Hi All,
Unfortunately, due to low response, we have to cancel our after hours session on November 30th. If you've told any out-of-area colleagues, or colleagues who don't get the HAM-ED emails, please let them know as well.
Our next session is scheduled for January 25th, 2010, and the topic is "Youth At Risk: What Kinds of Programmes Can Be Done and What Can You Do At Your Site". The location will be announced in January.
Thank you to all who replied, both those who could come and those who couldn't. I hope to see you in 2010!
Happy Holidays!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
HAM-ED After Hours: November 30th, 2009
Please join us at the next HAM-ED After Hours Meeting - Monday, November 30th - 6-8pm in Hamilton at the Fisher's Pier 4 Restaurant at 554 St James Street N in Hamilton ON (905) 526-9622.
Topic: Collection & Collections Management in the Digital Age
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Fisher's Pier 4 Restaurant , 544 James St. N., Hamilton ON
PLEASE *RSVP Sarah Hamilton @ sarahhamilton@brantford.ca
All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you!
Please note, we must have at least 10 people confirmed to attend in order to have a good discussion on the planned topic and go ahead with the meeting. Check the blog or your email on November 30th before 4 p.m. to make sure the session is still a go.
Topic: Collection & Collections Management in the Digital Age
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Fisher's Pier 4 Restaurant , 544 James St. N., Hamilton ON
PLEASE *RSVP Sarah Hamilton @ sarahhamilton@brantford.ca
All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you!
Please note, we must have at least 10 people confirmed to attend in order to have a good discussion on the planned topic and go ahead with the meeting. Check the blog or your email on November 30th before 4 p.m. to make sure the session is still a go.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Pandemic Panic? Don't Worry (But Do Be Prepared)
I'm fortunate to work at a municipally-operated museum, and to work for a city that not only has a pandemic policy in place, but has also given staff training on the policy and has a plan in place in case of widespread illness in the community. However, not every museum is run by a municipality, and not everyone has had any really good information. Now, I'm no expert, but I thought I would share some information with you.
First, don't panic! Yes, right now the world is experiencing an H1N1 pandemic, and yes, it is a novel influenza virus, and yes it is a swine flu, like the 1918-1919 flu, but so far it's been mild. However, it's good to be cautious. With good housekeeping and hygiene practices, this virus shouldn't get out of hand. If you don't have any policies or guidelines in place, it couldn't hurt to develop some, just so you have it in writing. It does take time, but it will be worth it. At the very least, it will give you a resource to refer to and help maintain calm among staff, volunteers, and the public at your site.
There are some common fears and misconceptions about H1N1. Check out this article and this article from The Globe and Mail's Andre Picard, and some of your fears should be put to rest.
In your museum, be vigilant about housekeeping and hygiene. We're all pretty good at it anyway, because many of us have had to do some routine preventive conservation and cleaning anyway. Make sure that all hard surfaces that are touched by visitors are cleaned at least once a day. This includes debit machine keypads, and doorknobs or handles. This also includes hands-on materials and activity centres. In my training, we were told that Lysol or Clorox wipes work fine for that, or a mix of bleach and water (prepared as you need it) works too. Our health and safety coordinator suggested that we keep a bottle of cleaning wipes in our work spaces, so we could give telephones, keyboards, desktops, and computer mice a quick wipe-down too.
Avoid any company trying to sell you a "pandemic kit." You can put together a collection of vinyl gloves, plastic buckets, bleach, water, plastic spray bottles, and sanitizers just as easily and a lot more cheaply. Don't stock face masks unless you've had proper training in using them. Most people use them incorrectly anyway. Do make sure that your supplies are well-stocked, and replenish them as needed.
If you are responsible for janitorial and custodial duties around your site, you can also give your public washrooms a quick bleach-and-water wipe down before opening for the day, and then (ideally) periodically throughout the day. If you have staff to do this job, just make sure that washrooms are cleaned well. Most public washrooms have hand washing signs prominently posted, but it couldn't hurt to put up a few more.
We've got a hand sanitizer dispenser at our main visitor centre entrance and another at our cafe entrance, but an economy size bottle of sanitizer kept at the visitor entrance works in a pinch. Apparently, a lot of places are sold out of dispensers right now. Don't forget to try to cough or sneeze into your sleeve, and throw out used tissues after one use. And of course, wash or sanitize your hands afterwards!
I know that some of us are wondering how this pandemic panic will affect our program bookings. Many school boards have official pandemic policies in place. Some have a link right on the main page of their sites. A typical school board pandemic policy may look like this one from the Grand Erie District School Board. So far, I haven't had any program cancellations at my site because of H1N1. Communicate with teachers and community leaders booking programs so you know what their policies are and so they know what your policies are.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has some guidelines for day camps and overnight camps dealing with Influenza-Like Illness (which includes H1N1). PHAC also has some guidelines for child care programs and schools, and public gatherings. Many of the practices outlined for preventing an outbreak of ILI could be followed for education programs, including isolating children who develop symptoms during a program, and refusing admission to any child or adult who arrive for a program that has ILI symptoms. You don't have to be a medical professional to see that someone who has a fever, a sore throat, and a cough is probably experiencing ILI symptoms and shouldn't be at your site. Keep hard copies of these guidelines to show parents and teachers if you do have to deal with this situation.
It seems a lot of schools are moving to booking programs in the classroom, to prevent student exposure to H1N1 in public places. That's great, but it doesn't limit exposure for you. If you do go to a school for in-class programming, make sure that you practice good hygiene there. As well, if you find out that x number of students have gone home sick that day, or you see a number of students in the classroom with ILI symptoms, don't feel you have to stay. You can stop the program and suggest re-scheduling when the entire class is well.
That's all the information that I have. I'm not going to comment on vaccinations, because I'm not sure what information to share. Contact a health professional if you have questions about that. Really, there is no need to panic. Just keep your hands and your site clean, have some policies in place, and follow those policies. If you do all that, you should sail through the flu season in good health.
First, don't panic! Yes, right now the world is experiencing an H1N1 pandemic, and yes, it is a novel influenza virus, and yes it is a swine flu, like the 1918-1919 flu, but so far it's been mild. However, it's good to be cautious. With good housekeeping and hygiene practices, this virus shouldn't get out of hand. If you don't have any policies or guidelines in place, it couldn't hurt to develop some, just so you have it in writing. It does take time, but it will be worth it. At the very least, it will give you a resource to refer to and help maintain calm among staff, volunteers, and the public at your site.
There are some common fears and misconceptions about H1N1. Check out this article and this article from The Globe and Mail's Andre Picard, and some of your fears should be put to rest.
In your museum, be vigilant about housekeeping and hygiene. We're all pretty good at it anyway, because many of us have had to do some routine preventive conservation and cleaning anyway. Make sure that all hard surfaces that are touched by visitors are cleaned at least once a day. This includes debit machine keypads, and doorknobs or handles. This also includes hands-on materials and activity centres. In my training, we were told that Lysol or Clorox wipes work fine for that, or a mix of bleach and water (prepared as you need it) works too. Our health and safety coordinator suggested that we keep a bottle of cleaning wipes in our work spaces, so we could give telephones, keyboards, desktops, and computer mice a quick wipe-down too.
Avoid any company trying to sell you a "pandemic kit." You can put together a collection of vinyl gloves, plastic buckets, bleach, water, plastic spray bottles, and sanitizers just as easily and a lot more cheaply. Don't stock face masks unless you've had proper training in using them. Most people use them incorrectly anyway. Do make sure that your supplies are well-stocked, and replenish them as needed.
If you are responsible for janitorial and custodial duties around your site, you can also give your public washrooms a quick bleach-and-water wipe down before opening for the day, and then (ideally) periodically throughout the day. If you have staff to do this job, just make sure that washrooms are cleaned well. Most public washrooms have hand washing signs prominently posted, but it couldn't hurt to put up a few more.
We've got a hand sanitizer dispenser at our main visitor centre entrance and another at our cafe entrance, but an economy size bottle of sanitizer kept at the visitor entrance works in a pinch. Apparently, a lot of places are sold out of dispensers right now. Don't forget to try to cough or sneeze into your sleeve, and throw out used tissues after one use. And of course, wash or sanitize your hands afterwards!
I know that some of us are wondering how this pandemic panic will affect our program bookings. Many school boards have official pandemic policies in place. Some have a link right on the main page of their sites. A typical school board pandemic policy may look like this one from the Grand Erie District School Board. So far, I haven't had any program cancellations at my site because of H1N1. Communicate with teachers and community leaders booking programs so you know what their policies are and so they know what your policies are.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has some guidelines for day camps and overnight camps dealing with Influenza-Like Illness (which includes H1N1). PHAC also has some guidelines for child care programs and schools, and public gatherings. Many of the practices outlined for preventing an outbreak of ILI could be followed for education programs, including isolating children who develop symptoms during a program, and refusing admission to any child or adult who arrive for a program that has ILI symptoms. You don't have to be a medical professional to see that someone who has a fever, a sore throat, and a cough is probably experiencing ILI symptoms and shouldn't be at your site. Keep hard copies of these guidelines to show parents and teachers if you do have to deal with this situation.
It seems a lot of schools are moving to booking programs in the classroom, to prevent student exposure to H1N1 in public places. That's great, but it doesn't limit exposure for you. If you do go to a school for in-class programming, make sure that you practice good hygiene there. As well, if you find out that x number of students have gone home sick that day, or you see a number of students in the classroom with ILI symptoms, don't feel you have to stay. You can stop the program and suggest re-scheduling when the entire class is well.
That's all the information that I have. I'm not going to comment on vaccinations, because I'm not sure what information to share. Contact a health professional if you have questions about that. Really, there is no need to panic. Just keep your hands and your site clean, have some policies in place, and follow those policies. If you do all that, you should sail through the flu season in good health.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Hamilton and Area Museum Educators - Peer Learning Circle (HAM-ED/PLC): A Mini Education Colloquium
JOIN US at the next Hamilton and Area Museum Educators - Peer Learning Circle (HAM-ED/PLC): A Mini Education Colloquium
Date: Monday, October 19th
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario. (Accessible by car and public transit)
Do you have any success stories or cautionary tales to share with your colleagues? Are you working on or have you completed an innovative education idea or programme? Do you have tips for creating curriculum-linked programmes, or valuable advice to share on your not-so-successful programme idea? We want to know! We invite you to share new or old burning issues that will be presented and discussed in this innovative educators peer learning circle. Come out and share your learning with interested peers. Have fun while getting valuable feedback.
Presentations are generally about 15-20 minutes followed by 10 minutes discussion. All Welcome. Step up and share!
To register please contact: Sarah Hamilton @ SarahHamilton@brantford.ca
This PLC Meeting is FREE of charge!
Peer Learning Circle Presenters are as follows:
Laurie Kilgour-Walsh, Art Gallery of Hamilton,
"Community-Based Artist-Educator Training Program"
Funded by the Hamilton Community Foundation, this programme provided skills-training, job-shadowing and hands-on experience for artists in the Hamilton community who were currently unemployed or under-employed, and who had an interest in teaching art in community venues. This project targeted newcomers to Canada as well as others who were practicing artists but who did not have education or previous experience in teaching art. The 8 week programme was facilitated by a professional artist-educator, and covered such topics as introductory art history, the ministry of education’s curriculum, studio techniques, learning styles, group management and vision. Participants have gone on to work as artist-educators at the AGH, community centres, retirement facilities, to successfully apply for teacher’s college and to develop interactive art studios of their own.
Barb McKean & Ian Hendry, Royal Botanical Gardens,
"Newcomer Engagement Programme"
The demographics of our region, and our country, are rapidly changing: in Hamilton alone, 25% of residents were born in another part of the world. Integrating newcomers into our community involves providing a supportive introduction to new systems for legal issues, banking, education and healthcare, but what about integrating them into the natural systems which sustain us all? The seeds of lifelong connections with the natural environment are planted in childhood and in 2006, Royal Botanical Gardens launched a new program to provide newcomer children with a hands-on introduction to local nature, as well as the opportunity to engage in positive environmental action and stewardship. Barb McKean and Ian Hendry will provide an overview of this program and share learnings gained during its 4-year history.
Fiona Ryder and Merrie Fergusson, Mississauga Museums,
"Log Cabin Overnight Program"
Adventures in Overnight Programming: The Log Cabin Overnight programming is based out of Bradley Museum, Museums of Mississauga. The Cabin was moved to the Bradley site, rebuilt log by log, and opened to the public in December 2007. We’ll examine our initiative to bring relevant overnight programming to our site, the challenges, rewards, and opportunities.
Planning Team: Sarah Hamilton, Chandra Erlendson, Karin Davidson Taylor
We look forward to hearing from you!
Date: Monday, October 19th
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario. (Accessible by car and public transit)
Do you have any success stories or cautionary tales to share with your colleagues? Are you working on or have you completed an innovative education idea or programme? Do you have tips for creating curriculum-linked programmes, or valuable advice to share on your not-so-successful programme idea? We want to know! We invite you to share new or old burning issues that will be presented and discussed in this innovative educators peer learning circle. Come out and share your learning with interested peers. Have fun while getting valuable feedback.
Presentations are generally about 15-20 minutes followed by 10 minutes discussion. All Welcome. Step up and share!
To register please contact: Sarah Hamilton @ SarahHamilton@brantford.ca
This PLC Meeting is FREE of charge!
Peer Learning Circle Presenters are as follows:
Laurie Kilgour-Walsh, Art Gallery of Hamilton,
"Community-Based Artist-Educator Training Program"
Funded by the Hamilton Community Foundation, this programme provided skills-training, job-shadowing and hands-on experience for artists in the Hamilton community who were currently unemployed or under-employed, and who had an interest in teaching art in community venues. This project targeted newcomers to Canada as well as others who were practicing artists but who did not have education or previous experience in teaching art. The 8 week programme was facilitated by a professional artist-educator, and covered such topics as introductory art history, the ministry of education’s curriculum, studio techniques, learning styles, group management and vision. Participants have gone on to work as artist-educators at the AGH, community centres, retirement facilities, to successfully apply for teacher’s college and to develop interactive art studios of their own.
Barb McKean & Ian Hendry, Royal Botanical Gardens,
"Newcomer Engagement Programme"
The demographics of our region, and our country, are rapidly changing: in Hamilton alone, 25% of residents were born in another part of the world. Integrating newcomers into our community involves providing a supportive introduction to new systems for legal issues, banking, education and healthcare, but what about integrating them into the natural systems which sustain us all? The seeds of lifelong connections with the natural environment are planted in childhood and in 2006, Royal Botanical Gardens launched a new program to provide newcomer children with a hands-on introduction to local nature, as well as the opportunity to engage in positive environmental action and stewardship. Barb McKean and Ian Hendry will provide an overview of this program and share learnings gained during its 4-year history.
Fiona Ryder and Merrie Fergusson, Mississauga Museums,
"Log Cabin Overnight Program"
Adventures in Overnight Programming: The Log Cabin Overnight programming is based out of Bradley Museum, Museums of Mississauga. The Cabin was moved to the Bradley site, rebuilt log by log, and opened to the public in December 2007. We’ll examine our initiative to bring relevant overnight programming to our site, the challenges, rewards, and opportunities.
Planning Team: Sarah Hamilton, Chandra Erlendson, Karin Davidson Taylor
We look forward to hearing from you!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
*Call for presentations* Hamilton and Area Museum Educators - Peer Learning Circle: A Mini Education Colloquium
**CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS**
For: The Hamilton and Area Museum Educators - Peer Learning Circle (HAM-ED/PLC):
A Mini Education Colloquium
Date: Monday, October 19th, 2009
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario.
(Accessible by car and public transit)
Do you have any success stories or cautionary tales to share with your colleagues? Are you working on or have you completed an innovative education idea or programme? Do you have tips for creating curriculum-linked programmes, or valuable advice to share on your not-so-successful programme idea? We want to know! We invite you to share new or old burning issues that can be presented and discussed in this innovative educators peer learning circle.
Come out and share your learning with interested peers. Have fun while getting valuable feedback.
Presentations are generally about 15-20 minutes followed by 10 minutes discussion but new approaches are welcome and may be longer or shorter depending on what you want to share or get out of them. All welcome. Step up and share!
You can also contribute by joining the HAM-ED/PLC planning team. Members of the planning team:
- coordinate and collect the presentations before the PLC meeting
- organize and schedule the day's presentations
- prepare name tags for attendees, bring stickers and markers to make name tags
- introduce presenters
- find out presenters' equipment needs and assist setting up A/V equipment for presenters
- organize a PLC car pool for presenters and attendees without transportation
- post presentations or discussion on the HAM-ED blog - http://hamused.blogspot.com/
For more information about the HAM-ED Peer Learning Circle, to present or to volunteer for the planning team, please contact Sarah Hamilton at sarahhamilton@brantford.ca or
Chandra Erlendson at programs@homerwatson.on.ca before September 30th, if at all possible.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Your HAM-ED Coordinators,
Sarah Hamilton, Education Coordinator, Bell Homestead NHS, sarahhamilton@brantford.ca
Chandra Erlendson, Educator & Program Coordinator, Homer Watson House & Gallery, programs@homerwatson.on.ca
For: The Hamilton and Area Museum Educators - Peer Learning Circle (HAM-ED/PLC):
A Mini Education Colloquium
Date: Monday, October 19th, 2009
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario.
(Accessible by car and public transit)
Do you have any success stories or cautionary tales to share with your colleagues? Are you working on or have you completed an innovative education idea or programme? Do you have tips for creating curriculum-linked programmes, or valuable advice to share on your not-so-successful programme idea? We want to know! We invite you to share new or old burning issues that can be presented and discussed in this innovative educators peer learning circle.
Come out and share your learning with interested peers. Have fun while getting valuable feedback.
Presentations are generally about 15-20 minutes followed by 10 minutes discussion but new approaches are welcome and may be longer or shorter depending on what you want to share or get out of them. All welcome. Step up and share!
You can also contribute by joining the HAM-ED/PLC planning team. Members of the planning team:
- coordinate and collect the presentations before the PLC meeting
- organize and schedule the day's presentations
- prepare name tags for attendees, bring stickers and markers to make name tags
- introduce presenters
- find out presenters' equipment needs and assist setting up A/V equipment for presenters
- organize a PLC car pool for presenters and attendees without transportation
- post presentations or discussion on the HAM-ED blog - http://hamused.blogspot.com/
For more information about the HAM-ED Peer Learning Circle, to present or to volunteer for the planning team, please contact Sarah Hamilton at sarahhamilton@brantford.ca or
Chandra Erlendson at programs@homerwatson.on.ca before September 30th, if at all possible.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Your HAM-ED Coordinators,
Sarah Hamilton, Education Coordinator, Bell Homestead NHS, sarahhamilton@brantford.ca
Chandra Erlendson, Educator & Program Coordinator, Homer Watson House & Gallery, programs@homerwatson.on.ca
Friday, September 18, 2009
HAM-ED Peer Learning Circle: A Mini Education Colloquium - Monday October 19th
Next HAM-ED Peer Learning Circle (PLC) A Mini Education Colloquium - Monday October 19th - Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON
**Call for presentations**
**Call for planning team**
Do you enjoy education colloquiums? Do you like sharing success stories and cautionary tales with your colleagues? We'd love to hear about your innovative education ideas, your tips for creating curriculum-linked programmes, your not-so-successful programmes and events, and any burning issues you would like to discuss. Come out and share your learning with interested peers. Have fun while getting valuable feedback.
This next session of the HAM-ED (Hamilton and Area Museum Educators Group) Peer Learning Circle is Monday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West in Burlington, Ontario. Accessible by car and public transit.
Presentations are generally about 15-20 minutes followed by 10 minutes discussion but new approaches are welcome and may be longer or shorter depending on what you want to say or get out of them.
All welcome. Step up and share!
You can also contribute by joining the PLC planning team. Members of the planning team help out by:
- coordinating the planning team and any planning meetings before the PLC
- organizing and scheduling the day's presentations
- preparing name tags for attendees, or bringing stickers and markers to make name tags
- introducing presenters
- finding out presenters' equipment needs and setting up A/V equipment for presenters
- organizing a PLC car pool for presenters and attendees without transportation
For more information, to volunteer to present, or to volunteer for the planning team, please contact Sarah Hamilton at sarahhamilton@brantford.ca or Chandra Erlendson at programs@homerwatson.on.ca
Please get in touch with Sarah about volunteering for the planning team before September 30th, if at all possible.
**Call for presentations**
**Call for planning team**
Do you enjoy education colloquiums? Do you like sharing success stories and cautionary tales with your colleagues? We'd love to hear about your innovative education ideas, your tips for creating curriculum-linked programmes, your not-so-successful programmes and events, and any burning issues you would like to discuss. Come out and share your learning with interested peers. Have fun while getting valuable feedback.
This next session of the HAM-ED (Hamilton and Area Museum Educators Group) Peer Learning Circle is Monday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West in Burlington, Ontario. Accessible by car and public transit.
Presentations are generally about 15-20 minutes followed by 10 minutes discussion but new approaches are welcome and may be longer or shorter depending on what you want to say or get out of them.
All welcome. Step up and share!
You can also contribute by joining the PLC planning team. Members of the planning team help out by:
- coordinating the planning team and any planning meetings before the PLC
- organizing and scheduling the day's presentations
- preparing name tags for attendees, or bringing stickers and markers to make name tags
- introducing presenters
- finding out presenters' equipment needs and setting up A/V equipment for presenters
- organizing a PLC car pool for presenters and attendees without transportation
For more information, to volunteer to present, or to volunteer for the planning team, please contact Sarah Hamilton at sarahhamilton@brantford.ca or Chandra Erlendson at programs@homerwatson.on.ca
Please get in touch with Sarah about volunteering for the planning team before September 30th, if at all possible.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
HAM-Ed After Hours Session Resources: Community Engagement
I know I've gotten RSVPs from some, but we could always use a few more people!
What: Community Engagement - HAM-Ed After Hours Session
When: Monday Sept. 28th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Cafe Limoncello, 226 Ottawa St. N., Hamilton
To get you thinking about community engagement and museums, here are some things to look at:
Here's an article that Joan Kanigan sent me to send out to you:
Cultural Diversity and Museum Publications: A Museum Vision by Nicole Rouel Weppler and Ronald Silvers
And here are some other articles, blog postings and links to get you thinking about community engagement:
"Another Cautionary Tale for Museums: What Happened to the Millenium Dome?" from the Exhibitricks blog by Paul Orselli
And here's a link to a a Knowledge Ontario project, OurOntario.ca. Lots of collaborative community projects have come out of this:
http://search.ourontario.ca/search
And a whole bunch of posts from Nina Simon's Museum 2.0 blog:
"Don't Join the Conversation If You're Not Ready to Listen"
"What I Learned On My Summer Vacation"
"Why Your Museum Needs A Bar"
"Participation Through Collaboration: Making Visitors Feel Needed"
And just a few more, from Linda Norris Treadwell's The Uncataloged Museum blog:
"Are We Worrying About the Wrong Things?"
"Do You Have a Museum Card?"
Did You Ever Wonder?"
"Do Cookies Make Ideas Better?"
If you have a resource about community engagement that you'd like to share, please forward it to me at sarahhamilton@brantford.ca, or add it to the comments on the blog! If you'd like to come to the session, please RSVP to sarahhamilton@brantford.ca.
What: Community Engagement - HAM-Ed After Hours Session
When: Monday Sept. 28th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Cafe Limoncello, 226 Ottawa St. N., Hamilton
To get you thinking about community engagement and museums, here are some things to look at:
Here's an article that Joan Kanigan sent me to send out to you:
Cultural Diversity and Museum Publications: A Museum Vision by Nicole Rouel Weppler and Ronald Silvers
And here are some other articles, blog postings and links to get you thinking about community engagement:
"Another Cautionary Tale for Museums: What Happened to the Millenium Dome?" from the Exhibitricks blog by Paul Orselli
And here's a link to a a Knowledge Ontario project, OurOntario.ca. Lots of collaborative community projects have come out of this:
http://search.ourontario.ca/search
And a whole bunch of posts from Nina Simon's Museum 2.0 blog:
"Don't Join the Conversation If You're Not Ready to Listen"
"What I Learned On My Summer Vacation"
"Why Your Museum Needs A Bar"
"Participation Through Collaboration: Making Visitors Feel Needed"
And just a few more, from Linda Norris Treadwell's The Uncataloged Museum blog:
"Are We Worrying About the Wrong Things?"
"Do You Have a Museum Card?"
Did You Ever Wonder?"
"Do Cookies Make Ideas Better?"
If you have a resource about community engagement that you'd like to share, please forward it to me at sarahhamilton@brantford.ca, or add it to the comments on the blog! If you'd like to come to the session, please RSVP to sarahhamilton@brantford.ca.
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