Annual Conference


2018 Conference Presentations

2018 Annual Conference Presentations
National Museum of Bermuda: April 4 – 6, 2018

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Morning Session – Disaster Planning

Paul Johnston, Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Disaster Planning at the Smithsonian

Deborah Atwood and Zoe Brady, National Museum of Bermuda
Batten Down the Hatches: The Importance of Disaster Preparedness in Museums

Bruce Jones, Columbia River Maritime Museum
Planning to Recover: Hurricane Katrina Lessons Learned

Beth Sanders, Naval Undersea Museum
Planning for the Worst: Collections Management Approaches to Disaster Planning

Afternoon Session – “Learning from Failure” Panel Discussion

Rolf Johnson, Anne Rand, & Sam Heed
Learning from Failure: Planning A Little Disaster Can Lead to Future Success

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Morning Session A – Education (Concurrent)

Laura Orr and Elijah Palmer, Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Re-thinking Museum Education

Branwen Smith-King, Bermuda Sloop Foundation
Experiential Learning

Tom Herbert-Evans, Endeavour Program
Education through Sailing

Rich Eisenberg, Erie Maritime Foundation/Bayfront Maritime Museum
High School Magnet Program Development (Grade 9)

David Allen, SUNY Maritime College
A graduate and undergraduate course in the peculiar issues facing maritime-focused cultural sites America

MORNING SESSION B – Collections Management (Concurrent)

Stephanie Loden, Naval History & Heritage Command
Revamping the Navy’s Loan Program

Lori Sanderlin, North Carolina Maritime Museum, Southport
Growing Pains: Collections Management and Transitions from a Private to a State Facility

Cipperly Good, Penobscot Marine Museum
Storage in an Imperfect World

Martina Caruso, South Street Seaport Museum
The South Street Museum Inventory Handbook

Michelle Kennedy, South Street Seaport Museum
A Printer, a Bank, and FDIC: The Clipper Card Collection South Street Seaport Museum

AFTERNOON SESSION – Underwater Archaeology & Museum and Organization Updates

Underwater Archaeology

Jim Delgado & Anna Holloway, SEARCH, Inc.
Bringing the Vessel to the Visitor: Underwater Archaeology as a Participatory Gallery Experience

Museum & Organization Updates

Burchenal Green, National Maritime Historical Society
How to Grow Museum Attendance by 600,000 Eager Members

Deirdre O’Regan, Sea History Magazine
Help Me Help You: Promoting Your Exhibitions in Sea History Magazine

Paul Cullen, Boston Marine Insurance Services
Covering the Full Exposure: Maximizing the Benefits of Marine Underwriters

Friday, April 6, 2018

-FRIDAY MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS

MORNING SESSION A: Audience Development (Concurrent)

Sophie Cressall, Bermuda National Gallery
Using Local Artists to Reinterpret Your Collection 

Howard Hoege and Lyles Forbes, The Mariners’ Museum and Park
Navigating a Sea Change: A Collection-Based, Audience-Focused Strategy

Duncan MacLeod, Vancouver Maritime Museum
The Lost Fleet: Exploring Historic and Modern Social Issues Through Exhibitions

Michael Harrison, Nantucket Historical Association
Nantucketers and their Boats: Reconnecting to the Community through Collecting and Scholarship

MORNING SESSION B: History & Case Studies (Concurrent)

Jane Downing, National Museum of Bermuda
Bermuda Piloting: 400 Years of Danger, Daring, and Dedication

Brendan Burke, St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
Keeping the Light: New Landscapes for Research and Interpretation

Eric Wiberg
U-Boats Off Bermuda

Jeff Bowdoin & Dave Krop, US Naval History and Heritage Command
There and Back Again: The Journey of the USS Utah Bell

Jim McKee, Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
Reaching for the Channel: Archaeological Investigations of William Dry’s Wharf and Efforts to Save It

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