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  • 1.  Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-11-2022 01:17 PM

    The Nashville Parthenon wants to connect with other small museums that are also owned and operated by city government. City owned museums face unique challenges and we'd love to discuss successes and new approaches. Let's get together over Zoom! Comment below and we'll be in touch.



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    Jennifer Richardson
    Education and Curatorial Assistant
    The Parthenon Museum
    Nashville TN
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  • 2.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-14-2022 10:37 AM
    Edited by Jennifer Landry 02-14-2022 10:37 AM
    I've long wanted to assemble a group like this as well. Thanks for reaching out Jennifer! We are a city-owned museum in Irving, Texas.

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    Jenn Landry
    Museum Director
    Irving Archives and Museum
    Irving TX
    jlandry@cityofirving.org
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  • 3.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-15-2022 11:25 AM
    The Palo Alto Art Center is also City-run, with a nonprofit friends group that supports us in fundraising and advocacy. I believe there were past discussions of an AAM special interest group focused on municipal or state run museums. Would love to see that happen! Very happy to participate in a conversation!

    Karen Kienzle
    Director, Palo Alto Art Center
    karen.kienzle@cityofpaloalto.org

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    Karen Kienzle
    Director
    Palo Alto Art Center
    Palo Alto CA
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  • 4.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-14-2022 11:45 AM

    The Venice Museum, Dale Laning & Julia Cousins Laning Archives & Research Center, the Lord-Higel House, and the soon-to-be-built open storage building for our 1926 fire truck are all owned and managed by the City of Venice, Division of Historical Resources.  I'd be interested in chatting.

     

    Harry Klinkhamer

    Historical Resources Manager

    City of Venice

    hklinkhamer@venicefl.gov

    (941) 486-2490

     

     

     






  • 5.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-15-2022 12:01 PM
    The Lillian E. Jones Museum is a city-owned museum in Jackson, Ohio and struggles with our identity and financial means as well. I'd like to try again. I connected once and then things here got icy (literally) and other small museum issues got in the way. Hopefully I'm back!
    Megan Malone, director

    The Lillian E. Jones Museum

    Jackson County's home for history, culture and education

    75 Broadway Jackson Ohio 45640

    740-286-2556

    www.jonesmuseum.com






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  • 6.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-16-2022 01:04 PM
    Thanks for the post Megan! Could you share your email address or contact me at Jennifer.Richardson@nashville.gov?

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    Jennifer Richardson
    Education and Curatorial Assistant
    The Parthenon Museum
    Nashville TN
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  • 7.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-14-2022 12:03 PM
    The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History is city-managed/owned. I'd be thrilled to be part of the conversation! We are mid-size for our state/region, but small compared to the big players. 

    Angie

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    Angie Albright
    Director
    Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
    Springdale AR
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  • 8.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-16-2022 12:44 PM
    Angie, 
    Could you give me your email address or email me at Jennifer.Richardson@nashville.gov?

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    Jennifer Richardson
    Education and Curatorial Assistant
    The Parthenon Museum
    Nashville TN
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  • 9.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-15-2022 09:43 AM
    The Masur Museum of Art in Monroe, LA, is City owned. We operate as a partnership between the city and a non-profit board. I'd like to connect as well.

    Evelyn Stewart
    Director, Masur Museum of Art
    Monroe, LA
    evelyn.stewart@ci.monroe.la.us

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    Evelyn Stewart
    Executive Director
    Masur Museum of Art
    MONROE LA
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  • 10.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-15-2022 11:03 AM
    Edited by Jeffory Morris 02-15-2022 11:03 AM
    Hi Jennifer, The City of Mesa, Arizona has three city owned museums: Mesa Contemporary Art Museum (at the Mesa Arts Center), the Arizona Museum of Natural History, and the i.d.e.a. Museum (children's art museum/STEAM.  Love to learn more from other city run museum pros. :)

    Jeffory Morris, MBA, BFA (He/Him/His)
    i.d.e.a. Museum Curator
    P: 480.644.5769
    E: Jeffory.Morris@mesaaz.gov
    150 W. Pepper Place, Mesa, AZ 85201-7326
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    Jeffory Morris MBA
    Museum Curator
    i.d.e.a. Museum
    Mesa AZ
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  • 11.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-15-2022 12:43 PM
    • Hi Jennifer,
      I am not sure the strict definition, if there is one, of a 'small museum'. There are not only 'City' but also 'County' and "State' owned, operated and/or managed jointly with a museum / institutional non-profit. Lots and lots of these, not only museums but other cultural institutions.  I know there are challenges, at times, with this public and/or public/private business model. Following is a short-list and if I can help make introduction, let me know by sending note through my website, artmanaskconsulting.com. No cost/charge to help of course! Hope this is helpful.

      Good luck
      Art

      Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
      Seattle Aquarium (City)
      Los Angeles Museum of Art (County)
      California Science Center (State of CA)
      Saint Louis Art Museum (City)
      Mill City Museum in Minneapolis (State of MN)
      Minnesota History Center (State of MN)
      Los Angeles Arboretum (County)
      Brooklyn Botanic Garden (City)
      Los Angeles Zoo & Gardens (City)
      Museums located on College / University Campuses throughout the US. Most all if not all are definitely 'small'. Most have State involvement.
      And many others of course.




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    Art Manask
    Principal
    Art Manask Consulting
    artmanask@gmail.com
    818 358-3588
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  • 12.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-15-2022 01:03 PM
    I had a conversation about this very topic yesterday with 2 other municipal museum colleagues in the DFW area!  Amazing.  
    I'm the educator at a city-owned museum in Frisco, Texas.  We have both historic and reproduction structures as well as a transportation collection.

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    Ani Simmons
    Arts & Culture Educator
    Frisco Heritage Museum
    Frisco TX
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  • 13.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-15-2022 01:21 PM
    The Greensboro History Museum in North Carolina is a public/private partnership. We are in the city's Library Department and are city employees. The city owns the building and pays operating costs and capital improvements. Our non-profit, GHM Inc., funds public programs and exhibitions and owns the collections. Lots of interesting aspects of this partnership that has worked really well for decades.

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    Carol Hart
    Executive Director
    Greensboro History Museum
    Greensboro NC
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  • 14.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-15-2022 01:51 PM
    SMJ House in Eugene, OR is owned by the City and operated by a nonprofit board. They take care of the maintenance and we operate the day to day functions. There is another City owned historic house that has a nonprofit that has less daily control than we do. 

    I am always looking for peers to talk things through with!

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    Leah Murray
    Executive Director
    Shelton McMurphey Johnson House
    Eugene OR
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  • 15.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-16-2022 05:52 AM
    Jennifer,

    Our City of Portsmouth, Virginia, owns 5 Museums including the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and the Lightship Portsmouth Museum. I am President of The Friends of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, an independent 501(c)(3) which provides program and financial support for these two Museums. I would be interested in following this group.

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    Gary Bahena
    Portsmouth VA
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  • 16.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-16-2022 09:28 AM
    The High Point Museum in North Carolina is a city-owned museum in the city's library department. Our Historical Society owns the collection, and the city funds the building, operations, maintenance, and most programming. Thanks for starting the discussion, Jennifer! This is a great idea!

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    Tamara Vaughan
    communications coordinator
    High Point Museum
    High Point NC
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  • 17.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-16-2022 09:34 AM
    The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery, Alabama is city-owned and operated by the City of Montgomery. Happy to participate in a conversation!

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    Sarah Graves
    Collections Information Specialist
    sgraves@mmfa.org

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    Sarah Graves PhD
    Collections Information Specialist
    Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
    Montgomery AL
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  • 18.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-17-2022 10:46 AM
    The Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, MO is City-owned (a full department of the City).

    Would love to connect with this group!

    Sarah Buhr (she/her)
    sbuhr@springfieldmo.gov

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    Sarah Buhr
    Curator
    Springfield Art Museum
    Springfield MO
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  • 19.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-16-2022 01:41 PM
    Sacramento History Museum is owned by the City, managed by a nonprofit.  We would love to be a part of this conversation!


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    Delta Mello
    Executive Director/CEO
    Sacramento History Museum
    Sacramento CA
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  • 20.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-16-2022 05:31 PM
    One of the more historic city-owned museums (founded in 1925) in Southern California is currently known as the "Museum of Riverside". They have been closed for some time pending renovations, but you might be able to contact them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Riverside

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    James Bryant
    Consultant, SOJOURN Science-Nature-Education
    Santa Fe NM
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  • 21.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-17-2022 08:35 AM
    The Littleton Museum in Littleton, CO (suburban Denver) is a department of the City of Littleton. We would be happy to join the conversation.

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    Timothy Nimz
    Museum Director
    Littleton Museum
    Littleton CO
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  • 22.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-18-2022 03:03 PM

    Hi,


    The Juneau-Douglas City Museum is part of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. Weʼd be glad to join the conversation too.


    Best,
    Beth Weigel, PhD

    Museum Director

    Juneau-Douglas City Museum

    907-586-3572

    www.juneau.org/museum




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  • 23.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-23-2022 01:51 PM
    The Lacey Museum in Lacey, WA is a city-owned website and I'd love to be part of the conversation.

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    Erin Quinn Valcho
    Museum Curator
    Lacey Museum
    Lacey WA
    equinnv@ci.lacey.wa.us
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  • 24.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-24-2022 12:33 PM
    I had served at the Mayor's office in NYC and we have a good # of city owned museums. There are opportunities and challenges we saw. Like to join the conversation. Thanks.  jlee@​indigoJLD.com

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    Joyce Lee FAIA
    President, IndigoJLD Green + Health
    Philadelphia PA
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  • 25.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-17-2022 10:39 AM
    The City of Farmington (New Mexico) has a museum system that consists of four museums and several historical houses. We do have two foundations that help with fundraising for our main museum and one for the nature center.

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    Rachel Landress
    Exhibit Designer
    Farmington Museum
    Farmington NM
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  • 26.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-25-2022 11:58 AM
    The Gaithersburg Community Museum is part of the City of Gaithersburg in Gaithersburg, MD. We'd love to connect with other municipal museums.

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    Karen Yaffe Lottes
    Program Coordinator
    Gaithersburg Community Museum
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  • 27.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-25-2022 01:00 PM
    The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico (GulfQuest) is currently owned by the City of Mobile and I would also appreciate connecting with other municipal museums.

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    MaryElizabeth Harper
    GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico
    Mobile AL
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  • 28.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 02-28-2022 10:09 AM
    Edited by John Coraor 02-28-2022 10:11 AM
    Hi Jennifer:

    The Heckscher Museum of Art is a small museum owned by the Town of Huntington, a suburban municipality of roughly 200,000 people on Long Island, NY.  However, it is a hybrid institution with management having been delegated by the municipality to an independent non-profit corporation established for that purpose.  The Museum receives an annual budget allocation from the municipality to help support operations, but over the years the non-profit has raised an ever increasing percentage of the Museum's operating budget.  Municipal support currently accounts for less than one-third of the annual operating budget. 

    I will only be Interim Director until June, when Heather Arnet will be joining the Museum as our new CEO, but will happily pass along information to her.

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    John E. Coraor
    Interim Director
    Heckscher Museum of Art
    Huntington, NY
    www.heckscher.org
    jcoraor@gmail.com
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  • 29.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 03-01-2022 11:34 AM
    The Smoky Hill Museum in Salina KS is a city owned and operated museum. I would be happy to discuss challenges and successes with you.

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    Susan Hawksworth
    Museum Director
    Smoky Hill Museum
    Salina KS
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  • 30.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 03-02-2022 09:37 AM
    The Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum is owned and operated by the City of Gladstone, Missouri. I would be interested in being a part of this discussion.

    Marye Newman
    Museum Manager
    Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum
    Gladstone, MO
    maryen@gladstone.mo.us

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    Marye Newman
    Museum Manager
    Gladstone MO
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  • 31.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 03-03-2022 07:24 AM
    Edited by Elizabeth Sugameli 03-03-2022 07:26 AM




  • 32.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 03-23-2022 01:45 PM
    Late to the conversation but keep us in mind for future get togethers:

    Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park
    Part of City of Lakewood, CO's Heritage, Culture and the Arts Division

    Thanks,
    Betsy

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    Betsy Bowers
    Administrator
    Lakewood CO
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  • 33.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 05-31-2022 04:33 PM
    Quick update: 

    I am sorry for the delay in connecting; as many of you have no doubt experienced, staffing shortages caused unexpended delays. I have created a survey to find out a bit about each institution and how best to connect. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey so that we can get started. Feel free to pass this along to other city owned museums. I am looking forward to connecting and learning from all of you!

     

    https://forms.gle/wDucrYCGHd2hAm7c8



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    Jennifer Richardson
    Acting Curator
    The Parthenon Museum
    Nashville TN
    Jennifer.Richardson@nashville.gov
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  • 34.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 06-01-2022 02:28 PM
    Several years ago 1995-96 I was employed by the Lightship Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia.  It was part of a system of four or five which were owned by the city.  Perhaps this will help in your search.  Jerry Foley



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  • 35.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 06-20-2022 12:37 PM
    Hi there! I'm a little late to the conversation but I am the director for the cultural arts department for the City of San Benito TX. Within my department, i also run a small cultural heritage museum with a fledgling history collection. Now I am creating a collections policy and basically all the core documents for our new museum. My expeirence has been in the non-profit world and working within the city administration is a little different. It would be amazing to be part of a group of peers!

    Aleida Garcia, Director
    Cultural Arts Department
    City of San Benito Texas 
    algarcia@cityofsanbenito.com

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    Aleida Garcia
    Director
    San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum
    San Benito TX
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  • 36.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 07-06-2022 10:38 AM

    Thanks to all who filled out the survey! Let's get together over Zoom and I'll share the results. We can figure out how to move forward then!

    Topic: Small City Owned Museums

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    Jennifer Richardson
    Acting Curator
    The Parthenon Museum
    Nashville TN
    Jennifer.Richardson@nashville.gov
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  • 37.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 07-07-2022 09:03 AM
    The Smoky Hill Museum in Salina, Kansas is owned and operated by the city. The museum has a private 501c3 board/group that partners with the city​. We would love to be part of a group like this.

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    Eldon Yeakel
    Registrar
    Smoky Hill Museum
    Salina KS
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  • 38.  RE: Looking for other city owned museums

    Posted 07-07-2022 10:51 AM
    Now I would just like to add that I used to work for the Portsmouth Lightship Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia, which is City owned.  There were about four others within this system.  we would even sell a pass that would be good for all of them.
    Jerry Foley now at the NGA in DC



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