Previous VAM Workshops
2019-2020 Workshop Series
SERVING THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED: NEURODIVERSITY IN MUSEUMS
Friday, November 15, 2019
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Speakers: Leslie Clements, Special Projects Coordinator, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center;
Cody Long, Museum Educator for Curriculum and School Programs, Chrysler Museum of Art; Nicole Miller, Resource Coordinator, Tidewater Autism Society; Jackie Spainhour, Autism Parent and Museum Director, Hunter House Victorian Museum
Certificate in Museum Management Credit: Education & Outreach
DIY EXHIBIT PLANNING: DESIGN, MATERIALS, AND INSTALLATION
Monday, December 16, 2019
National Sporting Library & Mueum, Middleburg, VA
Speakers: Claudia Pfeiffer, Curator, National Sporting Library and Museum
Certificate in Museum Management Credit: Exhibitions
UNDERSTANDING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS: FOSTERING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AT YOUR MUSEUM
Monday, February 10, 2020
Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Richmond, VA
Speakers: Charm Bullard, Director of Programs, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities; Jacquie Johnson, Professional Development Coordinator; Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities
Planned but cancelled due to the pandemic:
Prepare for the Unexpected & Keep Operating During a DIsaster: Emergency Preparedness Practices for Museums
Monday, April 6, 2020
Jamestown Settlement, Williamsburg, VA
Connect to Conserevation Collections Care
Friday, May 1, 2020
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA
Connect to Conservation Collections Care
Monday, June 8, 2020
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2017-2018 Workshop Series
ARCHAEOLOGY FRONT AND CENTER
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA
Speakers: Sara Bon-Harper, Executive Director, James Monroe's Highland; Jack Gary, Director of Archaeology and Landscapes, Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest; Nancy Stetz, Education Programs Manager, James Monroe's Highland
Certificate in Museum Management credit: External Relations
CREATIVE EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT
Monday, December 4, 2017
Center for the Arts at The Candy Factory, Manassas, VA
Speakers: Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator, Manssas Museum System; Sara Poore, Executive Director, Fredericksburg Area Museum
Certificate in Museum Management credit: Exhibitions
REAP THE WHIRLWIND: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MUSEUM INTERNSHIPS
Monday, April 9, 2018
Nauticus; Norfolk, VA
Certificate in Museum Management credit: Internal Affairs or Education and Outreach
NAVIGATING MURKY WATERS: COPYRIGHT LAW BASICS & NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Monday, April 23, 2018
Hampton History Museum; Hampton, VA
Certificate in Museum Management credit: Internal Affairs or Collections Management
MANAGING PEOPLE & PROJECTS IN THE MUSEUM FIELD
Monday, May 14, 2018<
Virginia Museum of History and Culture; Richmond, VA
Certificate in Museum Management credit: Internal Affairs
Fundamentals of Textile Care, Preservation and Exhibition
Monday, June 11, 2018
Fredericksburg Area Museum & James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library; Fredericksburg, VA
Certificate in Museum Management credit: Collections Management
2016-2017 Workshop Series
CREATING A PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR TODAY'S MUSEUMS
Monday, December 5, 2016
Robert Russa Moton Museum; Farmville, VA
Speakers: Timothy Hensley, Curator, Virginia Holocaust Museum, Troy, Director of Security, Virginia Holocaust Museum: Charles Coulomb, Interim Director, Virginia Holocaust Museum
VAM Certificate in Museum Management: Internal Affairs
CAPITALIZING ON YOUR STRENGTHS TO EXPAND AUDIENCES & MEET SOLs
Monday, April 3, 2017
Museum of Contemporary Art; Virginia Beach, Virginia
Speakers: Laura Baghetti, Education Curator, U.S. Quartermaster Museum; Lea Bennett, Outreach & Family Programs Coordinator, Museum of Contemporary Art; Tracy Bradford, Education Director, U.S. Army Women's Museum; Cydnee Gentry, Education Consultant & Board of Directors, U.S. Army Women's Museum; Amanda Vtilpson, Education Curator, U.S. Army Women's Museum
VAM Certificate in Museum Management: Education and Outreach
MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITIZATION PRACTICES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
Friday, May 12, 2017
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
Speakers: Travis Fullerton, Chief Photographer and Manager of Imaging Resources; David Stover, Assistant Photographer; Jaclyn Brown, Digitization Technician
VAM Certificate in Museum Management: Collections Management or Exhibitions
FURNISHINGS PLANS FOR HISTORIC SITES
Monday, May 22, 2017
Gunston Hall; Mason Neck, Virginia
Speakers: Meg Kennedy, Decorative and Fine Arts Program Manager at the University of Virginia; Ellen Donald, consultant, history and material culture projects; Catherine Rogers Arthur, Senior Curator & Director, Commission on Artistic Property; Samantha Dorsey, Curator, Gunston Hall; Teresa Martinez, Manager, Octagon Museum; Kimberly Robinson, Curator, Arlington House.
VAM Certificate in Museum Management: Exhibitions
CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT SHINES
Monday, June 5, 2017
St. John's Church; Richmond, VA
Speakers: John Houser, Park Manager, Occoquan Regional Park, NOVA Parks; Joyce Lapsley, Client Solutions Manager, Corporate Training and Consulting, Community College Workforce Alliance; Brigette Thomas, Visitor Services Manager, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
VAM Certificate in Museum Management credit: External Relations or Education and Outreach
2015-2016 Workshop Series
ARCHAEOLOGY IN ACTION
Monday, November 9, 2015
Historic Jamestowne, Williamsburg, Virginia
Speakers: Bill Warder, National Park Ranger, National Park Service; Mark Summers, Manager of Public and Educational Programs, Jamestown Rediscovery; Danny Schmidt, Senior Staff Archaeologist, Jamestown Rediscovery; Jamie May, Senior Staff Archaeologist, Jamestown Rediscovery; Michael Lavin, Senior Conservator, Jamestown Rediscovery; Jeff Aronowitz, Assistant Manager of Public and Educational Programs, Jamestown Rediscovery; Dr. Bernard Means, Director of Virtual Curation Laboratory, Virginia Commonwealth University
Lisa Fischer, Director of Digital Initiatives, Jamestown Rediscovery
VAM Certificate in Museum Management Credit: Exhibitions OR Education and Outreach
MUSEUMS AT THE NEXUS OF CRISIS: THE CONFEDERATE EMBLEM AS CASE STUDY
Monday, November 16, 2015
The American Civil War Museum, Appomattox, Virginia
Speakers: Staff of the American Civil War Museum, including: Christy Coleman, Co-CEO; Waite Rawls, Co-CEO
Patrick Saylor, Director, Marketing Communications; John Coski, Historian; Bob Sayre, Interim Retail and Visitor Services Director
VAM Certificate in Museum Management Credit: Internal Affairs OR External Affairs
BUILDING THE FRONT LINE TEAM YOU WANT
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Speakers: Linnea Grim, Director of Education & Visitor Programs, Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Lauren Patton, Docent Coordinator, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia; Emily Tenhundfeld, Volunteer and Intern Coordinator, Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Jillian Tucker, Office Coordinator, Thomas Jefferson Foundation
VAM Certificate in Museum Management Credit: Internal Affairs OR Education/Outreach
PHILANTHROPY FORUM: DONOR RETENTION & CROWDFUNDING
Monday, May 9, 2016
Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, Virginia
Speakers:Allan Burrows, President, Capital Development; Jeff Liverman, Executive Director, Jacksonville Center for the Arts; Dr. Jessica Turner, Museum Director, Birthplace of Country Music
VAM Certificate in Museum Management Credit: External Affairs
BOTH A BORROWER & LENDER BE
Friday, May 20, 2016
Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Speakers: Barbara Batson, Exhibitions Coordinator, Library of Virginia; Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator, Manassas Museum; Rebecca Rose, Registrar, Virginia Historical Society
VAM Certificate in Museum Management Credit: Collections OR Exhibitions
SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES: UNTANGLING YOUR COLLECTIONS MESS
Monday, June 6, 2016
Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Norfolk, Virginia
Speakers: Beth Austin, Hampton History Museum; Colin Brady, Hermitage Museum and Gardens; Diane Cripps, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum; Harold Jacobson, Petersburg Museums
VAM Certificate in Museum Management Credit: Collections