Museum Institute at Sagamore

Save the Date for the 2012 Institute September 18-21st

Have you been curious about our Museum Institute at Sagamore? Are you a Sagamore alum, looking to reconnect with friends from the Institute?

Join us for the Taste of Sagamore Dinner Sunday, April 22nd 7-9 pm at the  Dinosaur Barbeque, 377 River Street, Troy.

Show your support for the Museum Institute at Sagamore at this informal dinner following the Opening Reception of the 2012 Museums in Conversation conference on April 22nd. Join us as we reminisce about our adventures in the Adirondacks and plan ahead for the 2012 Institute.

For additional information and to register for the dinner, please visit our conference website www.museumsinconversation.org

The Museum Institute at Sagamore is a reflective, intensive, four day retreat at Great Camp Sagamore in the Adirondacks that gives New York State museum staff, trustees & volunteers the opportunity to learn, reflect, and work with their colleagues from across the state.

The 2012 Institute is September 18-21st. Acceptance to the Institute is by application only. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning in the late spring. Watch your inboxes for the application announcement or email Catherine (or call 800-895-1648) with any questions.

Travel grants Due to the high demand for Go! Grants this year we encourage you to submit your grant application with your Institute application.

Go! Grants – NB: we encourage applicants to apply early

Take a peek behind the scenes at the Museum Institute at Sagamore.

About the Institute
The Museum Institute at Sagamore provides museum staff & trustees opportunities in a historic, reflective setting to:

• Grow individually and professionally
• Think creatively about the impact and potential of museums
• Build diverse networks
• Acquire the skills needed to advance the work of their organizations

Begun in 1997, the Institute is held at Great Camp Sagamore in the Adirondacks, a National Historic Landmark that provides a unique setting for learning and reflection.

In the words of past participants:

“I have learned so much.  New ideas, possibilities, and changes that will create a much more active and engaging museum. ”

“All the presenters were great…. it is the most valuable conference I have been to. ”

“It reminded me of how much I love what I do; and how important and powerful our organizations can be in our community. ”

“I thought this whole conference was invigorating and enlightening!”

The Institute is created by Museumwise, an organization that provides a wide variety of training and professional development opportunities for museums in New York State.  The institute is made possible, in part, by support from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Who should Attend
The Museum Institute at Sagamore is open to individuals who are currently employed by or serve in a leadership role at a museum, heritage organization or museum service organization. We encourage  individuals from across the disciplines (both organizationally – art, children’s, history, & science museums, etc and professionally – administrators, educators, curators, etc) to join together in discussion.

How Do I Apply?
2012 Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning in the late spring. Watch your inboxes for the application announcement or email Catherine (or call 800-895-1648) with any questions.

What is the Fee?
The total cost to participate in the institute including food, lodging, an extensive resource binder, and all conference materials is $650 for individuals working in New York State museums, $750 for out of state participants. Preference is given to New York State participants.

Travel Grants 
Registration fees, travel fees and lodging costs up to $750 can all be supported through a NYSCA sponsored Go! Grant.  Due to the high demand for Go! Grants this year we encourage you to submit your grant application with your Institute application.

Questions?
Please contact Museumwise with any questions at 800.895.1648; info@museumwise.org

The 2011 Museum Institute at Sagamore, featured the following presenters:

• Elizabeth Trever Buchinger, Co-Founder & Brand Strategist, Paperkite Creative Communications
• Robert Bullock, President, NYS Archives Partnership Trust
• Q Cassetti, Principal, Luckystone Partners
• Robert Cassetti, Senior Director, Creative Services & Marketing, Corning Museum of Glass
• Suzanne DeVegh, Program Officer, Japan Society & Maria Dembrowsky Nigro, Manager of Public Programs, Hudson River Museum
• Liselle LaFrance, Director & Deborah Emmons-Andarawis, Curator, Historic Cherry Hill
• Garet Livermore, Vice President for Education, New York State Historical Association & The Farmers’ Museum
• Stephanie Ratcliffe, Executive Director, The Wild Center
• Linda Ray, Consultant, LRay

For detailed information about the 2011 sessions click here

To look at the 2011 Museum Institute at Sagamore Presenter's bios click here

Special thanks to the Adirondack Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass for their support of the 2011 Museum Institute at Sagamore