When: Tue, Oct 6, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Where: Online webinar, register here

Cost: Free

Many museums and cultural institutions are interested in developing high-quality, compact, and affordable traveling exhibitions from their own collections and archives. Exhibitions of this scale allow an organization to reach a broader audience within Texas communities while raising awareness of the organization itself and its unique resources. This session will offer practical guidance for developing highly-accessible traveling exhibitions including tips on interpretation, design/fabrication, promotion, scheduling, crating/shipping, insurance, and maintenance/repair.

Presenter Melissa Huber will also discuss the benefits of developing exhibitions that accommodate non-traditional venues, such as libraries and schools, and how venues can utilize these exhibitions to enhance their existing programs. Melissa Huber is the Director of Programs and Communication at Humanities Texas, which she has worked since 2007. She holds a BA in art history from Arizona State University and an MS in historic preservation from The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining Humanities Texas, she worked at the Blanton Museum of Art and in UT's Architectural Conservation Lab. Her combined focus on collections, exhibitions, and historic buildings developed in her previous role as conservation assistant for the Arizona State Museum Preservation Division at The University of Arizona in Tucson. At Humanities Texas, she oversees public programs including traveling exhibitions, community history harvests, and the Veterans’ Voices reading and discussion series. She also coordinates communications for Humanities Texas including the council’s website and monthly e-newsletter. She curates the Byrne-Reed House collections, Humanities Texas’s headquarters in downtown Austin, and served as staff point-person for the building’s extensive restoration in 2010.