Managing Real Collections in a Virtual/Hybrid World

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 2:00PM EDT

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

Poll

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

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Collections

• Collections Committee meetings

Collections

• Research/class visits

Collections

• Volunteers

Collections

• Collections care and general monitoring

Collections

• Paperwork

Poll

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

Exhibitions

• Timeline shifts

Exhibitions

• Virtual visits and digital capture

Exhibitions

• Installation and Deinstallation
• Object condition checks

Exhibitions

• Timed entry/viewings

Poll

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

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Programming

• Volunteers

Programming

• Donor relations

Programming

• Transitioning exhibitions staff

Programming

• Audience engagement (non-exhibition activities):

Programming

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

Programming

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

Programming

• MAP and Accreditation Visits; Consultations

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Questions?

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

Use what works for you and keep trying new things!

Thank you!

Mary Hauser

mehauser@ncsu.edu

Elise LeCompte

lecompte@flmnh.ufl.edu

Ainsley Powell

ainsley.powell@raleighnc.gov