Museum Chat was retired in mid-2019. Below please see the discussed topics, links to transcripts, and archived video from Museum Chat.
Museum Chat transcripts from 2010-2017 may be available upon request.
Looking for our special video chats? Visit our chats video playlist on YouTube.
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) | Transcript or Slides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | July 17 | Wendy Sailors, Ricky Gease | 50th anniversary of Alaska State Parks [YouTube, 38 minutes] | n/a |
| 67 | June 19 | Bethany Buckingham, Shina duVall, and Amy Steffian | n/a | |
| 66 | May 15 | Monica Mohindra, Library of Congress | Veterans History Project [YouTube, 58 minutes] | LOC's Veterans History Project page |
| 65 | April 17 | none | Grant in Aid [YouTube, 23 minutes] | Chat 65 slides [PDF] |
| 64 | February 20 | Molissa Udevitz | Creating a More Inclusive and Accessible Museum Experience [YouTube, 20 minutes] | Chat 64 slides [PDF] |
| 63 | January 16 | Margaret Greutert | Museum Evaluation [YouTube, 58 minutes] | n/a |
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) | Transcript File |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | December 19 | Cynthia Jones | emergency preparedness | Dec. 19, 2018 [Word] transcript |
| 61 | November 14 | none | strategic planning | Nov. 14, 2018 [Word] transcript |
| 60 | October 17 | none | Discussion on how museums can communicate with their community. Included talk about tools such as websites, blogs, and social media. | Oct. 11, 2018 [PDF] transcript |
| 59 | September 19 | none | Lively discussion about the recent AHS/MA Conference in Nome, and potentional cross-training opportunities with archives. | Sept. 19, 2018 PDF transcript |
| 58 | August 15 | none | Aug. 15, 2018 PDF transcript | |
| 57 | April 18 | none | Apr. 18, 2018 PDF transcript | |
| 56 | February 28 | Sarah Asper-Smith and Scott Barlett | exhibit design tips and tricks | Feb. 28, 2018 PDF transcript |
| 55 | January 17 | none | research policies and collections usage fees | Jan. 17, 2018 PDF transcript |
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | December 13 | Freya Anderson, Alaska State Librarian | Copyright |
| 53 | November 15 | none | Found in collection; abandoned property |
| 52 | October 11 | none | Museums Alaska Annual meeting in Anchorage |
| 51 | September 13 | Amy Steffian | How to write better Collections Management Fund and Art Acquisition grants |
| 49-50 | June, July, August | none | cancelled due to busy summer season |
| 48 | May 24 | none | Grant in Aid projects; SpaceSaver mobile storage unit dividers; sources for Plexi cubes |
| 47 | April 26 | none | Grant in Aid (GIA) from Alaska State Museums and Collections Management Fund (CMF) from Museums Alaska |
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | April 15 | Shane Southwick, Program Coordinator for the Alaska State Libraries' OWL Project | Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (YouTube, 50 minutes) |
| 45 | January 28 | Karen Witter | CHAMPS advocacy |
| 44 | January 14 | none | ordering labeling materials; collecting visitor data |
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | November 19 | none | ASM move; Memorandums of Understanding; window coverings |
| 42 | September 24 | Ellen Carrlee and Jackie Fernandez | Webinar: brainstorming session on gathering artists' intent (YouTube, 24 minutes), which can have effects on the curatorial, exhibition, and conservation aspects of museum work |
| 41 | May 14 | none | ASM move; Grant-In-Aid projects |
| 40 | April 16 | none | SLAM updates; Grant-In-Aid |
| 39 | February 12 | none | SLAM updates about museum move |
| 38 | January 14 | none | future "themed" chats |
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | December 11 | none | portable temporary display walls; 1964 Earthquake Commemorations; "Model" vs. "Miniature" for museum cataloging |
| 36 | November 13 | none | working with a museum board; exhibit mount making |
| 35 | October 16 | Curator Bethany Buckingham of the Dorothy G. Page Museum in Palmer | assisting with packing objects in the Alaska State Museum |
| 34 | September 11 | none | collecting visitor data; doing exhibits without an in-house design team; inexpensive monitors to show videos in the gallery |
| 33 | August 14 | none | possible sources of funding for artworks in city beautification projects; donations or bequests that come all at once or over time; insurance on collections; Past Perfect and a less than perfect numbering system; granite sculpture in need of a conservator |
| 32 | July 17 | none |
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| 31 | May 8 | Curator Samantha Richerts from the Klondike Gold Rush National Park in Skagway | gold rush artifacts from the Rapuzzi collection (YouTube, 32 minutes) that used to be available for donation to museums in Alaska |
| 30 | April 17 | none | Alaska Collections Emergency Response Teams forming in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau to help out when our collections are impacted by some disaster |
| 29 | March 13 | none |
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| 28 | February 13 | none | Migratory Bird Treaty Act and museums (concerning marine mammal parts) |
| 27 | January 16 | none | SLAM ground breaking ceremony; IMLS grant that wil bring people down to help with the move |
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | December 12 | none | Session ideas for the Museums Alaska conference in Haines next September 25-28; Seminar for Historical Administration; Art rack storage |
| 25 | November 14 | none | Humidity control in small museums in Alaska, Storing exhibit cases and Plexiglas in an unheated environment, The migratory bird act and what to do with feathers and specimens, Complications of de-accessioning a seal pelt, Sessions we would like to see at the Museums Alaska meeting in Haines |
| 24 | September 12 | none | Coordinating Museum exhibits in 2014 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake of 1964, Live broadcasting of museum events, Alaskan Museums on Second Life, Museum Kiosks, who uses them in Alaska , how are they working, How to charge when a museum does outside work for other entities |
| 23 | July 11 | Conservator Ellen Carrlee | |
| 22 | June 13 | none | artist files |
| 21 | May 16 | none | Alaska Museum Snapshot day; Grant in Aid eligibility, including attachments with the application, and further discussion of people projects |
| 20 | April 11 | none | Art Acquisition Fund Program & Grant-In-Aid questions and proposals |
| 19 | March 14 | Jim Simard, Head of Historical Collections | VILDA: Alaska's Digital Archives (YouTube, 54 minutes) |
| 18 | February 15 | none | Copyright issues involving photographs and fair use, Stuffing skin drums with cotton to keep them from splitting, Snapshot day for Alaska Museum day in May, Who is using Facebook for their museum, The Alaska Native Libraries, Archives, and Museums Boot Camp last week in Anchorage |
| 17 | January 18 | none | Cold and Snow in Alaska, Scanning and storing slides, Keeping the RH up in Winter, & Cold and low RH affecting Paintings |
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | December 16 | none | Native art, Native artists and non-Native artists creating art in the Native tradition |
| 15 | November 9 | none | Storms in Western Alaska, fire suppression systems, museum store issues, obtaining ownership rights for artifacts found in collections |
| 14 | October 12 | none | Museums Alaska Annual meeting in Valdez |
| 13 | August 10 | Christa Pack | What's That White Stuff? (YouTube, 27 minutes) |
| 12 | July 13 | none | Copyright, Numbering of Museum Cases, And Issues With City Owned Collections |
| 11 | June 15 | none | Ethics of Donations and Donor Relations |
| 10 | May 18 | none | Grant in Aid |
| 9 | April 13 | none | exhibit labels, Cell Phone apps, the IMLS course Shaping Evaluations, Grant in Aid Applications and projects, Paper conservator in Alaska |
| 8 | March 16 | Norm Lagasse | LED lighting improvements made at the Aviation Heritage Museum in Anchorage (YouTube, 42 minutes) |
| 7 | February 16 | none | Museum educational loan kits, Alaska Native Libraries Archives and Museums Summit (April 27-30 2011), The Museums Alaska Annual Meeting in Valdez (Sept. 21-25 2011), Archives Training Opportunities, Alaska Museum Day (May 14) Film Project Deadline (March 1), Museum Projects Around the State |
| 6 | January 12 | Bob Curtis-Johnson of Summit Day Media | preservation of audio tapes, videotapes, film and other audiovisual media (YouTube, 57 minutes) |
| Chat # | Date | Guest | Topic(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | December 15 | none | Exhibiting Artists works for commission, Sourcing Ethafoam, Photography in Museums and copyright, Discussion of 2 possible HVAC systems for museums radiant floor heating and displacement ventilation |
| 4 | November 17 | Scott Neel | LED lighting at the Alaska Native Heritage Center (YouTube, 30 minutes) |
| 3 | October 20 | none | Museums Q&A including interpretive planning and computer servers |
| 2 | September 22 | none | Museums Alaska |
| 1 | August 18 | none | not recorded |
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