2015 Museums & Galleries Queensland Conference #2015MGQcon

Programming for Diversity   Justyne Wilson, Venue Supervisor - Pine Rivers Heritage Centre, Moreton Bay Regional Council

Relevance Through Diversity

Using Public Programs

To expand your audience

Developing a Theme

• Temporary Exhibitions brief

• Identified community networks and groups

• Relevance to policy/strategic plan

• Collections and research resources

• Commemorations dates

• Trial new formats Napoleons Last Gamble: Supper and Dance

Identifying a Target Market• Community groups

• Collaboration• Meaningful interaction

• Documenting stories

• Celebrating diversity

• Interculturalism

Programming for Children• Skill based learning

• Quality verses quantity

• Multimedia• Materials and resources

• Historical context

• Tenuous links to exhibition themes

Programing within the Community

• Participation• Sharing networks• Life-long learning• Collaboration• Opportunities • Knowledge bearing and

dissemination• Commemorations• Organisation -wide

projects

Celebrate Success!Measurable through:

•Program attendance•Positive Feedback•Media response•Achievements (intangible and tangible)•Teamwork•Collaboration

Acknowledge areas to improve

• Program evaluation

• Feedback forms• Statistical

Analysis• Marketing

strategically• Responding to

Complaints

Talking Point