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Concurrent Sessions
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Developing a Successful Internship Program (Red Cedar B)
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Capturing the Future Now: Oral History on a Budget (Michigamme)
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Secrets to Incorporating Video into Museum Spaces. Where to Begin? (Big Ten B)
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Simple Tools, Big Impact: Boosting Engagement at Fair Lane (Big Ten C)
Developing a Successful Internship Program
- Julie Cook, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
- Christy Kincaid, Kalamazoo Valley Museum
- Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks
Developing a successful internship program requires thoughtful planning, interdepartmental coordination, and dedicated resources. Laying down a solid foundation for the program is essential, as is continuous evaluation of the projects and intern experiences. This panel discussion will explore how different organizations have developed their internship programs and answer any questions you have for developing or expanding an internship program at your organization. Discussion topics will include interviewing and hiring interns, working with internal part-time staff, training, and evaluation.
Location: Red Cedar B
Capturing the Future Now: Oral History on a Budget
- Bill Wall-Winkel, Detroit Historical Society
- Andrew Schneider, The Henry Ford
Oral history collections create significant value for historical institutions and are vital as we continue into the twenty-first century. Technological advances have allowed more active collecting of community stories, and yet resources can be costly to an institution already short on time, people, and money. This workshop walks audience members through the significance of creating and capturing oral histories into their collections without having to break the bank or stretch human labor even thinner. We will discuss the opportunities and challenges of oral history collections, along with long-term affordable solutions to consider throughout the creation process. Through an open discussion of community concerns and questions, we hope to provide affordable solutions that will benefit any institution interested in creating, capturing, and storing oral history collections.
Location: Michigamme
Secrets to Incorporating Video into Museum Spaces. Where To Begin?
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Steve Burns, Good Timber Legacy Video
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Ricki Levine, Good Timber Legacy Video
Join producer Steve Burns and retired museum director turned producer, Ricki Levine as they explore the limitless possibilities that video can add to your museum brand, visitor experience, and to optimally preserve your collection’s unique value. Discussion includes how to choose captivating stories to highlight, the process to create video projects, and your steps to share content with intention so they may best serve visitors, constituents and staff. Tips regarding organization, budget, execution and delivery will be provided. Video examples will be utilized to help inspire ideas and bring the process of a video project to life.
Location: Big Ten B
Simple Tools, Big Impact: Boosting Engagement at Fair Lane
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Giles Simmer, Henry Ford Estate
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Tom Schuster, Henry Ford Estate
Learn how Fair Lane used planning, teamwork, and simple tools to launch a successful video series and grow its online presence. This session will share how the Tuesdays with Tom series was created—from content ideas to filming tips to posting on social media. We’ll show how working with different staff and volunteers made it easy to stay on track. You’ll leave with a clear timeline, content ideas, and tools to help your museum connect with visitors in new ways—starting now.
Location: Big Ten C
2025 Conference Partners
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The Michigan Museums Association is supported in part by an award from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.
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