Building Support for Interpreting Slavery at Your Site - (October 2025) - Virtual Workshop
Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 10/22/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
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Register
- Nonmember - $200
- Academic Program - $175
- Academic Faculty - $175
- Academic Student - $175
- Partner Institution - $175
- Partner Institution Staff - $175
- Premier Partner Institution - $175
- Premier Institution Staff - $175
- Platinum Partner Institution - $175
- Platinum Institution Staff - $175
- Complimentary - $175
- Individual Membership - $175
- Subscription Services - $175
- Institutional Budget - $175
- Institutional Staff - $175
- Individual Student - $175
- Institutional Member - $175
- Individual Student Renew - $175
Workshop Description
Interpretating history of any kind is an inclusive effort. When we’re talking about the history of enslavement, it’s imperative that institutions do their work with board, staff, and volunteers before and throughout their work with visitors and stakeholders. Incumbent in that work is managing change and fostering empathy around inclusive historical narratives.
If you want to learn how to communicate the importance of interpreting hard history, work through pushback from stakeholders and communities, and effectively and sensitively manage changing and updating your site's interpretation on slavery, this is the workshop for you. We'll have theoretical discussions, offer practical tips and guidance, share resources to learn from and bring to the board, build a network of peers you can call for assistance, and more.
In this two-day (4 hours per day) virtual workshop, we’ll explore these topics and more through dialogue and activities. Outcomes include:
- Understanding the role of race, identity, and historical trauma in interpreting slavery
- Gaining strategies for managing interpretive change with internal (board, staff, volunteers) and external stakeholders (visitors, teachers, and your community)
- Learning techniques for communicating how we all (the institution, community, descendants, and even Americans around the country) benefit from comprehensive and conscientious interpretation of slavery
AASLH workshops include presentations from the facilitator and in-depth discussions with other participants from around the country who are facing similar issues and opportunities in their work. This workshop is not recorded to ensure participant confidentiality.
Details
SESSION DATES: October 22 and 24, 2025 - from 1-5pm ET each day
COST: $175 AASLH Members / $200 Nonmembers /10% discount for STEPS participants with promo code found in the online STEPS Community
OPEN REGISTRATION: 25 participant limit.
Workshop Logistics
FORMAT: Online via Zoom
LENGTH: Two 4-hour days
MATERIALS: All workshop materials are provided.
TECHNOLOGY: We recommend downloading the Zoom mobile or desktop app for this course. Participants will need access to internet and a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet to participate in this course. We recommend having access to a camera and a headset, earphones, or other audio and microphone device. Automatic captioning is available in the Zoom discussions.
Book Discount Code
Registrants for this workshop also receive a 30% discount on the AASLH books Interpreting Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens at Museums and Historic Sites at bloomsbury.com with a promo code in their confirmation email.
Having issues registering? Please contact learn@aaslh.org
Please note AASLH's Notetaking Tools Policy: During webinars and online courses, the use of any AI notetaking tools such as meeting assistants is prohibited to ensure the confidentiality and security of the discussion. Most sessions are automatically recorded and all are transcribed for participants. AI tools will be removed from events by AASLH staff if they appear. Please contact us at learn@aaslh.org if you need to use AI tools for accessibility reasons.
Kristin Gallas
Principal
MUSE Consulting, Medford, MA
Kristin Gallas, principal of MUSE Consulting, is an award-winning museum educator who believes that comprehensive narratives, conscientious storytelling, and compassionate organizations are essential for creating dynamic, empathetic learner-centered experiences and strong, visionary people-centered organizations. Her education programs, interpretive plans, and professional development trainings have transformed learning experiences at museums and historic sites around the country, including several National Park Service sites, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Lee Mansion and Slave Quarters, Old North Church, Whitney Plantation, and King’s Chapel. Kristin is the author of Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens at Museums and Historic Sites and the co-editor of Interpreting Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites. She earned a B.S. in education from University of Vermont and a masters in museum education from George Washington University.
Webinars, Online Courses, and Online Workshops (Excludes HLI Programs)
Cancellations for online professional development must be submitted in writing via email to learn@aaslh.org or mail to 2021 21st Ave S., Suite 320 Nashville, TN 37212. Cancellations made prior to the start date for the online course or the day of the webinar will be given a full refund. No refund will be given on/after the start date for the online course or on/after the day of the webinar. Registrants may transfer their registration to another person. Registrations cannot be transferred between courses or course sessions. AASLH is not responsible for cancellations that were mailed or emailed but never received.
If you have any questions, please contact AASLH Professional Development staff at learn@aaslh.org or 615-320-3203.
