Intro to Disaster Response and Hands-On Water Salvage Workshop (1p-4p)

Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1 Institute Way, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

• Mallory Bower, Cultural Heritage Consultant
• Louise Stewart Beck, The Henry Ford

Whether it's a burst pipe, a slow leak, a flood, or the result of firefighting efforts, water is a major threat to Michigan's museums and their collections. In this workshop led by Mallory Bower and Louise Stewart Beck, participants will learn the basic concepts related to disaster response. The workshop will include an overview of categories of disasters, planning for a disaster, and what supplies to have to best equip you for disaster response. The second half of the workshop will consist of hands-on practice salvaging collections during a water event. All participants will receive personal disaster response supplies. 

$55

Accessibility Boot Camp (1p-4p)

Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1 Institute Way, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

• Caroline Braden, The Henry Ford
• Kayla Dietz, Alzheimer's Association
• Denice Blair, PhD., MSU Museum 

This engaging workshop will provide an overview of accessibility audiences, program offerings, and training tips. Through information and hands-on activities shared by the presenters, you will leave with ideas, tools, and shareable examples for enhancing accessibility at your institution for people who are blind/low vision, d/Deaf/hard of hearing, on the autism spectrum, and living with dementia. Whether you are experienced with accessibility-focused work or looking to get started, this session will deepen your knowledge and build your skills. 

$50

Exhibit Design Boot Camp (1p-4p) FULL

Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1 Institute Way, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

• Keeney Swearer, Exhibit Designer, Mackinac State Historic Parks

Exhibit Designer at Mackinac State Historic Parks Keeney Swearer will guide participants through the Exhibit Design process. All elements of the exhibit design process will be covered including:

• Concept design & basic flow floor plans.
• Exhibit design including interactive and artifact integration. 
• Graphic design and integration into 3D exhibit design. 
• Designing and specifying museum grade object cases, graphic panels, and other exhibit elements. 

Participants will leave the workshop with a basic understanding of the Exhibit Design process and the tools required to begin designing exhibits at their institutions.

$25

Metadata Refinement for Museum Professionals (1p-4p)

Troy Historic Village, 60 W Wattles Rd, Troy, MI 48098

• Matthew Patulski, Poplar Media LLC

This workshop takes participants through metadata refinement concepts delivered through a series of hands-on exercises using common office apps like Google Sheets and Excel. We will work with samples of actual collection data and work together to learn best practices for refining descriptive, technical, and administrative metadata to improve discoverability, consistency and scholarship of their collection. We will also cover ways to leverage AI while also protecting data from unintended uses.

$50

Fire Salvage and Behavior for Cultural Institutions

Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm - Calf Barn. 1005 Van Hoosen Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48306

• Jared Yax, Cultural Heritage Emergency Response Consultant
• Brian Jaeschke, Mackinac State Historic Parks

This workshop will cover how fire behaves within collection and exhibition spaces. We will cover how fire damage can be mitigated by room design, suppression systems, and fire extinguishers. Health and safety will be a focus to address the hazardous carcinogens that can cover a fire affected artifact. After the lecture portion of the workshop we will have hands on training for the handling, packing and basic cleaning of fire affected objects. 

$25