|
Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 10 a.m. CT
Presented by: Beth Brandon
Museums are uniquely positioned to extend programming to the littlest of learners through early childhood education offerings.
Museums already pique curiosity, promote social connection, and offer object-based learning opportunities for students and adults. By creating specialized programs for littles, museums lay the foundation for lifelong learning.
Join Beth Brandon, Multi-Generational Programs Manager at the Indiana Historical Society, for an insightful session on how the IHS engages with a new, young audience - children ages 2-5. Discover how the IHS invites young learners into their spaces and programming by offering hands-on activities, interactive exhibits, and enriching experiences designed specifically for this age group. Beth will guide you through the entire process, from initial idea development to execution, including securing board support, designing age-appropriate activities, creating accessible spaces, and effective marketing strategies.
Attendees will gain actionable ideas and insights to create meaningful early childhood programming in cultural and historical spaces.
|
Big Idea, Big Bucks: Education and Interpretative Planning to Support Fundraising
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 10 a.m. CT
Presented by: Verónica E. Betancourt, Ph.D.
Learn how to translate the work you may already do in planning an exhibition or collection installation into the language of fundraising.
By honing your interpretive plan, you can also make a stronger case for what your work is, the audiences it engages, and why it matters.
Presenter, Dr. Verónica Betancourt, introduces beginners to the first stages of interpretive planning: developing a big idea and visitor outcomes. More seasoned museum professionals will gain insight into how interpretive planning can become a persuasive fundraising tool.
|
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 10 a.m. CT
Presented by: Verónica E. Betancourt, Ph.D.
 |
|
What's the difference between a label that describes and a label that inspires?
Make your label copy more compelling in this interactive workshop. We'll review the types and purposes of labels and explore how to write for visitor engagement.
Beginners will learn how labels work together to create meaning. Experienced label writers will strengthen their skills in prompting different kinds of visitor response.
|
About the Series Presenter:
Verónica E. Betancourt, Ph.D. is a museum consultant and strategist who specializes in interpretation, education, and culturally responsive evaluation. She works internationally to improve clients' interpretive capacity, create dynamic audio guides and video, and lead the interpretive planning of exhibitions. She is a native Spanish speaker and can support bilingual interpretation and evaluation.
Dr. Betancourt's career began in Curatorial at the National Gallery of Art in DC and has spanned the range of Education and Interpretation—from teaching in the gallery to serving as the Interim Chief Education Officer at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
|
All Webinars are Free but Pre-Registration is Required
All Registrants Receive a Link to the Webinar's Recording
If you have a topic you'd like to present, then let's chat!
|
|
About Us
The Texas Historical Commission’s Museum Services Program provides support, resources, and training to history museums in Texas. Museum Services staff are available to provide individual consultations to museum staff and supporters. We encourage museums to contact us with questions or to schedule a phone consultation.
Viewpoints shared and information developed and distributed by other organizations and presenters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Texas Historical Commission and its staff.
|
|
|
|
