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While social networks amplify successes, they magnify errors even more. Mistakes attract more attention than successes, and the algorithms are aware of this. The formats of certain networks foster misunderstandings and make it difficult to convey complex ideas. Therefore, we will also examine the risks associated with using specific social networks and strategies to anticipate potential crises.

Presenter: Javier Sainz de los Terreros

A list of supplies to purchase or obtain will be provided to participants prior to the class. Participants will get the most out of this workshop if they are able to complete the hands on activities; however, all participants are welcome to listen in. 

Presenter: Cailin Meyer
*Please note this session will not be recorded. 

In this webinar, we’ll talk about how oral histories enrich collections and the unique opportunities they present as items and records. From artists’ accounts of their work and processes to conservators’ techniques and donors’ stories, and from paper transcripts to video files, oral histories serve many functions in GLAM collections and present challenges for access and discoverability. Over the course of the session, we’ll talk about the life cycle of an oral history, the ethical considerations in conducting and maintaining interviews, and how oral histories can augment GLAM work across several dimensions.

Presenter: Ben Gillespie

Join the ARCS Meetup Committee for pre-conference game night! Games will be played consecutively and as a paid attendee you are able to join any and all! 

Game 1: Museum Bingo 6:00-6:35 PM CT

Get your Museum themed bingo cards and settle in to see who can complete their card first. Different rounds will be a different museum related theme.

Game 2: Scavenger Hunt 6:40-7:20pm CT

Get ready to runamuck in your own space! We’ll see who can find the most of our quirky list of items.

Game 3: Trivia 7:25-8:00pm CT

Everyone loves trivia! We’ll embark on some museum themed rounds to test your knowledge of the ins and outs of museums.

Featuring: Metropolitan Stories by Christine Coulson

Join us in the evening for an informal yet engaging exploration of Metropolitan Stories, Christine Coulson’s collection of connected short stories about artworks and their caretakers, inspired by her 25-year tenure at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

“Hidden behind the Picassos and Vermeers, the Temple of Dendur and the American Wing, exists another world: the hallways and offices, conservation studios, storerooms, and cafeteria that are home to the museum’s devoted and peculiar staff of 2,200 people--along with a few ghosts.

A surreal love letter to this private side of the Met, Metropolitan Stories unfolds in a series of amusing and poignant vignettes in which we discover larger-than-life characters, the downside of survival, and the powerful voices of the art itself. The result is a novel bursting with magic, humor, and energetic detail, but also a beautiful book about introspection, an ode to lives lived for art, ultimately building a powerful collage of human experience and the world of the imagination."

Christine Coulson began her career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1991 as a

summer intern in the European Paintings Department. She returned in 1994 and, over the next 25 years, rose through the ranks of the Museum, working in the Development Office, the Director’s Office, and the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts.”

Works of art featured in Metropolitan Stories can be viewed on the author’s website:

https://www.christinecoulson.com/art

Do you ever wish you could bring your pet to work at your institution? Join us on the evening of December 4th for a networking activity featuring the pets of ARCS members! There will be a virtual pet parade of ARCS members showing off their animals while bios of their pets are read aloud. The featured pets will be competing for your vote to win coveted titles like: "Most likely to be confused for the museum ghost" "Most likely to be employed by a GLAM organization" or "Most likely to take over your institution"

All pets, fur, feathers, and scales are welcome!