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Participatory learning at The Museum Institute

Dear MANY members, 

Welcome to the September issue of This Month in NYS Museums. We are publishing this issue from The Museum Institute at Great Camp Sagamore where our conversations are exploring how we can advance the field and our personal practice through inclusive leadership. This month, the article on the The Brooklyn Museum’s ASK app is a great illustration of how technology can be leveraged to engage visitors in new ways. Gwen Spicer’s article on magnetic mounting systems went a long way toward educating me about new applications for ancient technology. I hope that the article about how Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, the smallest Whaling Museum in our nation, scored big with an IMLS grant through their new Inspire! funding program will inspire other small museums to consider applying for the November 15 deadline. In addition to my letter, we have included an exciting new report from the NYS Department of Labor on museums in our state. I hope you enjoy the reading as much as we enjoyed putting this issue together for you. 


With thanks for your support, 


Erika Sanger, Executive Director



MANY News

RESOURCES

Inspiring Funding for Small Museums


The IMLS’s The Inspire! grant program for small museums grew out of a special initiative from their Museums for America program and was first offered in 2018 for grants to be implemented in 2019. Inspire! grants help applicants build capacity without concern for matching funds. Although both Inspire! and the Museums for America grant programs fund similar projects, the difference is the funding available and cost-share required. The program goal for Inspire! is to support small museums in addressing priorities identified in their strategic plans. READ MORE



COMMUNITY

ASK! Cultivating a Better Visitor Experience With Technology at The Brooklyn Museum


More museums are using data to drive decision making. This data can influence marketing decisions, membership development, and shaping visitor experiences. The app invites you to ask questions by texting with one of the Brooklyn Museum's staff. The goal? To make the museum a more dynamic and responsive institution. But it also helps the museum answer the question, "what are visitors looking for from the museum?" READ MORE

EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS

An Introduction to Magnetic Mounting Systems


At Spicer Art Conservation, we are passionate about magnets and the amazing possibilities of their use in museums and cultural institutions. Their use is especially beneficial where standard stitching techniques are not possible. However the use of magnets is not “magic,” there is actual science behind how a magnetic system functions, incorporating three key factors that must be considered. READ MORE

Editor’s note: Magnetic Mounting Systems for Museums and Cultural Institutions won the 2019 Greater Hudson Heritage Network publication award.

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NYS Museums Fill Many Roles: Economic Engine, Community Anchor and Educational Partner

Did you know that New York State is home to more than 1,800 museums? It's a fact! The Empire State ranks #2 in the nation for number of museums, according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency. READ MORE


LETTER FROM ERIKA

But What do you Mean by Partnership?

Guastavino vaulted ceiling at the former NYS Library at the State Education building

Last week we announced the Call for Proposals for our 2020 annual conference that will be held in Albany March 29 -31. Pre-conference events on March 28 will include hands-on workshops, special architectural and behind the scenes tours and a day-long museums and folklore forum. READ MORE


Member News

RIT and Genesee County Village & Museum seal partnership with $1.3 million gift

(left to right) RIT Liberal Arts Dean James Winebrake, Genesee Country Village & Museum President and CEO Becky Wehle, and Anne and Phil Wehrheim meet at the museum. Credit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT.

Rochester Institute of Technology has received a $1.3 million gift to endow its partnership between the university and Genesee Country Village & Museum.

The gift comes from RIT alumnus Philip Wehrheim and his wife, Anne. The gift marries Wehrheim’s interest in both RIT and the museum. “For me to be able to do this for the museum and also for my alma mater is a perfect fit,” he said.

James Winebrake, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, said that while his college will manage the gift, the fund will support projects involving all colleges at RIT. READ MORE

NEMA Survey

Tainted Money: Where Do You Stand?

Museums are wrestling with the ethical implications of accepting donations from people who make their money or espouse beliefs that are antithetical with the values of the institution or its audience. We want your opinion to benchmark our field’s attitudes and practices surrounding this important topic. Our colleagues at the New England Museum Association have created a short survey to collect nationwide data, so please take a few minutes to respond: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCL5TLW. Your answers will be anonymous and will help inform the field’s thought leadership on the issue.

Grants Available Nationwide for Historic Markers Celebration Transportation Canal History

The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has officially opened a new grant round of its Historic Transportation Canals Marker Grant Program. This historic marker program commemorates the history of these important canals across the U.S. Grants cover the entire cost of a marker, pole and shipping. 

READ MORE

Mid-Hudson Children's Museum Receives International Award for its Poughkeepsie Waterfront Market


The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum has been recognized by the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) with the 2019 Leading Edge Award for Business Practice for its creation and operation of the Poughkeepsie Waterfront Market. READ MORE

Share Your News

>Engaging community stories
>Exhibition and collection developments
>How you're using resources to accomplish your vision and mission

Upload your articles to the Share Your News page or Email Megan [Marketing & Social Media Coordinator] meves@nysmuseums.org

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MANY on the Move

Thursday, October 10

Water/Ways Exhibition Grand Opening at Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village The third stop of the New York Water Tour, this traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street Program explores water as an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally, and historically.


Tuesday, October 15

Central Region Meet-Up in Auburn, NY with tours of the Harriet Tubman House, Seward House Museum, and reception at NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center


Wednesday, October 23

Southern Tier Workshop in Ithaca, NY at The History Center of Tompkins County with presentation on: Collaborative Projects in Recording Neighborhood History, Our Museum in Action: Engaging Hard to Reach Donors in Small Projects, and Finding Your Roots: Genealogy Tours and Tourism

Meet up follow workshop at 4:30 PM


Thursday, October 24

Capital Region Workshop at Mabee Farm with Exclusive and Inclusive: Behind the Scenes Collections Tours for the 21st Century, Humanities NY Workshop, and Expanding Visitor Experiences: Engaging Tour Ideas for Historic Sites.

Meet up follow workshop at 4:30 PM


& more!


Find out where your nearest workshop and meet-up will be this fall!



Currently

Listening to

The Long Island History Podcast


Watching

Reimagining the Science Centre



Reading

The Inclusive Historian's Handbook


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What are you listening to, watching, and reading in the museum sphere?

Share what's on your radar! 



Museums

in the News

Some Old Stone Fort Preservation History

What to Expect at MoMA's Reopening This Fall

Rensselaer County museum gets new name, new vision

Student Spotlight: Co-op at Strong Museum solidifies career path



Are you looking for

a job? 

Are you looking for

a great candidate?


Look no further than the

MANY Job Board!

MANY members can post their #museumjobs for free! 


Collections Registrar

Tang Teaching Museum/Art Gallery at Skidmore College


Visitor Services Assistant

New York State Museum


Membership Coordinator

Adirondack Experience


Assistant Curator of Exhibitions and Academic Outreach

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Collections Curator and Registrar

Wellin Museum or Art


& more!


Find your next museum job/post your job opportunity today!

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2020 Conference Call for Proposals

What do museum partnerships look like today? How do these partnerships evolve to help achieve our missions and move our organizations forward in the future? 


Submit your conference proposal for MANY 2020

The Power of Partnership

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Grant Opportunities

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Impact Grants

Humanities NY

 Vision Grants

Action Grants 

Quick Grants

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Instagram Catch Up


Views at Great Camp Sagamore for the Museum Institute

A little taxidermy, behind the scenes collections storage, and more! Thank you for a great North Country Meet-Up at the Adirondack Experience.

WaterWays will be in Aurora-on-Cayuga for one more week before traveling to Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village.

MANY staff took a field trip to Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House in Buffalo, NY. The buildings at The Martin House complex began a $52 million restoration journey back in the early 1990s and was finished earlier this year.

Welcome to the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory! Located on Tupper Lake in the Adirondack Mountains, the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory has one of the best destinations for stargazing in the East.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Explore and More in Buffalo for our Western NY Access and Identity workshop this past Wednesday. What a great day to learn about membership development, fundraising, and institutional advancement. Thank you to our presenters who traveled near and far and to the incredible staff at Explore and More for hosting us. Check out where else we will be this fall and register to join us for one of our workshops!

Cooler temperatures have us excited for fall, especially at Mabee Farm Historic Site! Built in 1705, Mabee Farm is the oldest farm in the Mohawk Valley and offers visitors a chance to explore their 1760s Dutch Barn, say hello to the Farm animals, and walk though the orchards, gardens, and forest trails. @schenectadyhistorical Join MANY at Mabee Farm on October 24 for a full day of workshop sessions including... Exclusive and Inclusive Behind the Scenes Tours for the 21st century with @rocrmsc, a @humanitiesny Workshop, and Expanding Visitor Experiences Engaging Tour Ideas for Historic Sites with @olanashs

Overlooking Blue Mountain Lake, the Adirondack Experience offers 131 acres of an open air campus where you can hike, paddle, or row to experience the great outdoors. The new 19,000 square foot Life in the Adirondacks Exhibition allows you to full immerse yourself in an interactive exploration of the Adirondack Park.

#WelcomeWednesday to one of our newest Industry partners, nArchitects is a Brooklyn based architecture office led by Principals Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang. nArchitects was founded with the goal of addressing contemporary issues in architecture through conceptually driven, socially engaging and technologically innovative work- including the new NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn, NY. Welcome to MANY! NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center under construction with the main walls up and the entry foyer concrete poured. Amanda Morgan



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