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December 2019
Incorporating Transportation History Into Exhibits Webinar
Are you considering researching and incorporating transportation history into your museum exhibits? Learn about the many resources available from The Texas Department of Transportation and other sources, as well as how to access them and best practices for utilizing them your exhibits. Using examples from exhibits across the state, this webinar will focus on strategies for using these resources to tell local stories that support your community's history. Register here. Rebekah Dobrasko is an environmental program manager and lead historian…
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Neurodiversity in Museums: Crafting Community for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Webinar
Join museum professional and autism mom Jackie Spainhour as she provides insight into how museums of all sizes and scopes can adapt their facilities and programming to suit the needs of children on the autism spectrum. Jackie will share tangible steps that any museum can take, resources for best practices in engaging children on the autism spectrum, and will discuss how and why museums should prioritize these efforts. Jackie Spainhour is a writer, researcher, museum professional, and special needs mom…
Find out more »Museum Relevance: Exhibitions for Social Justice Webinar
Elena Gonzales, author of "Exhibitions for Social Justice," will discuss how museums can reach the whole population, rather than a dwindling half of it, how museums can develop more honest and functional relationships with communities that typically have not visited, and what curatorial strategies and tactics are most effective when museums want to build empathy, long lasting memories, and inspiration for visitors. She will share examples of institutions that are embracing opportunities to become more relevant by doing work within…
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