The recently released publication, Change Is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022), is an anthology of essays by leading museum professionals that address the field's adaptations, changes, and professional realignment over the last two years.
Co-editor Marsha Semmel will facilitate a conversation between three of the book's contributors-Sam Moore, Su Oh, and Franklin Vagnone-who will focus on ways we can better support the people who work in our museums-and become more effective institutions as a result. Together, they will explore issues such as:
How can we break through traditional hierarchies in order to change our decision-making processes?
Do we need to consider new shapes and structures for our organizations?
How can we reform and update our hiring and advancement practices to support the needs of our people and the sustainability of our institutions?
Sam Moore is the founding Executive Director of the Moonshot Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Su Oh is Senior Vice President for Education, Exhibitions, and Community Engagement at the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California. Franklin Vagnone is President and CEO of the Newport Restoration Foundation, Newport, Rhode Island. Marsha Semmel is a museum consultant, has held leadership positions at the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and has served as President and CEO at two museums-Women of the West Museum and Conner Prairie.
This webinar is organized in collaboration with MuseumExpert.org partner
the American Association for State and Local History.