Washington Museum Association 2006 Annual Conference Strong Museums, Strong Communities Hosted by the Museum of Flight Sponsored by Washington State Historical Society

Strong Museums - Strong Communities
WMA Annual Conference
June 22-23, 2006
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PROGRAM
Thursday, June 22, 2006

Registration – 8:00AM – 5:00PM  Skyline Room

Welcome and Awards: 9:00 – 10:15AM – Skyline Room

Hear what’s happening in Washington’s museums, as WMA honors award-winning exhibits, programs, institutions, volunteers, and staff.

• Erin Black, WMA President
• Awards Presentation
• Scholarship Presentation
  

Bonnie J. Dunbar, PhD NAE PE, President and CEO of The Museum of Flight
A native of the small, south-central Washington rural community of Outlook, Dunbar earned bachelor's and master's degrees in ceramic engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle and a doctorate in mechanical / biomedical engineering from the University of Houston. She held research and engineering positions with the Boeing Co., Harwell Laboratories and Rockwell International until 1978, when she joined NASA as a flight controller. Two years later, in 1980, she was selected as a NASA mission specialist astronaut. Dunbar is also a graduate of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Senior Managers in Government and was in the Senior Executive Service for the last 7 years at NASA before accepting her position at the Museum of Flight.

A veteran of five space missions, Dunbar has logged 1,208 hours — more than 50 days — in orbit aboard the shuttles Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia and Endeavour. Her most recent spaceflight was the STS-89 mission aboard Endeavour, January 22–31, 1998.  

Handling Disasters—Things Learned in the Process
Skyline Room

Presenters: Connie Estep, Registrar, Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science, and Technology (CREHST); Rose Krause, Curator of Special Collections, MAC; Joan Mamanakis, Co-Director, Cheney Historical Museum; Mike Siebol, Curator of Collections and Archives, Yakima Valley Museum

Some things you only learn by doing; they are not discussed in the disaster manuals! Remember disasters come in all sizes, from Katrina-sized to an insect invasion. It isn’t IF you have a disaster, it’s WHEN!  This session will help you fine-tune your disaster plan or guide your process of writing one. Regional case studies include floods, nitrate negative fire and leaks and mold.

Grant Us the Opportunity to Work with Museums: Teaching American History Grants in Washington State
Lockwood Board Room

Presenters: Kristine Major, Curator of Education, MAC; Delitha Spear, PhD, Educational Service District 101; Tom Christian, Teaching American History Program Director, Thorp School District

This session introduces three projects funded by the federal Department of Education's Teaching American History grant program. Learn general information about the program; hints on how regional museums can partner with local schools to apply for TAH money; and specific examples of how project directors have incorporated museums and historians in their partnerships.

Send Money, Send Advice: State Resources for Heritage Organizations
North View Lounge

Presenters: Greg Griffith, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation; Garry Schalliol, Washington State Historical Society; Ellen Terry, Humanities Washington; Lauren Danner, Heritage Resource Center, Washington State Historical Society; Bitsy Bidwell, Washington State Arts Commission, Shanna Stevenson, Women’s History Consortium, Washington State Historical Society

Panelists representing a variety of state agencies involved in heritage and history, discuss the services and resources available from the State to assist with a variety of heritage needs. Leave this session with a better understanding of what the state can and cannot provide, and a list of contacts and resources at the State level.

Large, Heavy, Awkward: How Your Staff Can Do It Safely or How to Get the Most Out of an Art Handling Subcontractor
Lockwood Board Room

Presenters: Mike Hascall, Artech Fine Art Services founder and owner; Peter Lane, Installation & Packing Manager, Artech; Dan Gurney, Preparator, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington

Challenging situations are encountered every day in the museum environment. The huge crate comes in when almost no one is available.  There’s a need to raising a very heavy, fragile painting and attach it to the wall. Learn the tricks of the trade…using multiple types of lifts, dollies, art carts, straps, pallets, and levers.  Leave with a list of resources, tools, and people to call to get your job done.

The Young & the Restless: Teenaged Volunteers & Museum Camps
Skyline Room

Presenters: Seth Margolis, Associate Director of Education, two Museum Apprentices; Erik Oost, ACE Coordinator, The Museum of Flight; Meredith Hale, Education Program Manager, The Museum of Glass

Teens are one of the most rewarding and challenging categories of volunteers. Meet a panel of teen volunteers from The Museum of Flight's Museum Apprentice Program and personnel from The Museum of Glass Arts Connect initiative, and hear them discuss their educational and social needs, reasons for volunteering, and how their museum experiences impacted their lives.  Using The Museum of Flight's aerospace camp as a model, explore how camp within a museum yields surprising benefits: from revenue and risk management, to cutting-edge education. Camp impacts families personally and results in long-term relationships with young people, who often become museum volunteers.

Shoestring Exhibits: Mannequin Making
North View Lounge

Presenter: Ray Riches, Exhibits Preparation Volunteer, MAC

You don’t have to spend $2000 for one factory-made mannequin if you create your museum’s own workshop. Working with MAC curators, Ray Riches designed and engineered
articulated mannequin templates created from ethafoam, styrofoam, polyester batting, swimsuit lining, and plumbing parts. Then he worked with a crew of volunteers and curators to produce 55 men, women and children for the MAC’s current exhibition Mutual Seduction: Inland Northwest Cars and Costumes.

Red Barn®—Explore the Birthplace of The Boeing Company
The Museum of Flight opened its first wing on Boeing Field in 1983 in the historic "Red Barn," The Boeing Company's original manufacturing plant. Built in 1909, the Red Barn was donated to The Museum of Flight by the Port of Seattle in 1975 and moved to its present location at Boeing Field/King County International Airport that same year. The Red Barn exhibit The Boeing Story 1916–1958, contains rare artifacts, such as the famous mail bag carried in 1919 by Boeing, Sr., and Eddie Hubbard during the first international U.S. Air Mail flight from Vancouver, B.C., to Seattle; a re-created factory workshop, showing the Red Barn as it was used during production of the Boeing Model C and Model 40; and exhibitry on the early history of Boeing and other major founders of the American aerospace industry.

Program continues • Friday, June 23, 2006 • Next Page