Jingle All the Way: Maximizing Your Museum's Holiday Potential (July 2024) - Live Webinar

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About this Webinar

Join our July webinar to discover how your historic house or history museum can leverage December's holiday season to enhance community engagement. As the most visited (and most profitable) season for many organizations, we'll discuss how to equip staff and volunteers with the necessary knowledge and skills to research, plan, and host holiday events. We'll explore how researching the regional history of Christmas from diverse perspectives can distinguish your offerings from other holiday events, and how to expand traditional programs to attract a larger, more diverse audience. Drawing inspiration from museums and historic sites nationwide, we'll provide fresh ideas for your holiday interpretation and engagement. This webinar is designed to help you maximize the potential of the holiday season at your institution.

Presenters Ken Turino and Max van Balgooy are editors of the forthcoming book Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites and the 2019 work Reimagining Historic House Museums: New Approaches and Proven Solutions. They are also the instructors of the popular AASLH historic house museum workshop.

Details

DATE: July 23, 2024

TIME: 3:00 - 4:15 pm EASTERN (Remember to adjust for your time zone)

COST: $25 - Members/$45 - Non-members

ACCESS: You will be provided with instructions on how to access the live event upon registration.

Book Discount Code

Registrants for this workshop also receive a 30% discount on the AASLH book Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites at rowman.com with a promo code in their confirmation email.

Recording and Captioning

We will record this event. Captioning is provided for the live event.

Learning Outcomes

As as result of this webinar, participants will:

Acquire practical skills for planning, researching, interpreting, and programming holiday-themed activities at historical sites or museums.
Explore strategies for effectively engaging diverse audiences in holiday-related programs and activities.
Develop fresh ideas and approaches for incorporating holiday traditions into museum exhibits, events, and educational programs.
Enhance cultural sensitivity and inclusivity in holiday programming to ensure that all visitors feel welcome and represented.
Discover methods for leveraging holiday celebrations as opportunities to increase visitor engagement and revenue for cultural institutions.

Connecting the Content

This webinar will especially help organizations enrolled in STEPS address multiple standards under the Interpretation and Audience and Community Engagement sections of the STEPS programs.

The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (STEPS) is a self-study, self-paced assessment tool designed specifically for small- to mid-sized history organizations, including volunteer-run institutions. Through a workbook, online resources, and an online community, organizations enrolled in STEPS review their policies and practices and benchmark themselves against national standards.

How to Register

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How to Register for this Event

Cancellation/Refunds for onsite workshops 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 early-bird registration deadline date will receive a full refund. Cancellations made between the early-bird deadline date and eight days prior to the workshop will be subject to a $55 processing/materials charge. No refunds will be given within seven days of the workshop date. AASLH is not responsible for cancellations that were mailed or emailed but never received.

Cancellations/Refunds for online professional development (webinars and online courses) 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 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.

Max A. van Balgooy

President

Engaging Places LLC

Max A. van Balgooy is co-editor of Reimagining Historic House Museums: New Approaches and Proven Solutions, a new anthology of two dozen essays by leaders in the field, and director of the History Leadership Institute, which provides professional development for mid-career and advanced professionals working in history organizations. These experiences provide a rich source of ideas for Engaging Places LLC, where he blogs occasionally about the opportunities and challenges facing historic sites and house museums.

Ken Turino

Museum Search and Reference

Ken Turino works with Museum Search and Reference and serves and on the faculty of Tufts University in the Museum Studies Department where he teaches courses on exhibition planning and historic house museums. For 23 years, he was on staff at Historic New England, most recently as Manager of Community Partnerships and Resource Development. Ken is a curator, educator, director, producer, and author. His films were shown on PBS including the prize winning, “Back to School: Lessons from Norwich's (VT) One-Room Schoolhouses.” Ken numerous public history articles include many with a focus on interpreting historic sites and on LGBTQ+ history. Ken’s most recent publication’s include “Creating Artist-in-Residence Programs at Historic Sites” AASLH Technical Leaflet #299 with Rebecca Beit-Aharon published in 2022 and with Max van Balgooy, Reinventing the Historic House Museum, New Approaches and Proven Solutions, editors, for Rowman & Littlefield in 2019. With Max van Balgooy he is currently working on a book on Interpreting Christmas and winter holidays at historic sites and museums.

For AASLH, Ken and Max van Balgooy teach a workshop “Reinventing the Historic House Museum.” Ken frequently consults on interpretive planning and community engagement projects at historic sites. These include Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee, James Madison’s Montpelier in Orange, Virginia, and Trent House in Trenton, New Jersey. Ken holds an MAT from George Washington University. He was awarded an Outstanding Educator of the Year Award from Salem State University in 2008. Currently, Ken is President of the House of Seven Gables Settlement Association in Salem, Massachusetts.