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Managing Real Collections in a Virtual/Hybrid World

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 2:00PM EDT

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Panel:

Mary Hauser

  • Registrar and Associate Director at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NC State University

Elise LeCompte

  • Registrar and Coordinator for Museum Health and Safety for the Florida Museum of Natural History

Ainsley Powell

  • Curator of Collections for the City of Raleigh's Historic Resources and Museum Program

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Introduction

Examples of strategies and opportunities for managing collections in the new virtual and hybrid world we face

  1. Collections
  2. Exhibitions
  3. Programing

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Poll

Were you able to address any backlog projects during the pandemic? If so, what:

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Collections

  • Collections Committee meetings

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Collections

  • Research/class visits

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Collections

  • Volunteers

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Collections

  • Collections care and general monitoring

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Collections

  • Paperwork

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Poll

Have you accepted any object donations to your collection over the past year?

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Exhibitions

  • Timeline shifts

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Exhibitions

  • Virtual visits and digital capture

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Exhibitions

  • Installation and Deinstallation
  • Object condition checks

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Exhibitions

  • Timed entry/viewings

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Poll

Did you try something new this year regarding exhibitions or programs?

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Programming

  • Volunteers

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Programming

  • Donor relations

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Programming

  • Transitioning exhibitions staff

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Programming

  • Audience engagement (non-exhibition activities):

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Programming

  • Audience engagement (non-exhibition �activities): VIP tours, behind the scenes

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Programming

  • Audience engagement �(non-exhibition activities): �Social Media

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Programming

  • MAP and Accreditation Visits; Consultations

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Questions?

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We’ve learned a lot over the past 17 months!

Use what works for you and keep trying new things!

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Thank you!