Wednesday, June 16, 2010
11:00AM – 6:00 PM Registration Daylight Gallery
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Preconference Workshop Pre-registration Required
 EXHIBIT MAKEOVERS Research Room
Presenter:
Alice Parman, PhD
Interpretive planner
Alice Parman believes everyone can create excellent exhibits at affordable cost, using museum resources and local talent. Learn the basics of exhibit development, and discover ways to create more engaging and effective exhibits. Work within a team setting to develop concepts for an imaginary exhibit, based on actual artifacts and images. Parman’s book, Exhibit Makeovers: A Do-It-Yourself Workbook for Small Museums, will be available for purchase at the workshop.
Lunch will be included in your registration fee. Pre-registration is required.
 4:00PM – 5:00PM Washington Museum Association Board Meeting Research Room
WMA members are welcome
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Historic Sites Self-Guided Tour
As a special treat for WMA conference attendees, three of Gig Harbor’s historic sites will be open for tours on Wednesday, June 16 from 4 to 5 pm. On this free self-guided tour, you can visit three very different sites: the Skansie House and Netshed, the Wilkinson Farm, and Eddon Boatyard. Volunteers at each location will provide the site's history and plans for public programming. A site map will be provided. All sites are within a one-mile radius to the museum.
5:00PM – 7:00PM Opening Reception Harbor History Museum
Mayor Chuck Hunter will welcome our attendees to the new Harbor History Museum. Join your fellow museum professionals in wine tasting and appetizers, a sneak peek of future museum programming, and a tour of the restored 1893 one-room Midway schoolhouse.
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Hotels: Reduced rates for WMA Conference attendees are at the following Gig Harbor hotels. Reservations are first come-first served so book early:
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