May 2023 (More information will be available soon) – Webinar from the Council of Archives New Brunswick presented by Katrina Swift, CANB Archives Advisor.
Email info@amnb.ca to register!
2022/2023 Webinars Completed
1) Webinar Title: The Fantastic, Unbelievable, definitely Not-ordinary Tour (The F.U.N. Tour):
a participatory programming case study presented by Will Kernohan. February 2023.
You may view the recording here…
About the webinar:
Join Will Kernohan, a cultural and heritage program development consultant, as he presents an engaging webinar focused on the techniques and implementation of participatory program development. This webinar will explore the Fantastic, Unbelievable, and definitely Not-ordinary Tour (The F.U.N. Tour) developed for Roosevelt Campobello International Park, and will provide helpful tools and techniques for the implementation of participatory
experiences at your historic site.
About Will:
Will Kernohan, a cultural and heritage program development consultant, has spent twenty years designing, developing, and delivering dynamic and participatory programs for museums, municipalities, cultural sites, and parks. His programs have engaged audiences at a variety of sites including a children’s museum (Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum), a living history museum (Joseph Schneider Haus National Historic Site), community museums
(Stratford-Perth Museum and Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol), and, most recently, the world’s only international park (Roosevelt Campobello International Park). Will is dedicated to the professional development of staff, in particular the development of interpretive skill sets that allow the staff he works with to reach their full potential and deliver the best participatory experiences for visitors.
2) Webinar Title – Basic Preservation Best Practices for Small and Community Heritage Institutions presented by Evelyn Fidler, Assistant Director of Heritage Resources at Kings Landing. March 2023.
You may view the recording here…
Link to her Resource List is here...
Drawing on over thirty-five years of experience in the museum field, this webinar will deal with the topic of preservation. Trusted with our communities past, we are responsible to care for it to the best of our ability. Whether small, medium or large heritage institutions, there are some basic practices and challenges that we all have in common. Topics covered include, Insect Pest Management, handling artifacts, environment, storage, housekeeping, supplies, suppliers, disassociation, resources and policies.
3) Webinar titled Moved to Action: Activating UNDRIP in Canadian Museums with Stephanie Danyluk (CMA Senior Manager, Community Engagement and Indigenous Initiatives.
Here is the link for the PowerPoint presentation.
View the recording here….
Moved to Action Resource List
Description:
What obstacles or pathways has your museum encountered on your journey to enact reconciliation and self-determination? Are you well on your way or unsure of where to start? Join this webinar to hear about the new standards for museums supporting Indigenous self-determination as recommended in the CMA Moved to Action Report that answers TRC Call to Action #67.
We will discuss where museums are responsible for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and what this means for your approach to engagement, collections, governance, and operations. We also will hear from you, on where you are at with supporting reconciliation and self-determination in museums to find out where you need resources to do this work. Finally, we will discuss the toolkits and resources offered by the Canadian Museums Association in the areas of engagement, governance, and repatriation.
2021/2022 Webinars Completed
4) Best Practices: Registration of Museum Collections with Anja Hamilton, MMSt, Acting Manager, Museum Services, THC – November 17, 2021
Anja is currently looking after the Museum Collection Inventory Program and CollectiveAccess, the Inventory at 5 Provincial Historic Sites, and is in the process of completing a major inventory at Government House in collaboration with the New Brunswick Museum. Her webinar will provide you with the basics for making and maintaining records of your Museum collections, and why the development of policies and procedures for documentation of one’s collection is necessary.
View the recording here…
5) Making Use of One’s Collection to Create Good Public Programming with Dr. Dominique Gélinas, Head of Exhibitions & Visitor Experience, NB Museum – January 19, 2022
A good museum is not just a collection of artifacts that you put on a shelf or hang on a wall or put in a display case because a museum is more than just objects! It is a place where we discover unique and fascinating stories that concern us all!
However, the museum faces several challenges. For instance:
1) How do we attract people to our institution based on one’s collection?
2) How do we differentiate ourselves from other museums and cultural attractions with similar collections?
3) How do we engage and diversify our audience?
4) How do we adjust to the different means and platforms available to us?
This webinar will examine the process of creating your programming to offer a more varied cultural selection. Creating good public programing to engage a diverse audience will only enhance their experience and their knowledge of what is in one’s collection. This webinar will look at the many ways to create good public programming based on your exhibits and your collection.
View the recording here…
6) Preventative Conservation for Museum Collections with Dee A. Stubbs-Lee, MA, CAPC, Conservator, NB Museum – February 2022
Collections care, involves any actions taken to prevent or delay the deterioration of cultural heritage. Whether through direct work with the collections and/or their environments or by ongoing vigilance, the care of the Museum’s collections is the responsibility of most staff and contractors employed by the Museum. This webinar will provide integrated advice and explanations on the care of specific types of collections as well as basic care guidelines for all collections. Its approach is based on the 10 agents of deterioration, highlighting levels of sensitivity to various risks and different levels of controls.
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7) Best Practices: Public Engagement for Today’s Museums with Janet Clouston, Manager of Albert County Historical Society and Museum / Marketing and Business Consultant with over 30 years experience – March 2022
Museums are rethinking and reworking their spaces to promote a deeper understanding of their collections and missions, greater interactivity, a fuller range of activities, and increased revenue stability. Museums recognize that passively waiting for visitors does not work. In order to keep their collections relevant and fulfill their mandates, museums must reach out in active, strategic ways. Some initiates include taking exhibits outside to reach new constituencies, non-traditional programming such as scavenger hunts, focused advertising campaigns, encouraging visitors to highlight their experience in social media, partnering with nearby amenities, hosting exhibit-related events, and reaching out to student and teacher populations are just some ways that museums must engage their communities to survive. Compelling collections include stories that place the objects in their historical context, and it is how one delivers these stories that is key to community engagement and a museum’s accessibility. This webinar will look at how to use your collection to increase public engagement.
View the recording here….
We greatly appreciate the funding for our webinars provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Without their support, we would not be able to provide professional development for our members in this way.
2020/2021 Webinars
1) Hazards in Your Collection with Evelyn Fidler – November 19, 2020
Hazardous materials in your collection are a serious issue but you can protect yourself and your collection by being proactive. This webinar explores some of the various hazards and risks both inherent and acquired. The ability to identify them is important in order to develop a Hazardous Material Maintenance Plan that can be used in your museum.
2) Using Your Museum Collection to Build Specific Programming to Coincide with NB Social Studies with Cynthia Wallace-Casey – January 20, 2021
This webinar will help bridge the gap between educators and museum experts to benefit young people. Museum experts will learn to work with educators based on the current curricula to excite today’s youth about NB History in order for them to understand and/or connect to their past and their community.
4) Emergency Preparedness with Melynda Jarratt and Ruth Murgatroyd – March 23, 2021 at 1 pm.
Melynda Jarratt and Ruth Murgatroyd will explore why it is important to have and emergency preparedness plan that is specific to an individual’s museum and what must be included in every emergency preparedness policy. She will also provide the necessary steps to build an emergency preparedness plan and the importance of keeping it up-to-date.
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We greatly appreciate the funding for our webinars provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Without their support, we would not be able to provide professional development for our members in this way.
