Closing Panel Discussion

Change is Still Required: What's Next?

10th Floor, Grand Ballroom

A roundtable discussion focused on exploring issues in the museum field based on the recently published collection of essays in Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum.

Panelists

Shivkumar Desai

Grants Officer, Columbia Museum of Art

 

Kirsten McNally

Education Specialist, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

 

Meredith Sorin Horsford

Executive Director, Historic House Trust of New York City

 

Brian Lee Whisenhunt

Executive Director, The Rockwell Museum

 

Marsha Semmel

Principal, Marsha Semmel Consulting, Inc.

As we all hunger for honest and authentic reflection and need to collectively acknowledge the uncertainty of our times, it is important that we retain our hopes and aspirations and take steps (even incrementally) towards positive change.Panelists will discuss current issues in the museum field from the perspective of their contributions to the recently published collection of essays Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum. Topics will include managing work/life balance, crafting effective communications, and creating positive, rewarding, and inclusive organizational cultures.

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