2012 Mountain Plains Museum Association Conference

Bianca and Michael are back from a successful and enjoyable trip to the 2012 Mountain Plains Museum Association Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas.

The conference provided great opportunities to meet new people and learn about the latest issues and solutions in the museum world, as well as some interesting vendors and services in the exhibit hall.

Best of all though was the chance to catch up with old friends and clients.   This year we were delighted to get to spend some time with the following people with whom we've had the pleasure of working with in the past:

Georgia Hansen, Executive Director of the Aspen Historical Society

Shan Rankin, Executive Director and Lisa Adams, Registrar & Curator of Artifacts from The Museum of South Texas History

Karen Reinhart, Curator of Education and Outreach from the Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum

Art Wolf of Wolf Consulting

And last but certainly not least,  the State Historical Society of North Dakota was represented by a number of old friends including, Chris Johnson, Director, Museum Division, Genia Hesser, Curator of Exhibits, Jenny Yearous, Curator of Collections Management as well as several other familiar faces.

All in all it was a great experience.  We send a huge congratulations and thanks to Monta Lee Dakin, Hillary English and the rest of the MPMA team for a truly fantastic event.

Following are few scenes from the conference to give a sense of what we experienced.

The Corpus Christi waterfront walk with the USS Lexington in the background.

Delegates board the USS Lexington for one of the evening events.

The AAID booth in the exhibit hall. Our custom mixed tea was a big hit.

Corpus Christi is home to the original Whataburger so Michael had to eat there for "historical reasons"

Jenny Yearous of the State Historical Society of North Dakota takes in the art at the Art Museum of South Texas.

The Corpus Christi skyline with the Omni hotel where the conference was held. (Far right hand tower)