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. As a leader and teacher in museum programs and operations, his career has included senior roles with the Senator John Heinz History Center, Missouri Historical Society, the National Aviary, and the University of Missouri.
Su Oh is Senior Vice President for Education, Exhibitions, and Community Engagement at the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California. She employs DEAI principles and community engagement practice to design transformative, content-rich experiences that promote lifelong science and cultural learning.
Franklin Vagnone is President and CEO of the Newport Restoration Foundation, Newport, Rhode Island. A public historian, sculptor, and architectural designer, he is the founder of Twisted Preservation Cultural Consulting. Among numerous articles, Vagnone is co-author, with Deb Ryan, of The Anarchist's Guide To Historic House Museums (Routledge, 2016).
Marsha Semmel is an independent consultant working with cultural and educational organizations on leadership development, strategic planning, and partnerships. She has served as senior adviser to the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement and the Noyce Leadership Institute. In 2019, she published Partnership Power: Essential Museum Strategies for Today’s Networked World (Rowman and Littlefield).
This webinar is organized in collaboration with MuseumExpert.org partner
the American Association for State and Local History.
