Western Museum Association Annual Meeting 2008

Bianca, Tom and Amy attended the Western Museum Association annual conference in Anchorage Alaska from September 16th-20th.

We had a great time catching up with our friends and colleagues from Wanapum Heritage Center, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Royal British Columbia Museum, Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center, Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Jones and Jones Architects, Carrie M.McLain Memorial Museum and meeting new ones at our booth in the exhibit hall. Bianca along with Cindy Schumaker, Tracy Johnson from Bettisworth North and Dixie Alexander presented the session: Stronger Together - The Development of a Community Museum which was a case study on the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center in Fairbanks, Alaska.

We also enjoyed attending the conference events at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, The Alaska Native Cultural Center and the Anchorage Museum.


Tom, Amy and Angela Neller for the Wanapum Heritage Center in our booth


Amy and Tom "flying" at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum


We enjoyed a dance performance at the Alaska Native Cultural Center by Imamsuat, a multi-generational group of Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) people from the Alaska and Lower Kenai Peninsulas, Kodiak & Afognak Islands, and Prince William Sound

We are looking forward to seeing everyone next year in San Diego.

We would like to introduce our newest team member Ashley Orr who is joining us as a design assistant - Welcome to the team Ashley!

Wanapum Heritage Center

At the beginning of September Tom, Bianca and Amy traveled down to Wanapum Village with JohnPaul Jones, Bruce Arnold, Colleen Thorpe and Jeremy Imhoff from Jones and Jones Architects for community meetings to gather feedback on the design of the Wanapum Heritage Center and to review our last conceptual design package.


JohnPaul Jones presenting to the Wanapum Community in the Longhouse


Getting feedback and input from the children and youth of the Wanapum community.


The Wanapum River Patrol took us out onto the Columbia River to see the site from the water.