Nina Thomas is the manager of the Westerville History Museum, which is part of the public library system in Westerville, Ohio. In this episode, Nina discusses her academic and professional background, life as a museum manager, the nature of the museum’s public outreach efforts, and what a museum manager might look for in job applicants.
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Westerville History Museum
Clint Smith, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (Little, Brown, 2021) - recommended by Nina
Philomena Cunk - recommended by Nina
Jennifer Schuessler, “As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars,” New York Times, January 8, 2023 - recommended by Rob
"Defining the Museum of the 21st Century" Symposium Closing Keynote and Remarks
Panel III: Serving Nearby Heritage for All in Museums in the United States
Panel II: Collecting Tangible and Non-Tangible Heritage in Museums in the United States
Panel I: Nation-Building in Museums in the United States
"Defining the Museum of the 21st Century" Opening Keynotes
Heather Mayer - Historian
Constitution Day 2018 - Presented by Karen Webb
Natalie Sweet - Program Coordinator, Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
Interlude
Ann Davis - Museum Specialist, Professor, and ICOFOM Board Member
Alyce Sadongei - Program Manager, American Indian Language Development Institute
Maya Rook presents "The Origins of the Witch Trials in Europe"
Anna Leshchenko - Museologist and ICOFOM Board Member
Deborah Ziska - Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
Mónica Risnicoff de Gorgas – Museologist and ICOFOM Board Member
David de la Torre - Curator of Exhibitions, Jewish Community Center of SF
Bruno Brulon Soares - Professor of Museology, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
LauriAnn Deaver presents "The Mormon Response to the 1976 Teton Dam Collapse"
François Mairesse – Professor of Museology, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris, and ICOFOM President
Gillian Glaes discusses African Political Activism in Post-Colonial France
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