay and have lunch in the Victorian garden.
This tour is limited to the first 30 people who register.
Oct 2, Change is Still Required- An Update and Discussion with the Museum Association of New York, 10 AM – Noon
Heckscher Museum of Art
2 Prime Avenue, Huntington, NY
Join MANY Executive Director Erika Sanger and Megan Eves, Assistant Director for Programs and Communications for an informational update about Advocacy efforts in New York State, including a progress report on the Museum Study Act. Erika and Megan will share information about Meet MANY Online Virtual Programs and discuss upcoming grant opportunities, MANY’s 2024 annual conference, and MANY’s Awards of Distinction. Representatives from Preservation Long Island and the Long Island Museum who are both participating in the statewide program Voices and Votes: A New Agora for New York will join Erika and Megan to discuss the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibition, and their plans for local exhibitions and programs that will focus on Long Island’s contributions to American Democracy. Following these updates, attendees will participate in an interactive roundtable discussion based on the recently-published collection of essays "Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum." Bring a laptop, tablet, or smartphone along to participate.
Heckscher Museum of Art
2 Prime Avenue, Huntington, NY
Join MANY Executive Director Erika Sanger and Megan Eves, Assistant Director for Programs and Communications for an informational update about Advocacy efforts in New York State, including a progress report on the Museum Study Act. Erika and Megan will share information about Meet MANY Online Virtual Programs and discuss upcoming grant opportunities, MANY’s 2024 annual conference, and MANY’s Awards of Distinction. Representatives from Preservation Long Island and the Long Island Museum who are both participating in the statewide program Voices and Votes: A New Agora for New York will join Erika and Megan to discuss the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibition, and their plans for local exhibitions and programs that will focus on Long Island’s contributions to American Democracy. Following these updates, attendees will participate in an interactive roundtable discussion based on the recently-published collection of essays "Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum." Bring a laptop, tablet, or smartphone along to participate.
2022
March 14 Slavery on Long Island
Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Ed.D., Executive Director and Chief Curator, Eastville Historical Society
Donnamarie Barnes, Director of History & Heritage, Sylvester Manor Educational Farm
Lauren Brincat, Curator, Preservation Long Island
Jonathan Olly, PhD, Curator, Long Island Museum
Zoom
During the colonial period, approximately 20% of Long Island’s population was enslaved. People of African and Indigenous descent performed vital work, significantly contributing to the region’s growth and development. Yet many Long Islanders are unaware of this history and its continuing impacts. In a 2020 statement, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III urged museums to “embrace their role as institutions…that help the public grapple with who they once were [and] provide tools to help the public better understand the world they face today…” Join us for a panel exploring different methods for interpreting, presenting, and engaging communities in discussion about enslavement and its legacies on Long Island.
Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Ed.D., Executive Director and Chief Curator, Eastville Historical Society
Donnamarie Barnes, Director of History & Heritage, Sylvester Manor Educational Farm
Lauren Brincat, Curator, Preservation Long Island
Jonathan Olly, PhD, Curator, Long Island Museum
Zoom
During the colonial period, approximately 20% of Long Island’s population was enslaved. People of African and Indigenous descent performed vital work, significantly contributing to the region’s growth and development. Yet many Long Islanders are unaware of this history and its continuing impacts. In a 2020 statement, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III urged museums to “embrace their role as institutions…that help the public grapple with who they once were [and] provide tools to help the public better understand the world they face today…” Join us for a panel exploring different methods for interpreting, presenting, and engaging communities in discussion about enslavement and its legacies on Long Island.
May 16 Building Digital Collections & Online Exhibits with Omeka
Presented by Jen Palmentiero
Omeka is an affordable and approachable content management system and web-publishing platform for creating digital collections and online exhibits. With hosting options available, it's quick and easy to get an Omeka website up and running. This Zoom presentation will introduce attendees to the Omeka platform and provide a thorough demonstration of the software. Come learn how easy and fun it is to work with Omeka!
Topics covered include:
Selecting and registering for an Omeka hosting plan
Setting up your Omeka website
Adding and describing digital files
Organizing files into collections
Creating online exhibits
Theming your website
Presented by Jen Palmentiero
Omeka is an affordable and approachable content management system and web-publishing platform for creating digital collections and online exhibits. With hosting options available, it's quick and easy to get an Omeka website up and running. This Zoom presentation will introduce attendees to the Omeka platform and provide a thorough demonstration of the software. Come learn how easy and fun it is to work with Omeka!
Topics covered include:
Selecting and registering for an Omeka hosting plan
Setting up your Omeka website
Adding and describing digital files
Organizing files into collections
Creating online exhibits
Theming your website
June 13 Quogue Wildlife Refuge Trip
3 Old Country Rd
Quogue, NY 11959
Join us for a visit to Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Learn about the fascinating history and operations of this beautiful nature preserve, which has been in operation since 1934. Enjoy a staff-led outdoor tour of the preserve. We’ll visit some
of the Refuge’s seven miles of trails, which offers diverse habitats including forests and ponds, as well as the Outdoor Wildlife Complex's owls, falcons, hawks and other native New York animals. And we’ll visit the Nature Center, which features huge picture windows that offer spectacular views of Old Ice Pond, as well as wildlife exhibits, live animals, a nature library, and gift shop.
10:00 AM Arrival and Networking
10:15 - 10:45 Talk in Nature Center
10:45 - 11:45 Outdoor Tour
11:45 to 1:00 PM Lunch (bring your own) and mingling
• Attendance is limited to the first 30 registrants
• We will provide information on any COVID restrictions before the event
• Bring your own lunch. There will be a fridge available but space is limited
Reserve by 6/1:
e-mail: [email protected]
or call: 631-321-6809
3 Old Country Rd
Quogue, NY 11959
Join us for a visit to Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Learn about the fascinating history and operations of this beautiful nature preserve, which has been in operation since 1934. Enjoy a staff-led outdoor tour of the preserve. We’ll visit some
of the Refuge’s seven miles of trails, which offers diverse habitats including forests and ponds, as well as the Outdoor Wildlife Complex's owls, falcons, hawks and other native New York animals. And we’ll visit the Nature Center, which features huge picture windows that offer spectacular views of Old Ice Pond, as well as wildlife exhibits, live animals, a nature library, and gift shop.
10:00 AM Arrival and Networking
10:15 - 10:45 Talk in Nature Center
10:45 - 11:45 Outdoor Tour
11:45 to 1:00 PM Lunch (bring your own) and mingling
• Attendance is limited to the first 30 registrants
• We will provide information on any COVID restrictions before the event
• Bring your own lunch. There will be a fridge available but space is limited
Reserve by 6/1:
e-mail: [email protected]
or call: 631-321-6809
September 12 A Collaboration Years in the Making
Joshua Ruff, Deputy Director/Director of Collections & Interpretations, LIM
Tim Green, Natural and Cultural Resource Manager, BNL
Bernadette Uzzi, Supervisor, K-12 Programs, Office of Educational Programs, BNL
Lisa Unander, Director of Education, LIM
Long Island Museum
In March of 2020, one month from opening a groundbreaking exhibition Atoms to Cosmos: The story of Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Long Island Museum and Brookhaven National Laboratory put everything on hold due to the pandemic. However, with Brookhaven's life-saving work being done on combating COVID-19, the drive to open the exhibition took on greater meaning. Join members of the two institution as they share how they shifted gears to add new components to the exhibition and modified the original plans to deliver complementary workshops and activities with new safety protocols in place.
After the presentation, visit the exhibition and adjacent hands-on Discovery Space to see the results of this collaboration for yourself!
Joshua Ruff, Deputy Director/Director of Collections & Interpretations, LIM
Tim Green, Natural and Cultural Resource Manager, BNL
Bernadette Uzzi, Supervisor, K-12 Programs, Office of Educational Programs, BNL
Lisa Unander, Director of Education, LIM
Long Island Museum
In March of 2020, one month from opening a groundbreaking exhibition Atoms to Cosmos: The story of Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Long Island Museum and Brookhaven National Laboratory put everything on hold due to the pandemic. However, with Brookhaven's life-saving work being done on combating COVID-19, the drive to open the exhibition took on greater meaning. Join members of the two institution as they share how they shifted gears to add new components to the exhibition and modified the original plans to deliver complementary workshops and activities with new safety protocols in place.
After the presentation, visit the exhibition and adjacent hands-on Discovery Space to see the results of this collaboration for yourself!
November Peer Group Discussions on Zoom
To Register Click: https://forms.gle/99Cd9HodrPRABYqN6
Executive Directors & Administrators Wednesday, November 2 at 10 a.m.
Collections & Exhibits Friday November 4 at 2 p.m.
Fundraising & Marketing Tuesday November 8 at 10 a.m.
Museum Education Monday November 14 at 3 p.m.
To Register Click: https://forms.gle/99Cd9HodrPRABYqN6
Executive Directors & Administrators Wednesday, November 2 at 10 a.m.
Collections & Exhibits Friday November 4 at 2 p.m.
Fundraising & Marketing Tuesday November 8 at 10 a.m.
Museum Education Monday November 14 at 3 p.m.
December 5 Making Great Exhibits (With Not-So-Great Budgets)POW!
Paul Orselli, President and Chief Instigator at POW!
Long Island Children's Museum
Internationally recognized exhibit developer Paul Orselli presents a fun and fast-paced workshop designed to highlight budget-stretching tips and techniques for creating memorable visitor experiences at any type (or size) of museum.
Workshop participants will work together on practical prototyping experiences and discover the key elements of the best interactive exhibits. Every participant will leave with concrete ideas and resources that they will be able to use at their home institution right away.
Paul Orselli, President and Chief Instigator at POW!
Long Island Children's Museum
Internationally recognized exhibit developer Paul Orselli presents a fun and fast-paced workshop designed to highlight budget-stretching tips and techniques for creating memorable visitor experiences at any type (or size) of museum.
Workshop participants will work together on practical prototyping experiences and discover the key elements of the best interactive exhibits. Every participant will leave with concrete ideas and resources that they will be able to use at their home institution right away.
2021
March 15 Collaborating in the Time of Covid: A Case Study of Nassau County Museum of Art
Dr. Charles A. Riley II, director of the Nassau Museum of Art
Zoom
We are keeping up with change by working together. The close collaboration among members of the staff at the Nassau Museum, across such "departments" as education and curatorial, is essential to our effort to transform the institution into an agent of change for a changing community. From the planning of exhibitions and programs to the daily round of teaching and interpreting art, we learn from each other, from visitors, from colleagues in a range of disciplines including art, literature, music, science and psychology. Answering our community's need for art as therapy has made collaboration all the more urgent.
Dr. Charles A. Riley II, director of the Nassau Museum of Art
Zoom
We are keeping up with change by working together. The close collaboration among members of the staff at the Nassau Museum, across such "departments" as education and curatorial, is essential to our effort to transform the institution into an agent of change for a changing community. From the planning of exhibitions and programs to the daily round of teaching and interpreting art, we learn from each other, from visitors, from colleagues in a range of disciplines including art, literature, music, science and psychology. Answering our community's need for art as therapy has made collaboration all the more urgent.
May 10 Glancing Backwards/Looking Forward: Using Lessons Learned During the Pandemic to Create Engaging Museum Education Programs for the Future
Loretta Corbisiero-Drakos, Administrative Coordinator for the Arts in Education program at Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Laura Lynch, Director of Education, Nassau County Museum of Art
Lisa Reichenberger, Director of Education, Old Westbury Gardens
Brenna McCormick-Thompson, Curator of Education, Whaling Museum & Education Center in Cold Spring Harbor
Zoom
Museums are often ahead of the curve regarding creative approaches to solve universal problems. When all museums closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of how to still meaningfully engage audience from a distance became an overnight necessity. Join us for a panel talk to examine the various and ingenious ways museum educators re-imagined programming for the present and even laid the foundation for programming of the future.
Loretta Corbisiero-Drakos, Administrative Coordinator for the Arts in Education program at Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Laura Lynch, Director of Education, Nassau County Museum of Art
Lisa Reichenberger, Director of Education, Old Westbury Gardens
Brenna McCormick-Thompson, Curator of Education, Whaling Museum & Education Center in Cold Spring Harbor
Zoom
Museums are often ahead of the curve regarding creative approaches to solve universal problems. When all museums closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of how to still meaningfully engage audience from a distance became an overnight necessity. Join us for a panel talk to examine the various and ingenious ways museum educators re-imagined programming for the present and even laid the foundation for programming of the future.
June 14 LIMA Trip!
Old Westbury Gardens
Join us on a a field trip to scenic Old Westbury Gardens. The Old Westbury Gardens Public Programs Staff will briefly describe the working installation of The Great Pine Railway, an upcoming outdoor exhibit, before leading a formal Gardens tour. LIMA members will view the Walled, Cottage, and Rose Gardens in beautiful, late spring bloom.
Please be aware:
- Attendance is limited to the first 60 registrants.
- Covid restrictions
- Pre-ordered box lunches are only available via the registration link.
Registration for this event closes on June 1, 2021.
Click Here to Register
Old Westbury Gardens
Join us on a a field trip to scenic Old Westbury Gardens. The Old Westbury Gardens Public Programs Staff will briefly describe the working installation of The Great Pine Railway, an upcoming outdoor exhibit, before leading a formal Gardens tour. LIMA members will view the Walled, Cottage, and Rose Gardens in beautiful, late spring bloom.
Please be aware:
- Attendance is limited to the first 60 registrants.
- Covid restrictions
- Pre-ordered box lunches are only available via the registration link.
Registration for this event closes on June 1, 2021.
Click Here to Register
September 13 Re-engaging Your Volunteers
Tony Femminella, Executive Director, Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society
Douglas Borge, Chief Operating Officer, Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe
Terry Lister-Blitman, Executive Director, Long Island Maritime Museum
Zoom Meeting
As we continue to navigate resuming operations and events, perhaps with reduced staffs, volunteers play an increasingly important role in our institutions. Learn how three local museums worked to keep their volunteers engaged during the height of the pandemic, and their strategies for re-engaging , recruiting, and training a volunteer base.
Tony Femminella, Executive Director, Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society
Douglas Borge, Chief Operating Officer, Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe
Terry Lister-Blitman, Executive Director, Long Island Maritime Museum
Zoom Meeting
As we continue to navigate resuming operations and events, perhaps with reduced staffs, volunteers play an increasingly important role in our institutions. Learn how three local museums worked to keep their volunteers engaged during the height of the pandemic, and their strategies for re-engaging , recruiting, and training a volunteer base.
December 6 Art Therapy in Theory and Practice
Joanna L. Warren, Expressive art therapist | artist | educator
Zoom Meeting
Join Expressive Arts Therapist, Joanna L. Warren for a workshop to better understand the field of creative arts therapy and how it can relate to the work of museum professionals. Warren will explore part of the therapeutic relationship, such as attunement, empathy, material properties and more. The workshop will highlight self-care and will allow each participant to experiment and create their own work of art at home! *An at home material list will be provided upon registration
Joanna L. Warren, Expressive art therapist | artist | educator
Zoom Meeting
Join Expressive Arts Therapist, Joanna L. Warren for a workshop to better understand the field of creative arts therapy and how it can relate to the work of museum professionals. Warren will explore part of the therapeutic relationship, such as attunement, empathy, material properties and more. The workshop will highlight self-care and will allow each participant to experiment and create their own work of art at home! *An at home material list will be provided upon registration
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2020
March 9 Ransom Attack! Is Your Institution Next?
Michael Halperin
Walt Whitman Birthplace
Cyber-thieves have been in the news. Museums and cultural institutions have recently become attractive targets. Is your institution safe?
No matter what your institution's size, you are still vulnerable to hacking and ransom, for your site, membership sales, and your donor databases!
Join us for our Cyber-Security roundtable on March 9 to learn more about the threats - and how you can protect your information!
Michael Halperin
Walt Whitman Birthplace
Cyber-thieves have been in the news. Museums and cultural institutions have recently become attractive targets. Is your institution safe?
No matter what your institution's size, you are still vulnerable to hacking and ransom, for your site, membership sales, and your donor databases!
Join us for our Cyber-Security roundtable on March 9 to learn more about the threats - and how you can protect your information!
September 14 Finding a Partner in a Pandemic (and in the best of times): Collaborations Between Museums and Libraries
Nicole Menchise, Archives and Digitization Coordinator of Long Island Library Resources Council;
Caren Zatyk of the Richard H. Handley Collection of Long Island Americana (or Long Island Room, Smithtown Library; Valerie Lewis, Administrator of Outreach Services, Suffolk Cooperative Library System.
Zoom Webinar
Join us as we discuss best practices in working with various resource institutions both virtually and in person to best serve your organization. Our panel will include Nicole Menchise of the LI Library Resources Council, Valerie Lewis and Marie Bove of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, and Caren Zatek of the Smithtown Library: LI Reading Room. Caren will be focusing on past collaborations with the Smithtown Historical Society as a case study and to foster discussion on what works and what can be improved on in these crossover efforts.
Nicole Menchise, Archives and Digitization Coordinator of Long Island Library Resources Council;
Caren Zatyk of the Richard H. Handley Collection of Long Island Americana (or Long Island Room, Smithtown Library; Valerie Lewis, Administrator of Outreach Services, Suffolk Cooperative Library System.
Zoom Webinar
Join us as we discuss best practices in working with various resource institutions both virtually and in person to best serve your organization. Our panel will include Nicole Menchise of the LI Library Resources Council, Valerie Lewis and Marie Bove of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, and Caren Zatek of the Smithtown Library: LI Reading Room. Caren will be focusing on past collaborations with the Smithtown Historical Society as a case study and to foster discussion on what works and what can be improved on in these crossover efforts.
December 7 Virtual Fundraising
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2019
March 11 CONNECTING – NY State Arts Standards to Long Island Museums and Cultural Partners
Loretta Corbisiero, ES BOCES
Brookhaven National Labs
New York State has released new learning standards for the arts. This discussion will address the standards and focus on the “Connecting” standard as it pertains to Museums and Cultural Partners. Connecting includes such key ideas as the relationship of art and culture, college and career opportunities in the arts, interdisciplinary connections, and how skills in the arts are highly sought after in other fields. We will discuss how to relate artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context, cultivate culture, history and other connections through diverse forms and genres of artwork and develop artistic literacy.
Reminder for this roundtable:
Loretta Corbisiero, ES BOCES
Brookhaven National Labs
New York State has released new learning standards for the arts. This discussion will address the standards and focus on the “Connecting” standard as it pertains to Museums and Cultural Partners. Connecting includes such key ideas as the relationship of art and culture, college and career opportunities in the arts, interdisciplinary connections, and how skills in the arts are highly sought after in other fields. We will discuss how to relate artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context, cultivate culture, history and other connections through diverse forms and genres of artwork and develop artistic literacy.
Reminder for this roundtable:
- All guests age 16 and older must show a government-issued Photo ID at the Main Gate.
- LIMA Roundtable will be held in Berkner Hall (Bldg. 488), Room B
- Optional tour will be offered at the conclusion of the meeting. Space is limited. Sign up during registration and breakfast.
May 6 Fundraising Fundamentals & Trends
Dave Gallagher of Constellation Advancement
Rita Langdon, Dean of the LIU School of Professional Studies
Tilles Patron Lounge, LIU Post
Fundraising is a major challenge for museums of all sizes. Join speakers Rita Langdon, Dean of the LIU School of Professional Studies, and Dave Gallagher of Constellation Advancement as they discuss the fundamentals of non-profit fundraising and share the resources available at LIU’s Sanford Institute of Philanthropy.Fundraising is a major challenge for museums of all sizes. Join speakers Rita Langdon, Dean of the LIU School of Professional Studies, and Dave Gallagher of Constellation Advancement as they discuss the fundamentals of non-profit fundraising and share the resources available at LIU’s Sanford Institute of Philanthropy.
Dave Gallagher of Constellation Advancement
Rita Langdon, Dean of the LIU School of Professional Studies
Tilles Patron Lounge, LIU Post
Fundraising is a major challenge for museums of all sizes. Join speakers Rita Langdon, Dean of the LIU School of Professional Studies, and Dave Gallagher of Constellation Advancement as they discuss the fundamentals of non-profit fundraising and share the resources available at LIU’s Sanford Institute of Philanthropy.Fundraising is a major challenge for museums of all sizes. Join speakers Rita Langdon, Dean of the LIU School of Professional Studies, and Dave Gallagher of Constellation Advancement as they discuss the fundamentals of non-profit fundraising and share the resources available at LIU’s Sanford Institute of Philanthropy.
June 10 Field Trip - Parrish Art Museum
Join us on our annual behind the scenes trip!
Plus!
A special presentation by Director Terrie Sultan on A Capital Campaign in an Economic Downturn - the Museum's strategic fundraising campaign for the construction of their new Water Mill facility.
Plus!
A special presentation by Director Terrie Sultan on A Capital Campaign in an Economic Downturn - the Museum's strategic fundraising campaign for the construction of their new Water Mill facility.
September 16 The Digital Museum –Past - Present -Future
Al Jarnow, president Protozone Inc.
Paul Lipsky, Head of Computer graphic dept Five Towns College
Joe Unander, Partner, Chief Technology Officer, Early-Adopter Inc.
Jay Van Buren, Founder and CEO, Early-Adopter Inc.
Five Towns College
Al Jarnow, president Protozone Inc.
Paul Lipsky, Head of Computer graphic dept Five Towns College
Joe Unander, Partner, Chief Technology Officer, Early-Adopter Inc.
Jay Van Buren, Founder and CEO, Early-Adopter Inc.
Five Towns College
From the first digital exhibits in the mid 90’s to current virtual reality exhibits, the use of digital technology to tell a story, explain a concept or demonstrate an idea in a museum has been one of constant change. LIMA has assembled a panel of experts in different areas of current technology to discuss trends, capabilities, and possibilities in mobile apps, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Reminder for this Roundtable : Photo ID required for entry to the college!
Reminder for this Roundtable : Photo ID required for entry to the college!
December 9 Puzzling Through the Past: Creating Escape Room Experiences
Priscilla Brendler, Executive Director, Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Kerry Sclafani, Program Director, Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Join us as we explore and solve The Case of the Livingston Silver! GHHN (Greater Hudson Heritage Network) created a portable “Escape Room” utilizing reproductions of archival materials from Bard College/Montgomery Place’s extensive collection. The experience highlights an event in Montgomery Place’s own history – an unsolved robbery of the family's silver in 1886. In the game, teams of players take on the role of the thief’s son, and are charged with finding where the silver was hidden – all while racing against the clock and each other!
An increasing number of heritage sites are using the Escape Room concept as a unique method for highlighting their site's collections and story while encouraging visitor and community engagement. While some sites have implemented full-scale immersive escape rooms, not all sites have the capability to fully execute such an experience. This portable twist on the concept enables the game to be created by sites of all sizes and played on-site, or out in the community, or in a classroom environment.
There are endless possibilities for a site to inject their own stories and items from their collections and this is certainly a tool which can help the community at large to see the historical sites around them in a different (dare we say, fun!) way. Additionally, while the use of technology can sometimes be a barrier - here, all low-cost or free solutions were implemented. At this session, we will briefly outline the why and the how of creation, how it is being received at Bard College/Montgomery Place, and then participants will have a chance to join in the fun and try to solve The Case of the Livingston Silver!
Priscilla Brendler, Executive Director, Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Kerry Sclafani, Program Director, Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Join us as we explore and solve The Case of the Livingston Silver! GHHN (Greater Hudson Heritage Network) created a portable “Escape Room” utilizing reproductions of archival materials from Bard College/Montgomery Place’s extensive collection. The experience highlights an event in Montgomery Place’s own history – an unsolved robbery of the family's silver in 1886. In the game, teams of players take on the role of the thief’s son, and are charged with finding where the silver was hidden – all while racing against the clock and each other!
An increasing number of heritage sites are using the Escape Room concept as a unique method for highlighting their site's collections and story while encouraging visitor and community engagement. While some sites have implemented full-scale immersive escape rooms, not all sites have the capability to fully execute such an experience. This portable twist on the concept enables the game to be created by sites of all sizes and played on-site, or out in the community, or in a classroom environment.
There are endless possibilities for a site to inject their own stories and items from their collections and this is certainly a tool which can help the community at large to see the historical sites around them in a different (dare we say, fun!) way. Additionally, while the use of technology can sometimes be a barrier - here, all low-cost or free solutions were implemented. At this session, we will briefly outline the why and the how of creation, how it is being received at Bard College/Montgomery Place, and then participants will have a chance to join in the fun and try to solve The Case of the Livingston Silver!
2018
March 5 Lessons from the Workplace: Women in the Museum.
Lindsey Steward
Anne Ackerson
Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities http://preservationlongisland.org/methodist-church/
Women have worked and volunteered in museums for more than 125 years, yet persistent biases keep gendered stereotypes in place. Most museum women face low salaries, constricted access to top jobs, and many forms of harassment. Join Anne Ackerson and Lindsey Steward, representatives of the Gender Equity in Museums Movement (GEMM), to explore this important topic and identify ways to level the playing field in your organization’s workplace and boardroom. Created in 2016, GEMM is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to raising awareness about gender inequity in the museum workplace and offering resources for change.
Lindsey Steward
Anne Ackerson
Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities http://preservationlongisland.org/methodist-church/
Women have worked and volunteered in museums for more than 125 years, yet persistent biases keep gendered stereotypes in place. Most museum women face low salaries, constricted access to top jobs, and many forms of harassment. Join Anne Ackerson and Lindsey Steward, representatives of the Gender Equity in Museums Movement (GEMM), to explore this important topic and identify ways to level the playing field in your organization’s workplace and boardroom. Created in 2016, GEMM is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to raising awareness about gender inequity in the museum workplace and offering resources for change.
May 21 Emergency Planning and Preparedness: An Introduction to Basics
Amelia Parks - Archives Specialist, Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York
Smithtown Historical Society’s Frank Brush Barn
Emergency preparedness is not simply just having a plan or manual but rather it is a combination of written documents, training, raising awareness, conducting drills, risk assessment, and ongoing training. This presentation provides a “big picture” overview of emergency planning and preparedness.
Amelia Parks - Archives Specialist, Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York
Smithtown Historical Society’s Frank Brush Barn
Emergency preparedness is not simply just having a plan or manual but rather it is a combination of written documents, training, raising awareness, conducting drills, risk assessment, and ongoing training. This presentation provides a “big picture” overview of emergency planning and preparedness.
June 4 Behind the Scenes Tour - The National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/nyc
Meet us in New York City for a behind the scenes tour of the New York City branch of the National Archives!
For this event non member fee is $15 per person.
https://www.archives.gov/nyc
Meet us in New York City for a behind the scenes tour of the New York City branch of the National Archives!
For this event non member fee is $15 per person.
October 1 So...Educate Me: Advocating for Museums, History, and the Arts
Erika Sanger - Executive Director of the Museum Association of New York (MANY)
Long Island Children's Museum
Erika Sanger, Executive Director of the Museum Association of New York (and graduate of Plainview Old-Bethpage High School) will talk about her New York and North Carolina advocacy experiences, the importance of museums to our nation's economy, and how New York State's Museums relate to each other and national museum profile. She will share new MANY resources, discuss the history and recent passage of the Museum Education Act, and suggest ways in which you can advocate for your museum on the state and national level
Erika Sanger - Executive Director of the Museum Association of New York (MANY)
Long Island Children's Museum
Erika Sanger, Executive Director of the Museum Association of New York (and graduate of Plainview Old-Bethpage High School) will talk about her New York and North Carolina advocacy experiences, the importance of museums to our nation's economy, and how New York State's Museums relate to each other and national museum profile. She will share new MANY resources, discuss the history and recent passage of the Museum Education Act, and suggest ways in which you can advocate for your museum on the state and national level
December 3 Accessibility: Tips for Getting Started
Miranda Hoffner - Museum Access Consortium Steering Committee Member & Assistant Director, Accessibility at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Rebecca McGinnis - Senior Managing Educator for Accessibility, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bryant Library, Roslyn
Join us for an informative talk with two museum leaders who work to advance the accessibility of New York’s cultural institutions. Ms. Hoffner and Ms. McGinnis will share their top tips for developing, implementing and strengthening best practices for access and inclusion. We’ll explore ways we can make our own museums and historic sites more welcoming and engaging for children and adults with various physical, developmental and learning abilities. The session includes resource sharing and a Q&A.
Miranda Hoffner - Museum Access Consortium Steering Committee Member & Assistant Director, Accessibility at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Rebecca McGinnis - Senior Managing Educator for Accessibility, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bryant Library, Roslyn
Join us for an informative talk with two museum leaders who work to advance the accessibility of New York’s cultural institutions. Ms. Hoffner and Ms. McGinnis will share their top tips for developing, implementing and strengthening best practices for access and inclusion. We’ll explore ways we can make our own museums and historic sites more welcoming and engaging for children and adults with various physical, developmental and learning abilities. The session includes resource sharing and a Q&A.
2017
March 6 Re-Engage Your Audiences, or Stop Boring Us to Death!
Laura Lynch, Director of Education, Nassau County Museum of Art
Bev Tyler, History Close at Hand
Cindy VandenBosch, President, Turnstile Tours
Nassau County Museum of Art www.nassaumuseum.org
Are your audiences already entirely enthralled by your educational and interpretive programs? Join us anyway for LIMA’s first roundtable of 2017 for a look at new and innovative approaches to bringing your collections and exhibitions to life for whoever shows up at your museum’s doors.
Laura Lynch, Director of Education, Nassau County Museum of Art
Bev Tyler, History Close at Hand
Cindy VandenBosch, President, Turnstile Tours
Nassau County Museum of Art www.nassaumuseum.org
Are your audiences already entirely enthralled by your educational and interpretive programs? Join us anyway for LIMA’s first roundtable of 2017 for a look at new and innovative approaches to bringing your collections and exhibitions to life for whoever shows up at your museum’s doors.
May 5 Publications!
Geoffrey Fleming
Long Island Maritime Museum www.limaritime.org
One of the best ways to get information out to collectors, museum professionals, and the public about a specific artist or exhibition is the creation of a worthy publication. Often, smaller museums feel that this is simply something that is un-affordable to them. In fact the opposite is true, especially in the 21st century. Join us for a presentation about creating publications for small museums led by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director of the Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia. Fleming is the author of two dozen books and museum catalogs about American art and history, including five award winning publications.
Geoffrey Fleming
Long Island Maritime Museum www.limaritime.org
One of the best ways to get information out to collectors, museum professionals, and the public about a specific artist or exhibition is the creation of a worthy publication. Often, smaller museums feel that this is simply something that is un-affordable to them. In fact the opposite is true, especially in the 21st century. Join us for a presentation about creating publications for small museums led by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director of the Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia. Fleming is the author of two dozen books and museum catalogs about American art and history, including five award winning publications.
June 12 From Stem to Steam Tour - At the Art Barge
Art Barge www.theartbarge.org/contact-us/
Victor D’Amico found his dream in a retired World War I Navy Barge. In March of 1960, with the help of local baymen, he anchored The Art Barge in place in Napeague Harbor where it still stands today. The second story was added, creating additional studio space with panoramic views of both Napeague Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Originally named, Kearsarge, a Native American word meaning “place of heaven,” The Art Barge immediately attracted the attention of landscape painters and photographers. In the early years, studio painting and teacher training classes were taught by Victor.
Gradually other instructors joined him, including his wife, the artist and teacher, Mabel D’Amico. The program was gradually expanded to include classes in watercolor, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and workshops designed especially for young people.
Learn about the collaborative efforts and partnership of the Art Barge and Cornell Cooperative for developing science/art educational programming. Ideas to be discussed are: how the partnership came to be, the successful parts, the struggles and advice for other organizations who wish to embark on similar paths.
Art Barge www.theartbarge.org/contact-us/
Victor D’Amico found his dream in a retired World War I Navy Barge. In March of 1960, with the help of local baymen, he anchored The Art Barge in place in Napeague Harbor where it still stands today. The second story was added, creating additional studio space with panoramic views of both Napeague Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Originally named, Kearsarge, a Native American word meaning “place of heaven,” The Art Barge immediately attracted the attention of landscape painters and photographers. In the early years, studio painting and teacher training classes were taught by Victor.
Gradually other instructors joined him, including his wife, the artist and teacher, Mabel D’Amico. The program was gradually expanded to include classes in watercolor, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and workshops designed especially for young people.
Learn about the collaborative efforts and partnership of the Art Barge and Cornell Cooperative for developing science/art educational programming. Ideas to be discussed are: how the partnership came to be, the successful parts, the struggles and advice for other organizations who wish to embark on similar paths.
September 11 Managing the Risk of Art Installation and Transport!
Anne Rappa, Senior Vice President, Huntington T Block Insurance Agency
Simon Hornby, President, Crozier Fine Arts
Tom Zoufaly, President, Art installation and Design, LLC
Old Westbury Gardens www.oldwestburygardens.org
Risky Business! The Basic, Complicated and Everything in Between: Managing the Risk of Art Installation and Transport. It can be assumed that artwork in a museum is safe so long as it's installed properly. When artwork moves, however, there are vulnerabilities that are exposed and the risk of loss significantly increases. Please join us for a discussion on the risk management and risk mitigation around art that is installed and art that is in motion.
Anne Rappa, Senior Vice President, Huntington T Block Insurance Agency
Simon Hornby, President, Crozier Fine Arts
Tom Zoufaly, President, Art installation and Design, LLC
Old Westbury Gardens www.oldwestburygardens.org
Risky Business! The Basic, Complicated and Everything in Between: Managing the Risk of Art Installation and Transport. It can be assumed that artwork in a museum is safe so long as it's installed properly. When artwork moves, however, there are vulnerabilities that are exposed and the risk of loss significantly increases. Please join us for a discussion on the risk management and risk mitigation around art that is installed and art that is in motion.
December 4 How Museums Can Benefit from the Business of Tourism
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/address-directions/
Tourism is the 4th largest employer in NYS. In 2015, tourist spending accounted for $63 billion. On Long Island, that translates into 100,000 jobs and $5.3 billion in revenue.
Museums and other cultural organizations are a vital part of tourism. Hear about local initiatives to promote Long Island from our panel. Learn about tourism marketing opportunities available to your institution to increase and diversify your clientele, at little to no out-of-pocket cost.
Kristen Jarnagin, President and CEO of Discover Long Island, our region's Tourism Promotion Agency, will discuss its history and funding and its ongoing efforts to promote Long Island's tourism assets to local residents and to visitors from outside the region, including foreign markets!
Theresa Statz-Smith, Executive Director of the Long Island Arts Alliance, will discuss the LIAA's goal to turn the region's creative economy into a tourism market that will benefit any type of museum, historic site or historical society.
Jennifer Ackerson, President and CEO of the Alon Marketing Group, consults on the tourism industry and works closely with NYS tourism offices. She will introduce us to some of those domestic and foreign marketing channels.
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/address-directions/
Tourism is the 4th largest employer in NYS. In 2015, tourist spending accounted for $63 billion. On Long Island, that translates into 100,000 jobs and $5.3 billion in revenue.
Museums and other cultural organizations are a vital part of tourism. Hear about local initiatives to promote Long Island from our panel. Learn about tourism marketing opportunities available to your institution to increase and diversify your clientele, at little to no out-of-pocket cost.
Kristen Jarnagin, President and CEO of Discover Long Island, our region's Tourism Promotion Agency, will discuss its history and funding and its ongoing efforts to promote Long Island's tourism assets to local residents and to visitors from outside the region, including foreign markets!
Theresa Statz-Smith, Executive Director of the Long Island Arts Alliance, will discuss the LIAA's goal to turn the region's creative economy into a tourism market that will benefit any type of museum, historic site or historical society.
Jennifer Ackerson, President and CEO of the Alon Marketing Group, consults on the tourism industry and works closely with NYS tourism offices. She will introduce us to some of those domestic and foreign marketing channels.
2016
March 7 Cultural Competence
Lawrence Levy
Long Island Children's Museum http://www.licm.org/getting_here.php
Join Lawrence Levy, Executive Dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University to discuss Cultural Competence. Understanding others results in knowledge skills, behaviors, and attitudes that allow us to work effectively with others from different cultural backgrounds, increases the ability of organizations to maximize the benefits of diversity within their workforces, and improves the services we offer to our various stakeholders. Do you have a program that embraces diversity and inclusion? What can museums on Long Island do to help develop these programs in order to best serve and represent the changing face of Long Island? Aimee Terzulli, Director of Education and Tanya Butler Holder, Associate Director of Administration, Long Island Children's Museum will lead some team exercises from their training at the Cultural Competency Learning Institute.
Lawrence Levy
Long Island Children's Museum http://www.licm.org/getting_here.php
Join Lawrence Levy, Executive Dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University to discuss Cultural Competence. Understanding others results in knowledge skills, behaviors, and attitudes that allow us to work effectively with others from different cultural backgrounds, increases the ability of organizations to maximize the benefits of diversity within their workforces, and improves the services we offer to our various stakeholders. Do you have a program that embraces diversity and inclusion? What can museums on Long Island do to help develop these programs in order to best serve and represent the changing face of Long Island? Aimee Terzulli, Director of Education and Tanya Butler Holder, Associate Director of Administration, Long Island Children's Museum will lead some team exercises from their training at the Cultural Competency Learning Institute.
May 9 Behind the Scenes Tour of Sagamore Hill
Sagamore Hill http://www.nps.gov/sahi/planyourvisit/directions.htm
Did you know that Sagamore Hill recently underwent a massive renovation? How did they do it? Come visit with us and learn how the National Park Service staff handled emptying the entire house and setting it back up again! Please note this event is limited to the first 25 people.
Sagamore Hill http://www.nps.gov/sahi/planyourvisit/directions.htm
Did you know that Sagamore Hill recently underwent a massive renovation? How did they do it? Come visit with us and learn how the National Park Service staff handled emptying the entire house and setting it back up again! Please note this event is limited to the first 25 people.
June 7 Funding Arts & Culture: Turn Your Vision into Action!
Lauren Kushnick
Long Island Museum of American History, Art, and Carriages http://longislandmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/how-to-get-to-the-long-island-museum/
Join Lauren Kushnick, Director of Grants & partnerships to learn about the New York Council for the Humanities' funding opportunities. Any tax exempt organization that creates public programs in NYS will be interested in attending this roundtable!
Lauren Kushnick
Long Island Museum of American History, Art, and Carriages http://longislandmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/how-to-get-to-the-long-island-museum/
Join Lauren Kushnick, Director of Grants & partnerships to learn about the New York Council for the Humanities' funding opportunities. Any tax exempt organization that creates public programs in NYS will be interested in attending this roundtable!
September 19 BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS: A Primer on Corporate Relations
Michael Schantz
Heckscher Art Museum http://www.heckscher.org/general_information
By definition the phrase business-to-business refers to a commercial transaction made between two businesses. Dr. Michael Schantz, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Heckscher Museum of Art, will discuss various mutually beneficial, quid pro quo business transactions that can occur between non-profit and for-profit entities.
Michael Schantz
Heckscher Art Museum http://www.heckscher.org/general_information
By definition the phrase business-to-business refers to a commercial transaction made between two businesses. Dr. Michael Schantz, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Heckscher Museum of Art, will discuss various mutually beneficial, quid pro quo business transactions that can occur between non-profit and for-profit entities.
December 5 Keeping your Collections Safe! & LIMA's Annual Meeting
North Shore Historical Museum http://www.northshorehistoricalmuseum.org/visit.php
Join Special Agents from the FBI’s Art and Antiquities Crimes squad in a discussion on museum security. Is your organization doing its best to protect its collection or is there something more? Come and listen to the experts!
North Shore Historical Museum http://www.northshorehistoricalmuseum.org/visit.php
Join Special Agents from the FBI’s Art and Antiquities Crimes squad in a discussion on museum security. Is your organization doing its best to protect its collection or is there something more? Come and listen to the experts!
2015
April 17 Tour of Philipsburg Manor
Philipsburg Manor www.hudsonvalley.org/historic-sites/philipsburg-manor.directions
LIMA members will take an in-depth tour of Philipsburg Manor as staff prepares for the following day’s Sheep to Shawl Festival. The tour will include hands-on activities, a special exhibition on textiles in the manor house, and a visit to the working gristmill. Following the tour, Historic Hudson Valley staff will speak about the reinterpretation effort, as well as related programming. This includes Runaway Art, a new arts-education program centered on runaway slave advertisements from 18th-century newspapers that Historic Hudson Valley is presenting in New York City Public Schools.
May 15 Putting the Strategy into Strategic Planning
Anne Ackerson
Middle Country Library - Centereach www.mcpl.lib.ny.us/about/general-information/hours-location/
Writing an organizational plan is easy, but connecting mission meaningfully to audience and to money takes more than a bright ideas and good intentions! This session will get you thinking about planning from where you want to be, not from where you are. We'll examine what it takes to create a plan that is responsive to the needs of our community and audiences, and accountable to standards of professional excellence. And we'll take a look at why some plans succeed while so many others fail. You'll have an opportunity to critique a plan, then identify the next steps you want to take for planning at your museum. Bring your board members, staff and volunteers - and bring a copy of YOUR institution's plan (no matter what it looks like!) to analyze, critique and modify!
Are you up to the challenge?
September 21 Museum Education Act
Devin Lander
Heckscher Museum www.heckscher.org/general_information
Devin Lander will be discussing the Museum Education Act; where it came from, what it does, and what the status of it is in the Legislative process and what you can do to help. He will also be discussing MANY and its increased emphasis on advocacy and service to the field.
October 26 Cultural Landscapes and Nature Walks for Museums
Mary Laura Lamont
William Floyd Manor http://www.nps.gov/fiis/planyourvisit/directions-to-long-island-and-fire-island.htm
Most people are not familiar with the term “cultural landscape.” A cultural landscape walking tour can be a very good fit for your museum property, and it can be a replacement for the typical old fashioned nature walk. Elements of both will be discussed and we will be walking some of the property at the Estate to observe the 3 centuries worth of changing land use patterns. We will also discuss gardens, formal and not so formal. Outdoor programs, whether it be a garden tour, a cultural landscape walk or a wisely conducted nature walk of various types all add new, entertaining and diverse programs to your museum’s agenda. They can reach new audiences as well as increase membership.
This is an all outdoor hands on program - there is no visitor center here at the Estate, just the house museum and 613 acres of property. Dress for the outdoors!
December 15 Back to Basics – Past Perfect & The Annual Meeting
Nicole Menchise & Amy Folk
Adelphi University http://about.adelphi.edu/campus-locations/visit/directions/
Get back to the basics with a review of how to use the Past Perfect accessioning program. Bring your questions and have them answered on how to use versions 4 and 5. Then join us at LIMA's Annual Meeting when we review the past year and elect the officers for next year.