Small Museum Association Conference 2025

Small Museum Association Conference 2025

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8:30am EST

Registration Table Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center Breakfast Ballroom

9:00am EST

Keynote Ballroom

10:15am EST

20+ Programs, Seven Exhibits, Four Months, Three Staff, and an Osprey on a Flagpole: Pooling Skills and Using Community Resources Salon ACaitlin Playle • Molly Voth Leveraging Digital Tools to Promote Access to Collections Lakeside 1Dan Rael • Rayanna Hoeft • Todd Hoeft • Victoria Tamez Repatriation and Its Impact Salon BLauren Bufferd • Bonnie Seymour Rest Space Lakeside 2

11:15am EST

Coffee Break Ballroom Maryland State Museum Meeting Salon A

11:30am EST

Making a Collection Happen: Two Case Studies Salon ARebecca Henson • Angie Barry • Ashley Williams Making Touch Objects For Museum Exhibits Lakeside 2Cheryl Fogle-Hatch • Stefanie Koseff Rest Space Lakeside 2 Revitalizing the Outdated: Reimagining the Visitor Experience for the 21st Century Lakeside 1Kay Manuel Osmer

12:30pm EST

2:00pm EST

Community Voices: Conducting Oral History Projects in Small Museums Salon BGeneva Gillis Where Does the Bus Even Park? Overcoming Logistical Challenges of Field Trips in Small Museums Salon BHannah Gaston • Michaela Piepoli “Whatever Happened to the Communications Museum?” or Saving a Collection from Organizational Disaster Salon ACatherine Stiers • Kelly Kerbow Hudson Unlocking the Mysteries of Your Organization’s Tax Return Lakeside 1Jillian Decker • Conrad Deitrick

5:30pm EST

Banquet (Ticket Required) Ballroom