Cultural Connections

Home Page
Membership
Programs
Site Disclaimer

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.

CC Board members planning the year’s programs at their annual summer retreat, 2006.

Please check this site regularly for updated information and locations. This schedule is subject to change. To join our email list and receive program announcements, please email us at info@cultural-connections.org.

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.

   

Home | Membership | Programs | Archive | Disclaimer | Members

Please email webmaster@cultural-connections.org with comments or questions about this site.
Copyright © 2007 Cultural Connections