Small Museum Association Conference 2023 has ended

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Small Museum Association Conference 2023

Thank you for attending SMA 2023 at Hotel Dupont.

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12:00pm EST

Registration Table

1:00pm EST

Cultivating Community: Wyck’s Home Farm Foodways Project King Sullivan - Hotel Du PontKim Staub • Cara Caputo • Marsha Lewis Curating for Community Impact: Finding Greater Purpose in our Work du Barry - Hotel Du PontJonathan Goldman Pre-Registration Required | Off-Site Workshop at the Marshall Steam Museum: DIY Exhibits 2.0 Marshall Steam MuseumSusan Randolph • Alli Schell Self-Care Room King Sejong - Hotel Du Pont Resource Hall & Silent Auction Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont

3:00pm EST

A Free Online Toolkit for Streamlined Collections Management Policies King Sullivan - Hotel Du PontDyani Feige Introduction to NAGPRA for Small Museums du Barry - Hotel Du PontVivien Barnett

5:30pm EST

Off-Site: Opening Reception at Delaware Historical Society Delaware Historical Society

7:00pm EST

Eat & Engage (No Meal Provided)

9:00pm EST

Battledecks! du Barry - Hotel Du Pont

8:00am EST

Breakfast Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont Self-Care Room King Sejong - Hotel Du Pont Registration Table Upper Ballroom Foyer - Hotel Du Pont Resource Hall & Silent Auction Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont

9:00am EST

Keynote: Prioritizing Joy and Showing Grace: A Small Museum Call to Action Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont

10:15am EST

Mental Health in Museums King Sullivan - Hotel Du PontMeg Hutchins NEH and Small Museums: Discover New Funding Opportunities Geared to Your Organizations Christina - Hotel Du PontAdriana Cutler • Jill Austin • Tatiana Ausema Overcoming the Barriers to Museum Fundraising Success du Barry - Hotel Du PontChad Barger, CFRE, CNP Off-Site: Self-Care in an Anti-Self-Care Society Wilmington Public Library - Jacob Broom Meeting RoomSarah Bridge

11:15am EST

Coffee Break Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont

11:30am EST

Collections Stewardship Succession Planning: Your Input Needed! King Sullivan - Hotel Du PontMichelle Eisenberg • Tom Clareson Leveraging Partnerships with Local and State DMO (Destination Marketing Organization) Christina - Hotel Du PontTiffany Ahalt (SMA Conference Committee) Time to Think Big: Inspire! Grants for Small Museums du Barry - Hotel Du PontJennifer Anstadt • Reagan Moore

12:30pm EST

Lunch Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont

2:00pm EST

Decolonisation as Care: Reimagining our Futures Christina - Hotel Du PontFrancis Mahon Participants Not Patrons: Assistive Technology for Visitors with Visual Disabilities King Sullivan - Hotel Du PontLindsey Crawford Why We Turned to People & Puppets During the Pandemic du Barry - Hotel Du PontDrew Barker

3:30pm EST

Maryland Museum Association State Meeting du Barry - Hotel Du Pont Executive Director Support Group King Sullivan - Hotel Du Pont Off-Site: Beginner Yoga Core Ten Fitness Off-Site: Delaware Museum Association State Meeting Delaware Humanities Offices

5:30pm EST

Cocktail Hour (No Banquet Ticket Needed) Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont

6:30pm EST

Ticketed Event: SMA Banquet & Awards Presentation Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont

8:00am EST

Breakfast Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont Registration Table Upper Ballroom Foyer - Hotel Du Pont Resource Hall Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du Pont Self-Care Room King Sejong - Hotel Du Pont

9:00am EST

Plenary: Collective Care and Shared Leadership: Frontline Stories from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Union Strike Gold Ballroom - Hotel Du PontNicole Elizabeth Cook (Plenary Speaker)

10:15am EST

C2C Care Coordinator/FAIC King Sullivan - Hotel Du PontRobin Bauer Kilgo Producing a Museum Podcast In-House: A Complete How-To Workshop Christina - Hotel Du PontHannah Hethmon • Hannah Hethmon Show Up! Share Your Story and Build Authentic Connections with Others du Barry - Hotel Du PontAmy Golden-Shepherd