Photo Credit: Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
All programs are subject to change.
Coffee and Light Bites
Stop in to grab a cup of coffee and a light bites before heading to your first conference session of the day.
Exhibit Hall
Stop in to the Exhibit Hall to meet our vendors and network with museum colleagues. Business representatives will be displaying and demonstrating products and services throughout the day. The 2024 exhibit hall will be a two-day hub of activity, including a happy hour in the evening with a complimentary drink ticket for each registered conference attendee. 2024 Exhibitors List to be announced.
Panel Sessions*
Taking the Decolonial Turn: Readying Your Organization & Doing Better as You Know Better
NightLife: A New Seen
Exhibits: That’s Impossible, When Do We Start?
Flipping the Narrative: A new model for inclusivity in capital projects
Centering Equity: Collaboration and California Museums
Collaboration and Community Care as Praxis
Addressing the Silences
Problem Solving via Technology - Audio Tours and More!
Becoming Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: Challenging Identity Metrics in Favor of a Human-Centered Approach
Supporting Social Emotional Learning in Museum Spaces, Not Just for Kids!
*View PDF program for more details.
Case Studies*
Designing Augmented Reality that Supports Family Conversation: What we Learned From a Recent Exhibit Study
Place, People, Power: Learnings from Community Cross-Racial Public Art Action project
The Power of Adults with Special Needs as Volunteer Champions
Cleaning Topograph I & II by Kendall Buster: Maintaining a ceiling-mounted public artwork
Unpacking Authenticity—What Research Says and Why it Matters (or Not?)
Diving into Teenaged Student Community Science at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Elevating the Visitor Experience by Empowering Your Frontline Team
Mapping Collections for Compliance
Focusing Internships on Professional Development Over Job Skills
Crafting Tomorrow's Docents: A New Approach to Training, Recruitment, and Retention
Bilingual Gallery Teaching: Tools for Language Equity and Access in Museum Education
Making Stewardship First: Community and Collaboration in Collections Management Policy
Increasing Collaboration Through Pop-Up Exhibits
*View PDF program for more details.
Roundtable Discussions*
Small Museums, Big Wins: Low stakes projects that advance collections/accessibility goals at small museums
Barriers to Embedding Sustainability in Conservation Education and Practice
Museum Transitions: A conversation on trends in museum leadership and executive search
Pathways to Museum Jobs: A Roundtable Discussion
Museums and Prop 28
*View PDF program for more details.
Creative Stations
Social and Emotional Learning Toolkits with Palo Alto Art Center
“Home” Collage with Rancho Los Cerritos
Tovaave Cultural Program with Rancho Los Alamitos
Immersive Conservation: Digital Technologies for Water Stewardship with Ontario Museum of History & Art
Playing with Plankton with Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Spirograph Art Inspired by Cymatics with Museum of Latin American Art
Exhibit Hall Happy Hour
Complimentary Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall, included in conference registration. Includes light bites and a complimentary drink ticket.
Evening Ticketed Event - Museum Move Along
Registration required; additional cost. Not included in regular conference registration.
Sample a swath of Long Beach museums and institutions all in one evening! Museum hop and see the sights (and plenty of new exhibits) with your museum colleagues. Sites include: Museum of Latin American Art, Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum, Long Beach Museum of Art, Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, and Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden.