Small Museums Workshops: Risk Assessment and Media

Small Museums Workshops

Deadline for Registration is January 30, 2014 To register, contact shanna.stevenson@wshs.wa.gov or phone 360-586-0171 Risk Assessment for Small Museums: 10:00 am to 11:30 am Tuesday, February 4, 2014 State Capital Museum Coach House 211 21st Avenue SW Olympia, WA Cost:  $20.00, $18.00 WSHS Members Fred Poyner Digital Collections Curator at WSHS will present information on risk assessment from a Museum registration perspective. The workshop will cover topics like insurance for exhibitions and loans; proactively identifying risks in advance for special loans or transportation of artifacts; steps for safeguarding loaned items at the institutional level, and for traveling exhibitions as well. Small Nonprofit Media 101 1:00 pm to 3pm Tuesday,  February 4, 2014 State Capital Museum Coach House 211 21st Avenue SW Olympia, WA Cost:  $20.00, $18.00 WSHS Members For traditional advertising to make an impact, it can take big dollars – more than most smaller museums and heritage organizations can afford. Learn how to leverage not only traditional media, but also social media and public relations to effectively spread the word about your organization with a much smaller investment. What’s worth your time? What are some tricks of the trade? Kimberly Ketcham, Marketing & Communications Director at WSHS, will present a variety of strategies for making the most of your publicity efforts.