Museum Services Program staff conducts and works in partnership with other groups to provide training workshops on a variety of museum topics throughout the state.
The links below are from workshops presented by or in collaboration with Museum Services.
Consultation and Collaboration: A Starting Point for Museums and Indigenous Tribes
Resources from this workshop series can be found on this page.
Making Meaning: An Introduction to Interpretation
Workshop Slides
Interpretation Resources
Paving the Way for STEM in History Museums
Recordings and resources from this workshop series can be found on this page.
Going Local: Creating Local History Exhibits
Recordings and resources from this workshop series can be found on this page.
The Road to Great Exhibits
Resources from this workshop series can be found on this page.
"Understanding Visitors and Audiences" Workshop Resources
Pre-Workshop Assignment
Handouts on Visitors and Audiences
Presentation Slides by Erin McClelland
Articles on Millennials and Gen Z
Real Places Conference 2019 Visitor Research Presentations
Understanding Potential Visitors and How to Get Them Through the Door by Colleen Dilenschneider
Happy Hours? Fun Runs? How to Successfully Diversify the Visitor Experience by Colleen Dilenschneider
"Writing for Impact" Workshop Resources
"Writing for Impact: Frameworks for Interpretive Writing" by Erin McClelland
Additional Resource List
"Personal Connections and the Great Cosmic Soup"
"A Practical Guide to Personal Connectivity"
"The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction"
Meaningful Interpretation
Clues to a Great Story
"Selecting Strong Imagery for Interpretive Stories" Webinar Resources
"Selecting Strong Imagery for Interpretive Stories" by Erin McClelland
Resource handout
"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" Workshop Resources
"Learning to See Clearly: Removing Blindspots from Organizational Behavior" by Chris Taylor
Additional Resources List
Bias Self Evaluation
The Johari Window
Teaching Tolerance
White Supremacy Culture
Implicit Association Test
Incluseum Article
"Becoming a Champion for Museums" Workshop Resources
Presentation Part I: Advocacy Primer
Preservation Part II: Articulating the Case for Change
Preservation Part III: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders to Lead Change
Additional Resources List
Fast Facts: Advocacy & Lobbying
Advocacy Capacity Tool
Articulating the Case for Change: Communications Toolkit
Engaging Diverse Stakeholders to Lead Change--A Worksheet