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Officers
Aaron Milrad, BA, JD
Chairman Emeritus
Andrew L. Camden
Second Vice Chairman
Mary Baily Wieler
Third Vice Chairman
Maureen Pecht King
Secretary
Richard J. Kelly
Treasurer
Murray R. Tarnapoll |
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Directors
Elisabeth M. Bergan
Patricia S. Etchart
Charles E. Janson
Karen L. Johnston
Donald S. Luria
Sheila Bourke McGinity
Leonard M. Nelson, Esq
Katerine Duff Rines
Benjamin Schore
Nell F. Waltz
Jean R. Wente |
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Directors Emeritus
Ettore Barbatelli
Pamela M. Bruder
* Alan L. Cameros
Ellen MacNeille Charles
Mary Hollis Clark
Carol M. Clement-Harrison
David E. Connor
Dede Feldman
* Edith H. Fisher
James A. Fisher
Albert Glickman
Hannah L. Henderson
Marthajane Kennedy
Greta Brown Layton
Wendy M. Rebanks
Helen B. Spaulding
Joel D. Sugg
Samuel Thorne
Indru Watumull
* Richard Wheatland
Fay H. Williams
* = Founder
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1-866-640-7555
If you can become a Friend or Patron Member of MTA we would appreciate your support.
Thank you for your support.
Friends contribute $100 to $999 and Patrons contribute $1000 or more. Your help will enable us to continue our work to inform, inspire and educate museum trustees.
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GUIDEBOOKS AND SOFTWARE TEMPLATES
A reminder that our Guidebook and software template Building Museum Boards has been reprinted and is available for only
$50 for MTA members
$60 for AAM members
$75 for non-members.
Contact MTA for more information or to order your templates at
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MTA is MOVING!
The Museum Trustee Association headquarters will be moving to a new location in Tucson by March 1, 2009.
New Address
1001 N. Alvernon Way, Suite 101
Tucson, AZ 85711
All Phone, Fax, and Email addresses will remain the same as listed above.
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Greetings!
Welcome to the latest news from the Museum Trustee Association, The Network for Informing, Advising and Inspiring Museum Trustees. We want to share our monthly newsletter with all your museum trustees. If we don't have a current roster for your institution, please email it to Donna McQuery at office@mta-hq.org . MTA keeps these names and email addresses confidential of course. | |
 Join Your Fellow Trustees at AAM's Trustee Day
Join Your Fellow Trustees at Trustee Day in Philadelphia,
May 2, 2009.
The Museum Trustee Association is pleased to be working with the American Association of Museums in presenting the second annual Trustee Day program at their annual conference in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
This special program focusing on issues of importance to museum Trustees and senior management will be invaluable to you as you make important decisions for your museum.
Panels will cover the following topics:
- The Give/Get/Get Off: A Stumbling Block for Diversity
- Critical Update on Board Liability Issues
- Hands On, Fingers Out: Where Governance and Management Collide
- The Global Financial Crisis and Museums: Succeeding with Capital Fundraising and Financing
Special Luncheon Keynote Speaker!
Our special speaker will be Patty Stonesifer, Chair of the Smithsonian Institution who assumed this important position recently after leaving the Gates Foundation. The Smithsonian has been in the news recently concerning many governance issues and we expect to receive new insights from Ms. Stonesifer about her efforts to reform the Smithsonian.
Jim McCreight, MTA President
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 SPECIAL RATE for Museum Trustee Association Members!
If your museum is an MTA member your entire board receives a discounted price of $225 each vs. the regular rate of $260.
This includes the all-day program,
luncheon, and special reception
at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
To register go to:
We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia on May 2nd!
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MTA Partners with AAM on Museums Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.
 MTA is a Partnering Organization with AAM on the program scheduled for February 23-24, 2009 in Washington, DC. We urge MTA members who can travel to Washington and meet with their congressional representatives to discuss continued federal support for museums to please assist AAM in this program.
AAM is pleased to invite museum professionals and advocates from around the country to Washington, DC on February 23-24, 2009 for Museums Advocacy Day. During the two-day program, participants will be briefed on AAM's legislative agenda and will learn how to effectively communicate the value of museums to public policy makers. The second day will consist of visits to Capitol Hill where advocates will make their case to Congress.
In 2009, a new Congress and a new administration will begin working on a wide range of issues, including funding for museum programs and the reauthorization of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). We need to make our voices heard!
"There could not be a more critical time for museum advocates to make their case on Capitol Hill," said AAM President Ford Bell. "With so much at stake, we need to effectively communicate the value of museums to our elected officials."
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Mergers and Acquisitions: Museum Style
In the news lately have been stories of mergers and acquisitions of museums by museums with the goal of consolidating administrative, bookkeeping, information technology and exhibit preparation staff to save money.
An example is the Governor of Washington's proposal to merge the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane.
The Governor's office proposes the two museum boards be combined in one board. The "savings" are projected at $500,000 a year.
The Governor also proposes cutting support funds for the museums by $3.8 million. Directors of both museums are cool to the merger idea and believe cutting $3.8 million in State support would leave both museums "mortally wounded".
In Portland, Oregon the Museum of Contemporary Craft finds itself in a "dire cash-flow" position after moving to a new location and failing to meet its fundraising goals and has approached the Pacific Northwest College of Art about a merger. The College is interested if the Museum expands its mission to include design.
Most "mergers" as in the corporate world result in lay-offs of duplicate personnel but if overall savings result with no loss of mission mergers can benefit the community.
What do you think of this trend? Are there similar events happening in your city or state?
Let us know so we can share the news with other trustees.
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MTA Membership
Thanks to the following museums who have renewed their MTA Membership during the past few weeks. Your continued support is appreciated!
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Canadian Museum of Nature
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Current Exhibits at MTA Member Museums
 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
YVES SAINT LAURENT
November 1, 2008 - April 5, 2009
In the 1960s Yves Saint Laurent made an indelible mark on fashion with clothing emblematic of the new modernity. Yves Saint Laurent, organized by FAMSF and The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in collaboration with the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, explores the designs that made Saint Laurent famous, and his inspirations drawn from art, theatre, history, literature, and nature. This exhibition contains nearly 130 accessorized garments and sketches illustrating the lines, colors, and fundamentals of Saint Laurent's work. This is the only U.S. venue.
Photo: Marina Schiano in Evening Gown. Fall-Winter 1970.
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 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, MA
JOURNEYS EAST
Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia
February 21 - May 31, 2009
Journeys East considers Isabella Gardner's continuing dialogue with Asia, from her trips to the Near and Far East, to the formation of a personal museum where Asian art played a significant role. Later in life, her close friendship with Okakura Kakuzo initiated a new phase of collecting Asian art and led to a rearrangement of the museum. The exhibition explores the complex interaction of travel, collecting, and museum formation. On display will be Gardner's travel albums and Asian objects ranging from Japanese screens to a monumental bronze Buddha, Indian jewelry to Chinese snuff bottles.
The exhibition has been made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.
A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition (available spring 2009).
Photo: Scenes from The Tale of Genji (detail),1677; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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MTA is looking for NEW BOARD MEMBERS
 If you are a current or former museum trustee you might be interested in serving on the MTA board. We usually meet at least twice a year around the country for a business meeting and usually have the opportunity to have behind the scenes museum tours and/or private collection tours. Regular tele-conference board meetings are also held during the year.
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World Federation of Friends of Museums
 The WFFM Council meeting and General Assembly will be held in Glasgow, Scotland from Thursday April 30 to Sunday May 3, 2009. MTA is a member of the organization and MTA Treasurer Murray Tarnapoll serves as President of the U.S. Federation of Friends of Museums.If you are interested in the conference you can get further information at their website, www.museumsfriends.org.
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