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Officers
Aaron Milrad, BA, JD
Chairman Emeritus
Andrew L. Camden
First Vice Chairman
Second 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
Sheila Bourke McGinity
Leonard M. Nelson, Esq
Katerine Duff Rines
Mary Sayler
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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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. | |
 Museum Facts
The 2009 Museum Financial Information report has just been published by AAM and it contains the following interesting facts about the nation's museums:
- $157,000: annual education budget at the typical museum
- $2 billion: U.S. museums' collective investment in education, every year
- 1 million: the number of hours volunteers give to museums, every week
- $7: the median adult admission to a museum
- 41%: American museums that charge no adult admission fee
- 7 full-time, 5 part-time, 65 volunteers: staff at typical museum
- 55 million: children visiting museums on school trips in 2007-08
The report with data presented by museum discipline, budget size, geographical location and/or governance is available through the AAM Bookstore at www.aam-us.org |
 Join Us in San Diego for the Trustee to Trustee FORUM on
October 29, 2009
Plans are underway for a great two day program for MTA Patrons and Trustees in San Diego this fall.
Trustee to Trustee Forum:
Creative Initiatives In Challenging Times
Join your fellow trustees and museum directors at a timely forum to share knowledge, network, and learn from other museums and their boards. In these challenging times we all need to learn from other trustees how they are dealing with issues such as fundraising in a challenging economy, how to downsize responsibly and still fulfill our museums mission, and how working together through partnerships can strengthen all museums.
FORUM SCHEDULE
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
Coffee & Networking
9:15 to 10:30 a.m.
Creative Fundraising Panel and Group Discussion
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 to NOON
Responsible Downsizing Panel and Group Discussion
NOON to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Guest Speaker
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Creative Partnerships: The Balboa Park Success Story
Trustees - $79
Directors & Senior Staff - $40
MTA Patrons - FREE of charge
Followed by an evening private collection tour and dinner at the La Jolla Country Club for MTA patrons and board members will follow the Trustee Forum.
On Friday, October 30, MTA will offer special passes to all Balboa Park museums to MTA Patrons and invite them to join the MTA board at a reception at the Timkin Museum and dinner in Balboa Park.
Trustee to Trustee FORUM
Sponsored by
Registration form will be available soon. |
MTA Members Collaborate on Ansel Adams Exhibition
Jim McCreight (L), MTA President and Trustee Maryhill Art Museum; Robyn G. Peterson (center), Executive Director Yellowstone Art Museum; Colleen Schafroth (R), Director Maryhill Art Museum)
On Saturday, July 18, 2009 MTA member Maryhill Art Museum opened their new exhibit, Ansel Adams: Masterworks. The 47 photographs featured in Ansel Adams: Masterworks are part of a larger group called "The Museum Set," which Adams personally selected to serve as a succinct representation of his life's work. The exhibition presents a special opportunity for the public to see photographs that the artist viewed as his best. Maryhill Art Museum called on the expertise of Robyn G. Peterson Director of MTA member Yellowstone Art Museum to curate the exhibit as well as give the opening day lecture at Maryhill.
MTA encourages members to utilize the many talents and expertise of MTA Directors, staff and board members to help each other. If you museum has a special need please contact us and we will try to connect you to an MTA resource that can help.
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How You Can Help the Museum Trustee Assocation
In addition to continuing your museums membership in the Musteum Trustee Association, you, as an individual Trustee or Director, can assist MTA -
Join MTA as a Patron ($1,000 or more per year) - receive special event invitations to private collection tours, behind the scenes museum tours, and special dinners with other patrons and trustees.
Attend a Forum or Program - Attend the Trustee Forum in San Diego on October 29, 2009 and the AAM Trustee Program in Los Angeles in May 2010.
Become a sponsor - Your company can become a sponsor and receive special benefits and reach over 5000 museum decision makers. For a list of sponsorship opportunities contact us at president@mta-hq.org.
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Thanks to the following museums who have renewed their MTA Membership during the past few weeks.
Your continued support is appreciated!
Queens Museum of Art
Queens, New York
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Dallas, Texas
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, Connecticutt
Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
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. . . enhancing the effectiveness of governance and leadership
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The Templates were developed using Microsoft Office 2000. They are also compatible with Microsoft Office 97 & Office XP.
Volume 1, Building Museum Boards, includes nine tools to help boards identify, recruit and orient new members while still keeping current members involved and engaged.
$50 MTA members / $60 AAM members /
$75 non-members *
Volume 2, The Leadership Partnership, contains four tools to help boards and directors engage in a mutual assessment with the goal of building stronger partnerships.
$50 MTA members / $60 AAM members /
$75 non-members *
Volume 3, Executive Transitions, includes thirteen tools to guide a board through the search for an executive director.
$90 MTA members / $100 AAM members /
$115 non-members *
Volume 4, Strategic Thinking and Planning, contains sixteen tools that help museum leaders build an effective strategic plan and regularly monitor progress toward strategic goals.
$90 MTA members / $100 AAM members /
$115 non-members *
PACKAGE PRICING FOR ALL FOUR TEMPLATES *
$225 for MTA Members /$250 for AAM Members /
$295 for Non-members
*plus shipping & handling
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