Museums Association of Montana
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Tuesday - March 10
| MAM Board Meeting | |
| Conference Prep and set up |
Wednesday - March 11, Location of each session is TBD and will be updated March 1.
Workshops and Tours (Reserve your space on form when you register!)
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Welcome from Kristi Scott, Interim Executive Director, Montana Association of Museums |
| Morning Workshops | |
| 9:00 - 11 am and 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
Reading the Object: Condition Reporting and Textile Care (12 people) Two Part Workshop Generously Sponsored By:
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| 10:00 am - noon |
Historical Society Publications Program (24 people) |
| 10:00 am - noon |
Gamification with Laura Marsh, Community Engagement Specialist MTHC (24 people) |
| Morning Tours | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am |
Behind the Scenes Tour of Collections Storage at MTHC |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am |
Behind the Scenes Tour in Archives Storage at MTHC |
| Afternoon Workshops | |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Rewriting the Museum Label: Turning Expert Knowledge into Human Stories with Lisa Bickell, From Field to Frame Interpretive Planning & Design (Limit 20) |
| Afternoon Tours | |
| 2:00 - 3:00 pm |
Behind the Scenes Tour of Collections Storage at MTHC |
| 2:00 - 3:00 pm |
Behind the Scenes Tour in Archives Storage at MTHC |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm |
Guided Tour of Homeland, Russell & Poindexter Galleries at MTHC |
| 3:10 - 3:40 pm | First Timers Meeting at MTHC |
| Progressive Reception | |
| 3:30 - 4:50 pm | Montana Heritage Center - Big Sky Hall Network and Nosh |
| 5:00 - 6:30 pm | Grand Lodge of Montana Museum & Masons Library Enjoy a self-guided tour of exhibits & enjoy appetizers |
| 6:30 - 8:00 pm | Holter Art Museum Take
in an incredible Central Montanan tour |
Thursday - March 12
Conference Sessions: Location of each session is TBD and will be updated March 1.
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Opening Remarks & WELCOME to the Montana Heritage Center |
| 9:40 - 10:25 am | Concurrent Sessions |
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Is your Board Meeting like it’s 1776? Refresh! |
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Stronger Together |
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Life of Winhold Reiss |
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| 10:35-11:20 am | Concurrent Sessions |
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Using Research to Demonstrate Value PANEL |
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Everyday Treasures: Storage to Exhibits |
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| Waking the Dead | |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Plenary |
| Lunch/Big Sky Hall |
Kindness Counts: Success and the Positive Workplace with Molly Kruckenberg MAM Business Meeting with Tate Jones, President, MAM Board of Directors |
| 1:10 - 1:55 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
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Balancing Tours & Events PANEL |
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The Art Museum as Civic Space |
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Advocacy for Arts and Culture in 2026 |
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| 2:05 - 2:50 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
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Accreditation Is Achievable: PANEL |
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Commemorate Your History |
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Operations Legacies for Small Museums |
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| 3:00 - 3:45 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
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Happy Birthday! Marking Milestones at your Museum PANEL |
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Programming that Builds Community |
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| Strength in Numbers: Resilience | |
| 3:55 - 4:40 pm | Plenary |
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Creating Enduring Partnerships with Sovereign Nations |
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| Dinner/Awards/Speaker/Auction | Plenary |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Happy Hour- Big Sky Hall |
| 6:00 - 7:00 pm | Dinner and Awards- Big Sky Hall |
| 7:00 - 8:00 pm | If There Were Only One Story with Debra Earling |
| 8:00 pm | Silent Auction Closes and Live Auction Begins |
Friday - March 13, Location of each session is TBD and will be updated March 1.
Conference Sessions and Closing
| 9:00 - 9:45 am | Concurrent Sessions |
| Ponderosa | Exploring Digitized Montana Newspapers |
| Cottonwood | Capital Campaign Readiness |
| 9:55 - 10:40 am | Concurrent Sessions |
| Ponderosa | Rebranding and Renaming |
| Cottonwood | When an Exhibit Refuses to Stay on the Wall |
| 10:50 - 11:50 am | Closing Plenary |
| Big Sky Hall | Museums and the American Experiment: Commemorating 250 Years with Molly Stockdale |
Thank you to our 2026 Conference Sponsors: Sletten Inc., Foundation for Montana History, U.S. Bank, Past Perfect Museum Software, Montana Correctional Enterprises, MTHC, MT State Libraries, Great Northern Hotel, Lisa Tate Glass, The Base Camp.
Thank you to our Corporate Members!
