2019 Archives
Tennessee State Museum Field Trip
Monday, October 7, 2019
Location: Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
A group of nine SICCA friends enjoyed a behind-the-scene walkthrough of the newly constructed Tennessee State Museum and the former building it occupied. We learned about the ins-and-outs of exhibition fabrication and preparation of a major collections move.
A Curatocracy: Who and
What is a Curator Workshop
Monday, August 12, 2019
Instructor: Tory Schendel Cox, Curator of Art at the Evansville Museum
Location: Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, IN
At this workshop a group of 15 people learned about the role of the traditional curator and how the position has changed to meet the demands of the 21st century museum. Applying these knowledges the participants were divided into several groups and were each assigned a role and set of objects, and through collaboration the group developed their own exhibitions. A pitch for the individual exhibition was then presented to the rest of the group who acted as the board of trustees and decide on whether to fund the exhibition.
Lunch Networking
Monday, June 3, 2019
Location: DiLegge's Italian Restaurant- Evansville, IN
Seven SICCA members chatted over lunch at one of Evansville's most beloved Italian restaurants, DiLegge's. We discussed our current projects and upcoming activities.
Collections Warriors Coalition Day
Monday, April 8, 2019
Location: Evansville African American Museum- Evansville, IN
2019 marks the first year of the Collections Warriors Coalition event, a volunteer based event in which collections professionals combine forces to assist a member's institution on collections related project for one day.
Juror Ashley Bouknight, Curator at The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee selected the Evansville African American Museum as the 2019 beneficiary. On April 8, 2019, 11 people assisted with the inventory of the museum's collections on exhibit and reorganization of collections storage. The result was incredible. A generous donation of archival supplies from Hollinger Metal Edge allowed us to properly house and rehouse objects. Over 150 objects were inventoried. Collections care techniques were also swapped as a result.
"The jewels of our collection will no longer be shrouded in mystery or confusion. We now have some organization to not only the appearance of our collection, but now we can begin to categorize the artifacts we collect."
Testimonial from Dr. Ashley Jordan, Executive Director of the Evansville African American Museum & Recipient of the 2019 Collections Warriors Coalition Day
6th Annual Meeting
Monday, March 11, 2019
Location: Reitz Home Museum- Evansville, IN
29 people from 17 institutions attended SICCA's 6th Annual Meeting hosted at the Reitz Home Museum. Biennial presentations returned and four speakers shared their recent projects and innovative ideas addressing the meeting's theme "Making a Difference".
Susan Dyar, Hilary Fleck, Andrea Hadsell presented Dementia Programming in Museums. James Wethington presented Engaging "Behind the Screen": The Power of Social Media. Kaman Hillenburg presented Mission Possible: Navigating Collections Inventory from Planning to Execution. Elizabeth Bostelman presented "We Can't Do That!".
The group also had the chance to go back in time and enjoy a special behind-the-scene tour of the 148 years old home with Facility Coordinator Duane Myers and docent Steve.
The event ended with a celebration of SICCA's 5th Birthday!
