Agenda

March 2 – 3, 2023

National Press Club 529 14th St NW, 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045 [map]

Entry into the National Press Club building requires the QR code sent pre-event. Luggage check at the venue will be available on both days. Please be prepared for prompt starts.

Thursday, March 2nd

Time
Activity
Presenter(s)
Location
8:00 am
Registration Open for Check-in/Breakfast
Ballroom Foyer
8:30 am
Opening and Welcome
Laura Huerta Migus, Deputy Director, OMS
Ballroom
9:00 am
Opening Keynote: “The Importance of the Arts and Humanities to Resilience”
  • Crosby Kemper, III, IMLS Director
  • Adam Kirsch, Editor, Wall Street Journal
Ballroom
10:00 am
BREAK
Emcee:
  • Helen Wechsler, Senior Program Officer, OMS
10:30 am
Interactive Discussions at Tables
Emcee:
  • Mark Isaksen, Senior Program Officer, OMS
Ballroom
11:00 am
Keynote Session: “What Does the Data Tell us About Our Present and Future?”
Moderator:
  • Crosby Kemper, III, IMLS Director
Panelists:
  • Zannie Voss, PhD, Director, SMUDataArts
  • Peter Linett, Co-Founder, SloverLinett
Ballroom
12:00 pm
LUNCH
Ballroom
1:00 pm
Plenary Discussion: “Establishing A Federal Data Set on Museums in America”
Presenters:
  • Laura Huerta Migus, Deputy Director, OMS
  • Helen Wechsler, Senior Program Officer, OMS
Ballroom
1:30 pm
Group Activities
Breakout Rooms
2:15 pm
BREAK
2:30 pm
Plenary Session: “Perspectives of Changing Leadership”
Introduction:
  • Mark Isaksen, Senior Program Officer, OMS
Moderators:
  • Terri Freeman, Executive Director, Reginald Lewis Museum
  • Lori Fogarty, CEO, Oakland Museum of California
  • Julian Zugazagoitia, CEO, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Ballroom
3:15 pm
Small Group Discussions
Breakout Rooms
4:00 pm
Closing
Crosby Kemper, III, IMLS Director
Ballroom
4:30 pm
Adjourn
5:00 pm
Optional Activity: Guided Tour at Smithsonian American Art Museum

Friday, March 3rd

Time
Activity
Presenter(s)
Location
8:00 am
Breakfast/Networking
Ballroom Foyer
8:30 am
Welcome and Introduction to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
Emcee:
  • Helen Wechsler, Senior Program Officer, OMS
Presenters:
  • Crosby Kemper, III, IMLS Director
  • Shelly Lowe, Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities (invited)
  • Dr. Maria Rosario-Jackson, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts (invited)
  • Tsione Wolde-Michael, Executive Director, President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
Ballroom
9:00 am
Plenary Discussion: “Exploring Sustainability”
Introduction:
  • Mark Isaksen, Senior Program Officer, OMS
Moderator:
  • Anne Radice, Senior Advisor, IMLS
Panelists:
  • Kirsten Ellenbogen, Great Lakes Science Center
  • Magdalena Garcia, El Museo Latino
Ballroom
10:00 am
Group Activity
Breakout Rooms
10:45 am
BREAK
11:15 am
Group Activity
Breakout Rooms
11:45 am
LUNCH
12:45 pm
Closing Plenary and Remarks
Presenters:
  • Crosby Kemper, III, IMLS Director
  • Laura Huerta Migus, Deputy Director, OMS
Ballroom
1:30 pm
Adjourn
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