Morning sessions are focused on how museums’ missions and visions acknowledge the communities they serve within communities in the United States.

9:15 – 10:00am: Registration and coffee

10am – 11pm: Opening Keynote Speaker

Museum Talk by Kristina Newman-Scott: “CURATING FROM WITHIN”

• Kristina Newman-Scott, Director of Culture, State of Connecticut 

  In conversation with

• Sally Yerkovich, Professor of Museum Ethics at Columbia University and founder of the Museum Ethics Institute.

   

11:00 – 11:15pm: Break

11:15 – 12:45pm: Panel II (location: Millbank Chapel)

 Moderator: Sally Yerkovich, Professor of Museum Ethics at Columbia University and founder of the Museum Ethics Institute.

• Omar A. Eaton-Martinez, Intern and Fellows Program Manager, Smithsonian Institute

          Re-Imagining Diversity and Inclusion in Museums: Acknowledging Communities by Addressing the Blind Spots.

• Prerana Reddy, Director of Public Programs and Community Engagement, Queens Museum

          Museums & Cultural Organizing

• Monica O. Montgomery, founder of Museum of Impact.

         Hear Care Act. Museum Futures & Movements of the People 

1:00 – 2:00pm: Lunch 

Afternoon sessions are focused on how museums’ missions and visions acknowledge the communities they serve within global communities.

2:00 – 3:00pm: Keynote Speaker: Museums and their Communities: International Perspectives (Milbank Chapel)

Museum Talk by Allisandra Cummins: Curating Identity beyond the 21st Century – The evolution of the museum’s role in modern society.

• Alissandra Cummins, Director of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, UNESCO expert and Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Intangible Heritage 

  In conversation with

• Dr. Deborah Mack, Associate Director Community & Constituent Services, Smithsonian Institute. 

3:00 - 3:15 pm - Break

3:15 – 4:30pm: Panel III : Museums and the Communities they serve: Global perspectives (Milbank Chapel)

Moderator: Professor Hope Leichter, Elbenwood Professor of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University;

• Julieta Cuéllar, Global Networks Program Manager, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.

         Community Engagement through Connecting Past to Present;

• Jacqueline Bishop, Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies, New York University

         Dialogues in the African Diaspora;

• Sherilyne Jones, Director, Museum of Belize & Houses of Culture, Belize.

  Museum, Identity and Community.