Special programs are occasionally offered to supplement required instruction.
Developing Programs for Children, Families, and Adults
Presenters: MPM Education Department staff
Spring 2015
The Art of Ancient Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec
Presenter: Dr. Laura Villamil, Assistant Professor, UW-Milwaukee, Department of Anthropology
Spring 2015
Framing the Visual Arts Record: The Role of the Librarian/Archivist in Today’s Art Museum
Presenter: Heather Winter, Librarian and Archivist, Milwaukee Art Museum
Fall 2014
Recruiting, Training, and Managing Volunteers in an Historic House Museum
Presenter: Josh Fundell, Volunteer Coordinator, Pabst Mansion
Fall 2014
Boxing, Packing and Crating
Presenter: Claudia Jacobson, MPM Registrar
Spring 2014
Tools for a Successful Resume
Presenter: Dawn Scher Thomae, Museum Studies Program Coordinator
Spring 2014
Audiovisual Materials: Like a box of Chocolates – You Never Know What You’re Going to Get
Presenter: Mary Huelsbeck, Assistant Director of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Spring 2013
An Informal Exploration of the Charms and Terrors of Museum Education
Presenter: Richard Hedderman, MPM Educator
Spring 2013
Writing Winning Grants for Museums
Presenter: Sally Stanton, Ph.D., UWM Department of English
Fall 2012
The Evolution of The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts
Presenter: Melissa Wraalstad, Executive Director, The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts
Fall 2012
From Cabinets to Computers: The Museum Collections Database System
Presenters: Debra Miller, MPM Collections Management System Administrator, Michael Reuter, MCHS Objects Curator, Stephanie Hanson, MAM Rights and Reproductions/Database Administrator
Spring 2012
Tools for a Successful Resume
Presenter: Dawn Scher Thomae, Museum Studies Program Coordinator
Spring 2012
Object Photography
Presenter: Claudia Jacobson, MPM Registrar
Fall 2011
All that Glitters: Antique and Costume Jewelry from Queen Victoria to the Beatles
Presenter: Ann Koski, Retired director of the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Fall 2011
An Introduction to Mountmaking in Museums
Presenter: Emilio Bras, MPM Mountmaker and Lighting Expert
Fall 2011
An Introduction to Mountmaking in Museums
Presenter: Emilio Bras, MPM Mountmaker and Lighting Expert
Spring 2011
NAGPRA at 20 Years: Then and Now
Presenter: Dawn Scher Thomae, Museum Studies Program Coordinator
Fall 2010
Collections Care for the Small Museum
Presenter: Nicolette Meister, Craig Hadley
Location: Beloit College Museums
Fall 2010
Greening Your Museum—More Than a Fad
Presenters: Ellen Censky, MPM VP of Museum Programs; James Shields, AIA, Master Planner and Designer at HGA Architects and Engineers
Spring 2010
Tools for a Successful Resume
Presenter: Dawn Scher Thomae, Museum Studies Program Coordinator
Spring 2010
The WPA and the Milwaukee Handicraft Project
Presenter: Jackie Schweitzer, MPM Honorary Curator, History Department
Fall 2009
Teaching with Objects: A Multi-sensory Approach
Presenter: Dawn Koceja, MPM Early Childhood Educator
Fall 2009
Boxing, Packing and Crating
Presenter: Claudia Jacobson, MPM Registrar
Spring 2009
Education without Boundries: Distance Learning Program Planning and Technology
Presenter: Gaye-Lynn Clyde, MPM Educator
Spring 2009
Documentation and Preservation of Maritime Cultural Resources
Presenter: Kevin Cullen, Archaeology Associate, Discovery World
Fall 2008
The Quilts in Your Museum Collection
Presenter: Valerie Davis, Museum Studies Program alum and graduate student at University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Spring 2008
Tools For A Successful Resume
Presenter: Dawn Scher Thomae, Collections Manager/ Associate Curator, Anthropology, Milwaukee Public Museum
Spring 2008
Learning on Display
Presenter: Linda D’Acquisto, Kid Curators, LLC
Fall 2007
A Fist Full of Dollars, Numismatics in Museum Collections: History, Care and Interpretation
Presenter: Al Muchka, History Curator, Milwaukee Public Museum
Fall 2007
Care and Preservation of Natural History Collections—The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Presenters: Christine Del Re, MPM Senior Conservator, MPM
Laura Halverson, Registrar, UW Zoological Museum
Spring 2007
Accessibility Issues in the Museum Environment
Presenter: Kriston Johnson, Project Development and Accessibility Specialist, Derse Exhibits
Spring 2007
Building the Harley-Davidson Museum, Triumphs and Tribulations
Presenters: Harley-Davidson Archives and Collections Staff
Spring 2007
Introduction to Digital Photography and Scanning
Presenter: Claudia Jacobson, MPM REgistrar
Fall 2006
Keep Your Powder Dry: A primer on firearms for museums
Al Muchka, Associate Curator of History, MPM
Fall 2006
Website Development
Presenter: Homer Hruby, Web Developer, College of Letters and Science, UW-Milwaukee
Spring 2006
Paradigms of Paradise: An Overview of Oceanic Art
Presenter: George Ulrich, Curator Emeritus of African and Oceanic Cultures, MPM
Spring 2006
Archival fundamentals for Museum Collections Staff
Presenter: Mark Thiel, Marquette University, Milwaukee
Fall 2005
Evaluation by Necessity
Presenter: Kim Louagie, Curator of Exhibits, Outagamie Historical Society
Fall 2005
Photographic Identification and Digital Projects Distance Learning Workshop
Presenters: Debbie Hess Norris, University of Delaware
Steve Puglia, Imaging Consultant
Spring 2005
Disaster Response in Cultural Institutions
Spence Stehno, Safety Coordinator, Milwaukee Public Museum
Co-sponsored with Wisconsin Federation of Museums
Spring 2005
Museum Education Presentation
Presenter: Karla Wheeler, Museum Educator, Logan Museum of Anthropology
Spring 2005
Museum Shops
Presenter: Kathy Miller, MPM Director of Retail Operations
Fall 2004
American Indian Material Culture Identification
Presenter: Dawn Scher Thomae
Fall 2004
Candid Camera: The Power of Photographs in Museums
Presenter: Jasmine Alinder, UWM History Department
Spring 2004
Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
Presenter: Dawn Scher Thomae
Spring 2004
Historical Societies, Museums and Schools: The Best of Partners
Sheboygan Historical Society (Sheboygan)
Spring 2004
The Care of Furniture and Coatings on Wooden Artifacts
Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison)
Spring 2004
Association of Midwest Museums Annual Meeting
Fall 2003
Museums and Difference Conference
Co-Sponsored Center For 21st Century Studies, UWM and the Milwaukee Art Museum
Fall 2003
Native American Art Survey
Presenter: Bill Mercer, Curator of Native American Art, Portland Art Museum
Spring 2003
What’s It Really Like Out There?: Views from the Museum Field
Presenters: Local Museum Studies Program Alumni
Spring 2003
Making Choices: Exhibition Development and Design
Presenter: Erich Zuern, Producer, Derse Exhibits
Fall 2002
Identifying Historical Materials
Presenter: Al Muchka, Curator of American and Local History, MPM
Fall 2002
Collection Profiling for Museum Professionals
Presenter: Sally Shelton, Collections Officer, National Museum of Natural History
Fall 2002
Daniel’s Story
Presenter: Mary Ellen Sampe, Museum Educator, MPM
Spring 2002
Museums and Appraisers: Understanding Appraisal Theory, Practice, and Ethics
Presenter: John Buxton, Judith Martin, and George Juno, Professional Appraisers
Spring 2002
Disaster Response In Cultural Institutions
Presenter: Spence Stehno, Safety Coordinator, MPM
Spring 2002
Seeing It My Way: Visitor Learning in Museums
Presenter: Georgia Lang, Curator of Education, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Fall 2001
Resume Workshop
Presenter: Dawn Scher Thomae, Collections Manager/Associate Curator of Anthropology, MPM
Fall 2001
Packing, Boxing, and Crating Workshop
Presenter: Claudia Jacobson, Registrar, MPM
Spring 2001
Cloaked in Blood: Mary Todd Lincoln’s Cloak
Presenter: Nancy Buenger, Conservator, Chicago Historical Society
Spring 2001
Accessibility in the Museum Environment
Presenter: Kristin Johnson, Accessibility Specialist, Derse Exhibits
Spring 2001
Introduction to Conservaton
Presenters: Chris Del Re, Chief Conservator;
Cricket Harbeck, Asst. Conservator, MPM
Fall 2000
Textile Identification
Presenter: Mary Ann Fitzgerald, Curator of the Helen Allen Textile Collection, Madison
Fall 2000