As history professionals in this moment, what is our responsibility and that of our organizations to steward the stories we are entrusted with? How can we prepare for challenges to content, activities, and interpretation? Join us for some facilitated scenario planning to strategize responses that hold true to mission and values of public history organizations. We are living in a period of unprecedented turmoil - cultural, political, historical, and scientific. Chair: Sean Kelley, Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA In this session, gain an understanding of the guidelines, and be inspired by museums that register voters, serve as polling places, host civic forums, and combat disinformation. Yet museums often end up relinquishing these critical roles, fearing charges of partisanship. Yes, museums can “get political!” Nonprofits are permitted to educate voters, engage people in the democratic process, and even register new voters.
Yes, We Can: Supporting Democratic Engagement in History Museums Victoria Ramirez, AMFA Executive Director, and senior staff will lead the tour and share some of the programmatic strategy and plans to be unveiled at the grand opening. Supported by a $142 million Capital Campaign, the new museum building and landscaped grounds exemplifies the future of museums as a space for objects, people, community, and more. Join this exclusive building and site tour of the new Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), a Studio Gang designed project scheduled to open in 2022. View our list of featured Speakers, take a look at we have planned in our Schedule at a Glance section, and choose a tour to add to your Little Rock experience. Recordings are available in the Resource Center.ĭownload our Onsite Guide and get an overview of all things AASLH/AMA 2021 Annual Meeting.
In addition to the AASLH/Arkansas Museums Association 2021 Annual Meeting held in Little Rock on September 22-25, the AASLH 2021 Online Conference took place on October 12-15. This is our plan for 2022 and future years. Attendees were encouraged to visit history institutions and sites in the Little Rock area with colleagues or on their own and to participate in workshops and tours that maximized the history, culture, and places of the host city.īuilding on the reach and success of 2020’s completely virtual Annual Meeting, AASLH held two conferences in the fall, each with distinct experiences.
Days spent onsite with colleagues included more shared experiences inside and out of the conference program. Every attendee had the opportunity to be a true participant in a rich offering of workshops, tours, in-depth discussions, hands-on experiences, and social events. The AASLH Program Chair, Michelle Moon, the 2021 Program and Host Committees, and AASLH staff worked hard to turn the Annual Meeting in Little Rock into a more personal, retreat-like conference.