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Cultural Connections Program
Recession and Rebirth: Museums in Tough Times
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
3:00–6:00 pm
MOCHA: Museum of Children’s Art
538 Ninth Street (between Washington & Clay)
Oakland, CA 94607
(Near 12th St. BART station)
http://mocha.org/
After two years in a severe recession, museum professionals reflect on what they’ve learned, and what it means for the future of our field. Join a discussion moderated by museum leaders, exploring questions such as:
- What do you wish you’d known two years ago?
- What key decisions have helped museums and museum professionals navigate the recession?
- How have administrators had to adjust their management style to keep up attendance, funding, staff morale, and visitor services in the face of financial challenges?
- Where have change and instability helped reveal new opportunities and seeds of creativity?
- How will the experiences of the past two years shape your organization’s future?
- Has the economic crisis changed your thinking about museums’ role in their communities?
Speakers:
- Phil Kohlmetz, Executive Director of the Western Railway Museum
- Susan B. Spero, Associate Professor, John F. Kennedy University, Museum Studies
Please click the link above (title) for more information.
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| CC Board members planning the year’s programs at their annual summer retreat, 2006. |
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All Cultural Connections programs are open to the public. Members are free. General admission is $10
unless indicated otherwise.
Learn about past programs by visiting our Archive page, which contains notes taken
at the program plus handouts and other resources distributed at the program.
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