WaMA’s Annual Conference in Bellingham
June 20-22, 2018
“Transcending Boundaries”
Online Registration
Washington Museum Association Annual Conference
June 20-22, 2018
Wed, June 20
Pre-conference activities 9 am to 5 pm. Workshops and trips require an additional fee.
REGISTRARS TO THE RESCUE
9:00 am – 4 pm Registrars to the Rescue.
Location: Various, Skagit County. FREE
Pack Your Gloves! Registrars to the Rescue is getting ready for the Washington Museum Association Annual Conference and we need your help.
Registrars to the Rescue (R2R) 2018 is headed north! On our way to Bellingham, we are stopping in Skagit County to do some great projects. We hope you can join us.
This year the R2R committee is working with:
Skagit County Historical Museum, La Conner
– on an inventory of their off-site storage location.
Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner
– on an inventory and rehousing of their quilt collection.
Sedro-Woolley Museum, Sedro-Woolley
– on an inventory of a map collection.
If you are a registrar or collections specialist, consider joining us and bringing a trusted colleague. It is an excellent networking opportunity.
We are excited to once again partner with Art Work Fine Art Services to bring together a team of trained professionals to volunteer on three special projects in wonderful Washington museums.
Registration for the annual conference is not required to participate in this event. You must be available on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 between 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Lunch will be provided.
For more information, and for the volunteer application, please visit our WaMA
website: https://washingtonmuseumassociation.org/registrars-rescue-r2r/
Questions?
WaMA Registrars to the Rescue Committee, c/o Rebecca Engelhardt
Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street Tacoma, WA 98402
Or email [email protected] or call 253-284-4705
11:00 am WaMA Board meeting.
Location: Whatcom Museum’s 1892 Old City Hall, 121 Prospect Street
WORKSHOP
Keeping #MeToo Out of Our Museums:
Prevention and Problem-Solving for Volunteers, Board Members, and Staff Without Human Resource Departments
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: TBD
PreRegistration: $15.00
Presenters: Bettie Hopkins, (retired) former Director of Human Resources, Museum of Flight; Carol Thomson, Museum of Flight; and Karen Marshall, Governance Consultant
Who is responsible for cultivating an organizational culture that refuses to tolerate harassment or exploitation? Do you have policies, procedures, and training in place for volunteers, board members, and staff to be proactive in protecting those volunteering for and working in your museum? This workshop will discuss laws, processes, and procedures related to preventing sexual misconduct issues, but will also examine what steps should be taken if a problem arises. This workshop will include discussion and time to draft a plan to implement in your museum.
**Workshop participants are asked complete a short, confidential survey by Friday, June 1 to help the presenters prepare for the session.
Please take the survey at: www.letsmakehistory.org.
WORKSHOP
Museum Operations in the 21st Century: Transcending Past Models
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: TBD
PreRegistration: $15.00
Presenter: Susan Rohrer, Director of Outreach, Washington State History Museum.
A workshop geared toward museum management. Topics covered include: executive leadership; board development and management; advocacy for your organization; fundamentals of finance; stakeholder mapping; interpretive planning; ethics in operation.
TOUR
BellingHistory Walking Tour: Four Historic Buildings
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Time: 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: Meet at the Whatcom Museum’s 1892 Old City Hall, 121 Prospect Street
PreRegistration: $15.00
Kick off your trip to Bellingham with this unique, one-of-a-kind walking tour! We’ll start at the Whatcom Museum’s 1892 Old City Hall, the first building in the State of Washington to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, where we’ll watch a video overview of the history of the area. Then, the smart, witty, and talented guides from The Good Times Girls’ Walking Tours will lead us to the T. G. Richards Building, also known as the Whatcom County Territorial Courthouse, which was the first brick masonry building in the Washington Territory (1858) and the oldest standing brick building in the State today. Following a tour there, we’ll walk to the Pickett House, Washington State’s oldest documented wooden structure (1856), and then end at the Mount Baker Theatre, a beautifully restored 1927 architectural treasure in the Spanish-Moorish style, which is a cornerstone of the Downtown Arts District.
RECEPTION
Evening Welcoming Reception and Downtown Arts Crawl
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Meet at the Whatcom Museums’ Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora Street
Join your colleagues and friends for a relaxed opening reception and Arts Crawl through downtown Bellingham! Start off in the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher building for drinks and snacks, then follow the map to explore Bellingham’s thriving Arts District. Stops include the Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention, Mindport Exhibits, the Bellingham Railway Museum, Make.Shift Art Space, and the Allied Arts of Whatcom County gallery – all open this evening just for WaMA conference attendees!
WEDNESDAY • THURSDAY • FRIDAY • REGISTRATION