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Learn to Care For and Interpret Military Stories

Military Collections Camp 
Workshop 
October 22 – 24 
Oklahoma History Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 

Save $50 When You Register by September 24

$300 AASLH Members / $425 Nonmembers (Register by September 24)
$350 AASLH Members / $475 Nonmembers (Register by October 15) 

REGISTER HERE  |  BECOME A MEMBER

Do you have military artifacts in your museum collection but aren’t sure how to handle or talk about them? Do you want to put together new military interpretation or refresh older exhibits? This two-and-a-half-day workshop will focus on the care, conservation, and exhibition of military artifacts in museum collections and help you create great military interpretations no matter your budget or site type.

During the workshop, you’ll learn:

  • The basic types of military artifacts common in American museum collections.
  • How to properly identify and handle military artifacts.
  • The current issues and trends in the preservation of military collections.
  • How to ensure the safety of visitors, staff, and artifacts when exhibiting or storing military items.
  • Explore the variety of issues related to exhibiting and storing military history collections.
  • Become familiar with simple conservation procedures that are safe to perform and when to call a professional conservator.

This workshop is facilitated by Myers Brown, Executive Director of Belmont Mansion in Nashville, and Gordon Blaker, Director/Curator of the U.S. Army Artillery Museum at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Both facilitators have decades of experience caring for military collections and interpreting military stories.

Receive a 30% discount on the AASLH book Interpreting American Military History at Museums and Historic Sites at rowman.com when you register for the workshop.

REGISTER HERE  |  BECOME A MEMBER 

Don’t Miss These Other Fall Workshops! 

Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond: Virtual Workshop
October 30 – 31
Facilitator: Kristin Gallas 

This workshop will discuss pedagogically sound and emotionally aware techniques for developing tours and programs on slavery, as well as strategies for training and caring for staff. Using the themes from AASLH’s Making History at 250: The Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial, you’ll explore ways to broaden visitors’ understanding of slavery and enslaved people’s lives during the Revolutionary Era, and the legacies of slavery that exist in our society today. Register here.

Reimagining the Historic House Museum
November 12 in Dallas, Texas
November 14 in Houston, Texas
Facilitators: Ken Turino and Max van Balgooy 

Learn how historic sites are using new models to engage with their communities to become more relevant, are adopting creative forms of interpretation and programming, and earning income to become more financially sustainable.


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