Destination Cranbrook: Breaking Down the Walls - 2026 MMA Conference Workshop

Destination Cranbrook: Breaking Down the Walls

Monday, October 19

9am-12pm

Join the staff of the Cranbrook Educational Community for a series of conversations and presentations focusing on their public entities. These discussions will offer a behind-the-scenes look at running over 300 acres of property, managing historic buildings, and creating welcoming educational and entertaining experiences for the public at our cultural institutions. There will be an emphasis on practical tips, actions, and best practices for an audience of much smaller institutions managing some or all of these similar issues.  

Meet in the auditorium at Cranbrook Institute of Science. Expect to join in on three panels with four 10-minute presentations by each presenter, followed by group Q & A session after each set of presentations.

9:15am - Maintaining the Grounds and Historic Buildings: Hear about maintaining our historic campus including the recent renovation of our Japanese Gardens, managing actively used spaces with historic designation and long-term capital planning. 

10:15am - Collections & Stewardship: Hear about how we work with living artists, support Detroit’s art communities, manage contemporary collections, and expand the archives. 

11:15am - Creating Engaging Programs & Exhibitions: Hear about how we have changed programming models to engage broader public audiences, investing in advancements in technology in our historic planetarium and designed tours that have something for everyone.

The cost of your registration includes a boxed lunch.

Presenters:

• Lyla Catellier, Cranbrook Art Museum, along with a variety of Cranbrook Educational Community staff members  

Registration 

Member and Conference Attendee registrants $50

Non-Member registrants $60

Registration is open through September 28. 

If the minimum number of registrants needed to run this workshop is not met by certain pre-determined deadlines, this workshop may be cancelled. Anyone registered for the workshop in the event of a cancellation will be notified and refunded.

Conference Registration is NOT required for this workshop