Seeing things from a different perspective - the awards dinner reflected in the atrium of the gothic cloister garden at the Dayton Art Institute.
The dynamic board of the OMA, and its fantastic members, made the conference a welcoming place to share experiences, brainstorm new ideas, reconnect with old friends, and make new ones!
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Hilferty is passionate about museums – ever since our start in 1971. This year we are participating in over a half dozen conferences, workshops, and programs in the fields of museums, history, exhibits, and design. We are presenting with our museum colleagues on topics like human rights, design, innovation, and building community relationships. We are learning about the latest trends in the field, in ideas and materials, so we can ensure our future projects are the best they can be for our partners.
Here’s an overview of where we have been and will be in 2018!
March 9-11, Building Museums Conference, Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, Philadelphia, PA
March 17, History Relevance Workshop, Harrodsburg, KY
March 21-23, Tennessee Museum Association, Pickwick Landing State Park, TN
April 14-16, Ohio Museum Association Conference, Dayton, Ohio
May 6-9, American Alliance of Museums Conference, Pheonix, AZ
June 10-12, Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance Conference, Louisville, KY
July 19-12, Association of Midwestern Museums Conference, Chicago, IL
September 26-29, American Association of State and Local History Conference, Kansas City, MI
October 8-10, South Eastern Museums Conference, Jackson, MS
Stay tuned! We have other proposals pending. Do you have an idea for collaboration? We are very open to exploring projects and programs that support learning and innovation in our field!
An article from Commercial Appeal lists the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum as a top site in Civil Rights tourism, which is being considered an offshoot of traditional heritage tourism. This concept can be troublesome, the author notes, but visitors who are inspired to seek out these sites are out to challenge the assumptions of typical tourists.
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Hilferty is excited to be a part of the History Relevance Workshop, coming up Saturday March 17th at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.#historyrelevance has been a trending topic in social media for some time, from the work of the National Council on Public History, to National History Day, to Museums Advocacy Day. The History Relevance Campaign, along with organizational mission, advocacy, and programming will be explored.
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Our friends and creative partners at Transformit just published a great blog post about the innovative work that went into creating, “This Little Light of Mine,” the interactive, three-story sculpture at the heart of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
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Hilferty is proud to support museums across its home state of Ohio and will be sending staff to the 2018 conference in Dayton, April 16-17.
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The Scottish Sun created a travelogue of important Civil Rights sites throughout the south, including the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
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Hilferty is beyond proud of the visitation numbers of the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, which they lead the design for. The MCRM shares a central location with the Mississippi History Museum. When these two museums opened on Dec. 9, tourism officials projected 180,000 visitors in the first year, with an annual economic impact of $17 million. Museum officials are almost halfway there with more than 80,000 visitors since the opening.
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Hilferty will be presenting at the 2018 Association of Midwestern Museums Conference in Chicago. We will be collaborating with staff from the Cincinnati Museum Center on the topic of trust between museums and their communities.
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The Environmental Programs of the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University reach out to Hilferty for their ideas on the design of a travelling exhibit that would educate the community about how to improve water quality from storm water run off.
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This rendering shows the proposed entrance and introductory area of the new museum exhibits, featuring an interactive map and digital multi-media display.
Hilferty is leading the design for American Museum of Science and Energy. The museum, built in 1975, is relocating to a new site in Oak Ridge. Dynamic exhibits and a variety of interactive media will share this complex and intriguing story with visitors.
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The BBC’s travel section highlights, “the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is an important stop for anyone interested in the US’ struggle for racial equality.”
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Hilferty is pleased to congratulate the National Great Lakes Museum on being recognized as a top attraction in the state of Ohio by USA Today’s 10 Best Ohio Attractions. Independent travel writers nominated twenty attractions around the state, and the NGLM came in against some strong competition at second place.
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“[I have been to the] National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, The Human Rights Museum in Atlanta and the National African-American Museum in D.C. and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is the best one yet.” - Loki Mulholland, filmmaker
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Hilferty and Associates led the exhibition design of the groundbreaking new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, opened in December 2017. Company founder and president Gerry Hilferty and his colleagues helped museum staff tell a challenging story, careful to include community voices wary of trusting a state agency to tell the history of a movement the state had once fought so hard to destroy.
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