maam2025buildingmuseums

maam2025buildingmuseums

Hello and Welcome to the 20th annual Building Museums™ Symposium located at the “Gateway to the West:”

On behalf of the Mid Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) Board and the Building Museums™ Planning Committees, we are excited to welcome you to St. Louis, MO for the 2025 Building Museums™ Symposium. Enjoy the Symposium!

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10:00am CST

A Bold Vision: Honoring the Community from the Ground Up Grand A, Hyatt RegencyEric Demay • Angie Gelinas • Peggy Theodore • Helmut Klassen Canceled: HueCultures: Building Community and Greater ConnectivityStephanie Cunningham • Barbara-Shae Jackson • Silvermoon LaRose • Jennifer Scott Making Time, Building Trust: Tekαkαpimək Visitor Contact Station’s Celebration of Wabanaki Cultural Knowledge at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Grand B, Hyatt RegencyGary Stern • Jennifer Neptune • Todd Saunders • Shaun Gotterbarn • John Grove • Jane Beattie Revealing the Hidden: Making a Stored Collection Accessible Grand H, Hyatt RegencyThom White, AIA • Dana Fuqua • Devon Dargan • Erik Neil What I Would’ve Told My Younger Self About Building a Museum Grand G, Hyatt RegencyCaitlin Colleary • Robin Reid • Gavin Svenson • Josh Haney • Michael Devin • Sonia Winner

1:15pm CST

Building the Obama Presidential Center – YES WE CAN! Grand G, Hyatt RegencyJohn Lupinos • Lina Chiu • Lindsay Washburn • Roark Frankel • Evan Ripley Canceled: Infrastructure Needs of Museum Facilities: Updates on a IMLS National Study Grand B, Hyatt RegencyEmily Pagman-Frank • Laura Huerta Migus • Matthew Birnbaum Designing to a Place: Architecture and Exhibit Design for the New Milwaukee Public Museum Grand A, Hyatt RegencyChris Ludwig • Helen Divjak • Jarrett Pelletier • Katie Sanders • David Malda Mastering the Art of Board Dynamics: Lessons from the Museum Field Grand H, Hyatt RegencyApril A. Salomon • Kym Rice • Marise McDermott

2:45pm CST

An Iterative Adventure: Museum Strategic and Campus Planning Together Grand G, Hyatt RegencyHillary Olson • Chris Muskopf • Suzanne M. Piotrowski Museums, Marvels, and Mythical Beasts: Conquering Complexity and Constraints Grand A, Hyatt RegencyGeorge Austin • Patrick Swindell • Ivo Rozendaal • Monteil Crawley • Wes Mosman Block Teaming up for Transformation: New Core Galleries at the Missouri History Museum Grand B, Hyatt RegencyNicole D'Orazio • Cathlin Bradley • Emily Clark • John Kasman Transformation of The National WWII Museum from Local Museum to National Cultural Institution: A Masterclass in Master Planning Grand H, Hyatt RegencyScott Evans • Aaron Martin, PE • Kari Nystrom • Martin Stigsgaard • Robert Malootian