Three cheers for 2018!
The 2018 Association of Midwest Museums and Illinois Association of Museums Joint Conference was a success! Over 600 museum professionals and students, consultants, suppliers and service providers from Illinois and the Midwest gathered in Chicago to engage in discussions about how museums can earn the trust of their public(s) by building relationships, instituting equitable and inclusive practices, and being active participants in their communities. We also had loads of fun visiting museums across the city during evening events and workshops. To learn more about all of the happenings in Chicago, read the AMM-IAM 2018 Conference Program and explore photos of the conference below. You can also watch videos featuring attendee responses to questions like “Should museums be neutral?” and “What is the future of visitor experience?” collected and produced by our Official Conference Storytellers – Teamworks Media. You can also catch attendees’ responses to questions about their favorite gift shop items, museums on their bucket lists, best movie with a museum in it, and objects they’d like to have on a deserted island.
#AMM2018 Photo Gallery
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- Volunteers help with badges on prep day
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- Prototyping Workshop
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- Stop #1 on the West Side Excursion – Jane Addams Hull House Museum
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- Attendees listen to museum staff at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
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- Barbara Engelskirchen welcomes attendees to the National Museum of Mexican Art
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- Attendees enjoy food from local restaurant Twisted Cantina
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- Mexican fusion food at NMMA by Twisted Cantina
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- Field Museum staff present traveling exhibitions in the Exhibit Hall
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- Exhibit Hall opening reception
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- Exhibit Hall opening reception
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- All smiles at Solid Light, Inc.!
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- Staff of the Smart Museum grill Chicago-style hot dogs and burgers for attendees on the South Side Excursion
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- Beer courtesy of Alter Brewing and MARZ Brewing in Chicago
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- Hot dog – Chicago-style
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- South Side excursion attendees got personal tours of the Round House from CEO Perri Irmer
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- Beautiful night at the DuSable Museum’s Round House
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- Kate Lorenz welcomes attendees to Hyde Park Art Center on South Side Excursion
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- Keynote speaker, Coco Fusco
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- Field Museum Closing Night Event
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- Field Museum’s new floating clouds in Stanley Field Hall
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- Attendees gather for remarks in Stanley Field Hall
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- Opening remarks during Flash Talks
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- 360 Museum Leadership Session
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- Amy Seitz of EDG and Lisa Craig Brisson of Michigan Museums Association mingle at the cocktail reception
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- Attendees of the Development 101 workshop
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- Flash Talk speaker, Edra Soto
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- Field Museum – Charity Counts of AMM and Bob Doepel of Chicago Scenic offer their welcome to attendees
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- Mobile Apps workshop
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- We spotted attendees visiting museums in their Proud Museum Person tees
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- Poster sessions were a huge hit!
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- How to Museum in the 21st Century session
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- 2018 AMM Award Winners
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- Allyse Freeman accepts the Promising Leadership Award
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- Cincinnati Museum Center staff accept Best Practices Award
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- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum staff accept Award for Excellence in Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice
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- Craig Esko accepts Corporate Achievement Award on behalf of PNC Bank’s Midwestern regions
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- Russell Lewis accepts the Distinguished Career Award
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- Attendees tour Hyde Park Art Center during South Side Event
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- Monica Trinidad, Flash Talk speaker
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- Nina Sanchez, Enrich Chicago, speaks during Flash Talks
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- Christy Coleman, American Civil War Museum, and Gregg Kimball, Library of VA, during Plenary Session
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- Plenary Session panelists Christy Coleman, Gregg Kimball, Timuel Black and Lee Bey discuss monuments
