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Virtual Programs
Led by museum professionals from across New York State and beyond, join us online in this webinar series.
Webinars are free; advance registration required.
Recordings available for MANY members. Learn about how to join as a virtual member!
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Oral History Best Practices - Five Years of Learning in the Field Wednesday, August 20, 2025 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Julia Fell, lead curator of the oral history initiative and Dr. Neal V Hitch, Director at the Museum at Bethel Woods will describe the Museum’s goals and strategies, as well as lessons learned over a five-year period. Logistics, equipment, and management of staff capacity will be discussed, with a particular focus on “pop-up” travel programs. The Museum at Bethel Woods has collected over 1,300 audiovisual oral histories since 2020. Learn more
Destigmatizing the Deaccessioning Process Friday, August 29, 2025 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Deaccession is not a dirty word! Many historic institutions are faced with growing collections that far outweigh the resources available to care for them. Although deaccessioning is a necessary aspect of collections management, uncertainty and misinformation has led to institutions keeping their deaccession work a secret or avoiding it entirely. Sharing our deaccession procedures, challenges, and success stories can help make this process more acceptable and easier for all. Join Amanda Massie and Natalie DeQuarto from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Bureau of Historic Sites) and Meg Hughes from Virginia’s Valentine Museum to discuss their large-scale deaccessioning projects and learn how this work benefited their collections and communities.
Business as Usual: Continuing to Keep Museums a Safe Space Friday, September 5, 2025 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Museums are often seen as inclusive, safe spaces. Due to recent rhetoric around DEAI being canceled, many museums have considered eliminating their social justice related programming in fear of retaliation. During this webinar you will hear about the successful continuation of DEAI related programming from Nick Martinez from the Museum of the City of New York and Beth Ann Balalaos from the Long Island Children’s Museum.
Moving Collections and Building New Facilities for Small Institutions Friday, September 12, 2025 12:00 - 1:30 PM EST Building a new storage facility and properly rehousing collections for that space can be one of the most impactful events for a small historical institution. In this presentation Anna Muller, curator of collections of the East Hampton Historical Society, and Amy Folk, collection manager of the Oysterponds Historical Society, will share their timelines, procedures, and experiences handling and moving collections during the process.
Museums as a Portal Friday, September 26, 2025 12:00 - 1:30 PM EST Can a museum be a place that transforms the world as it is into the world as it could be? Micah Parzen, the CEO of the Museum of Us in San Diego, believes the answer is a definitive “yes,” that it can only happen from the inside-out, and that he can prove it. Whether you are already a believer, a wannabe believer, or a hardcore skeptic, please join us for this reprise of our compelling opening keynote at the MANY conference.
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Virtual programs are made possible by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.