Inside SEMC Fall 2015

INS I DE S E MC

The Newsletter of the Southeastern Museums Conference fall 2015 | www.semcdirect.net

Jacksonville Riverfront, Site of 2015 SEMC Annual Meeting at Hyatt Regency

Executive Director’s Notes Susan Perry

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Join Us in Jacksonville for SEMC Annual Meeting 2015 Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Nick Gray

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12 Get Involved at the Annual Meeting Announcing SEMC’s JIMI 2016

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Applications Due October 31, 2016

We’re Almost There!

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We’re Just a Few Donations Away from Our $10,000 Matching Gift Challenge

One of a Kind

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The South Carolina Military Museum’s H-13B “Sioux” Helicopter

The White Gloves Gang

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The South Carolina Federation of Museums Collection Care Services Hits the Road –2–

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A SPECIAL THANKS Endowment and Membership Contributions

44 CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITIONS 52 INNOVATIONS 60 PEOPLE AND PLACES 61 WHAT’S HAPPENING 63 IMPORTANT DATES 64 SEMC JOB FORUM 64 GET SOCIAL WITH SEMC 64 SEMC MEMBERSHIP FORM 65 CONGRATULATIONS

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semc

officers

Alabama

North Carolina

Arkansas

South Carolina

David Butler President

Florida

Tennessee

865.524.1260

Georgia

Virginia

dbutler@knoxart.org

Kentucky

West Virginia

Knoxville Museum of Art,

Louisiana

U.S. Virgin Islands

Knoxville, TN

Mississippi

Puerto Rico Darcie MacMahon Vice President

staff

352.273.2053

Susan S. Perry

dmacmahon@flmnh.ufl.edu

Executive Director

Florida Museum of Natural History,

Mary S. Miller

Gainesville, FL

Manager of Communications and Member Services

Robin Seage Person Secretary 601.442.2901

contact semc

rsperson@bellsouth.net

SEMC | P.O. Box 550746

Historic Jefferson College,

Atlanta, GA 30355-3246

Washington, MS

T: 404.814.2048 or 404.814.2047 F: 404.814.2031

Robin Reed Treasurer

W: www.SEMCdirect.net

757.690.8962

E: membershipservices@SEMCdirect.net

rreed@fmauthority.com Casemate Museum,

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Mike Hudson Past President 502.899.2356

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The deadline for the Fall 2015 newsletter is November 13, 2015.

To submit information for the newsletter, please contact the Council Director in your state.

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directors Priscilla Cooper

Elise LeCompte

205.328.9696

352.273.1925

pcooper@bcri.org

lecompte@flmnh.ufl.edu

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute,

Florida Museum of Natural History

Birmingham, AL

Gainesville, FL 32611

Julie Harris

Catherine Pears

270.575.9958

318.443.0545

jharris@riverdiscoverycenter.org

cpears@lsua.edu

River Discovery Center,

Alexandria Museum of Art

Paducah, KY

Alexandria, LA 71301

Brian Hicks

Zinnia Willits

662.429.8852

843.722.2706 ext. 32

director@desotomuseum.org

zwillits@gibbesmuseum.org

Desoto County Museum,

Gibbes Museum of Art

Hernando, MS

Charleston, SC 29401

Kathleen Hutton

Allison Reid

336.758.5394

504.658.4159

khutton@wfu.edu

areid@noma.org

Reynolda House Museum of

New Orleans Museum of Art,

American Art, Winston-Salem, NC

New Orleans, LA

Mary Lague

Deitrah J. Taylor

540.342.5760

478.320.4010

mlague@taubmanmuseum.org

dtaylorhistorian@gmail.com

Taubman Museum of Art,

The Cultural Center, Georgia College

Roanoke, VA

and State University, Milledgeville, GA

Jenny Lamb

Heather Marie Wells

616.356.0501

479.418.5700

jenny.lamb@bellemeadeplantation.com

heathermarie.wells@crystalbridges.org

Belle Meade Plantation,

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art,

Nashville, TN

Bentonville, AR

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executive director’s notes Susan Perry What’s our impact?

In consideration of our impact, SEMC conducted a member survey to understand “who are our members” and “what are your needs.” Almost one third of SEMC members are at small museums. Almost one third of SEMC members are museum administrators/directors with less than five years of museum experience. The survey demonstrated the critical need for SEMC to diversify the museum field and provide opportunities for leadership development.

In partnership with Museum Trustee Association, SEMC will offer a Leadership Day with programs and networking opportunities at SEMC 2015 Annual Meeting. As baby boomers retire, consider “Succession Planning: A Road Map for Executive Leadership Change” and “Becoming a Diverse and Inclusive Museum: A Comprehensive Strategic Approach.”

How do we engage our leaders and impact our communities? How can SEMC contribute to the professional development and mentor support for our future museum leaders?

The 16th annual Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI 2016) is specifically designed for museum professionals with subject area expertise desiring knowledge of general museum administration and operations. Apply now for JIMI 2016.

Susan Perry, SEMC Executive Director

to meet museum professionals at all levels and find a professional mentor whether you are an emerging or seasoned museum professional. Impact the museum field and community as a leader.

See you soon in Jacksonville!

SEMC 2015 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville offers opportunities

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— Susan Perry, SEMC Executive Director

Fernbank Museum’s Great Hall by Drew Newman

Cultural Collaboration

CREATING A COLLECTIVE VISION SEMC • OCTOBER 12-14, 2015 Jacksonville, Florida

Join us in Jacksonville

SEMC 2015 ANNUAL MEETING

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Cultural Collaboration CREATING A COLLECTIVE VISION SEMC 2015 ANNUAL MEETING REGISTER NOW! OCTOBER 12–14, 2015 | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Escape to sunny Jacksonville, one of the top “Hottest Cities” for cultural experience! Experience its pristine beaches, trendy restaurants, vibrant nightlife, edgy art museums, and historic neighborhoods. Cool off on the banks of the St. Johns River and stroll under the canopy of majestic Cummer oaks and through the larger-than-life mouth at MOSH. Discover Northeast Florida’s cultural and ecological history at the SEMC 2015 Annual Meeting!

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Explore Florida’s abundant waterways and cultural collaborations in Jacksonville at our exciting events that will highlight Jacksonville museums: Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Museum of Science & History (MOSH), Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA), The Ritz Theatre and LaVilla Museum, and Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens.

Jacksonville is the perfect place to explore this year’s theme, “Cultural Collaborations: Creating a Collective Vision” and renew your vision for the future of museums. Discover new horizons in museum leadership, innovative technologies, and community engagement. SEMC’s Program Committee invites you to meet us in Jacksonville to share creative ideas and success stories, explore new directions and emerging trends in museums, and network with the most congenial and supportive group of museum professionals in the nation!

We promise you’ll be energized, enlightened, and entertained. Relax in sunny Florida. You’ll never want to leave! Join us to discover Cultural Collaboration: Creating a Collective Vision at SEMC 2015 Annual Meeting October 12–14 in Jacksonville!

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PARTICIPANTS AT THE SEMC 2015 ANNUAL MEETING WILL EXPERIENCE • Over 65 Sessions and Workshops on engaging your leaders, leveraging community collaborations, exploring new technology, discovering museum pop-ups, engaging selfie culture, creating a collective vision, expanding social media, improving inbox overload, planning for leadership change, exploring environmental conservation, facilitating cultural exchange, making inventory matter, recruiting volunteers, connecting to collections, overcoming disaster, creating living history, embracing community engagement, marketing your strengths, creating teacher-museum partnerships, fundraising strategies, growing African-American museums, emerging museum professionals, and surviving a mid-career crisis.

The complete schedule is online at SEMCdirect.net.

• Resource Expo with over 66 exhibitors. Learn about new products, technology, and services for museums. Don’t miss the Grand Opening celebration and Silent Auction on Monday from 4:30–6:00 pm.

• Evening Events at Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, MOSH, MOCA, and the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens.

• Private Walking Tours of Jacksonville’s historic districts, architecture, parks, and Art in Public Places.

• Keynote Speaker Nick Gray, founder of Museum Hack.

• A Pre-Conference Trip to Historic St. Augustine, our country’s first enduring European settlement.

• Behind-the-Scenes Tours of the Cummer Museum of Art, MOCA, MOSH’s Science Theater and Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, Federal Reserve Bank, Jacksonville’s historic districts, Art in Public Places, and running tour along the St. Johns River.

• A Silent Auction to raise funds for scholarships to SEMC’s 2016 Annual Meeting; • Extensive Networking with your southeastern museum colleagues.

Advance Registration is now closed, but you can register on-site at the conference.

Onsite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $375 Single Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . onsite $200 Student. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . onsite $225 Student Single Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . onsite $100 Trustees Single Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . onsite $200

Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront location: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville-Riverfront is our host hotel, located in the heart of Jacksonville’s vibrant downtown with breathtaking views of the St. Johns River: 225 E. Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32202

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Cultural Collaboration

CREATING A COLLECTIVE VISION SEMC • OCTOBER 12-14, 2015 Jacksonville, Florida

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Get Involved at the Annual Meeting

CAREER CENTER RESUME REVIEWER Experienced museum professionals are needed to review and critique job-seekers’ resumes at the Annual Meeting Career Center. For more information, contact Career Center Coordinator Elise LeCompte, 352.273.1925, lecompte@flmnh.ufl.edu.

SEMC SILENT AUCTION Showcase your museum or share your hobby and support SEMC by donating an item for our Silent Auction! All proceeds will be used to fund 2016 Annual Meeting Scholarships. Download a donation form at www.SEMCdirect.net or contact Silent Auction Coordinator Jenny Lamb, 615-356-0501, interpretation@ bellemeadeplantation.com.

Keynote Speaker Join your colleagues in Jacksonville for an entertaining and thought provoking keynote talk about why “Museums are Awesome” by Nick Gray, the founder of Museum Hack. We know museums are awesome, but how can we convince Millennials that they are? And

how can we entice them to visit our museums? Museum Hack’s mission is to get people excited about great museums all around the world. Guides at Museum Hack give tours that are totally different from most museum experiences: including sassy gossip, games with prizes, and lots of photos. Museum Hack wants to appeal to the cynics, the bored, and the apathetic. They know that a lot of people do not enjoy museums, especially millennials. ¶ Museum Hack has found success with a sustainable model for premium experiences. Learn about best practices and engagement ideas for new audience development. Big companies like Google and Adobe regularly hire Museum Hack to produce their company events at the Met. Museums have also hired Museum Hack for workshops, consulting, and Young Patron program work. ¶ Nick Gray is a Renegade Museum Tour Guide and the founder of Museum Hack. His company of educators and actors works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other New York City museums. Gray is 33 years old and lives in Manhattan. Before starting Museum Hack, he was a partner at Flight Display Systems, which manufactured and sold electronic equipment for small private jets and military aircraft.

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ANNOUNCING SEMC’S JIMI 2016 Applications Due October 31, 2015 – 14 –

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he Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) proudly announces the 16th annual Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI 2016).

Scheduled for January 19 - 26, 2016, JIMI is specifically designed for administrators from new and emerging museums and for museum professionals with subject area expertise desiring knowledge of general museum administration and operations. The deadline for JIMI 2016 applications is October 31, 2015. located on historic Jekyll Island, GA, this highly successful training program provides a unique eight-day immersion for museum professionals seeking the opportunity to learn management, personnel and interpretive skills from leading experts. Sessions include leadership and management styles, administration and trusteeship, strategic planning, fundraising and marketing, financial management, developing exhibits, public relations, collections management, disaster preparedness, interpretation, volunteer management, and museum ethics. through the generosity of friends and colleagues of the late Peter S. LaPaglia, the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) and the Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI) are pleased to offer the Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship to cover the cost of tuition. In past years, several state associations, including the Arkansas Museums Association, North Carolina Museums Council, Mississippi Museums Association, and South Carolina Federation of Museums, offered scholarship and/or travel assistance to its members. In addition, John and Cynthia Lancaster offer scholarship assistance to a member of the Tennessee Association of Museums. thanks to the generosity of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) is pleased to offer the John Kinard

Scholarship Fund for two staff members of AAAM institutional museums or individual AAAM members to attend SEMC’s Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI).

The two annual scholarships of $1,500 each will cover the tuition for JIMI and travel expenses. The John Kinard Scholarship Fund is established in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Created by an Act of Congress in 2003, the Museum is scheduled to open on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in 2015. For information on the Museum’s current programs and exhibitions visit www.nmaahc.si.edu or call 202.633.4751. Please note AAAM membership on your JIMI application. applications for JIMI and the Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship are currently available at the website address shown below, with an October 31, 2015, deadline for submitting applications. JIMI is a SEMC program sponsored by Goosepen Studio & Press, Jekyll Island Museum and Historic Preservation, LaPaglia Companies, Satilla Computer Solutions, and North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties. We gratefully acknowledge support from Gaylord Brothers and Goosepen Studio & Press for additional JIMI 2016 scholarships.

JIMI alumni will have a reunion meeting at the annual SEMC meeting in Jacksonville, FL, October 12–14, 2015. In addition, members of the JIMI Class of 2015 will lead a session to discuss their experiences and answer questions about the JIMI program. for additional information, contact Martha Battle Jackson, JIMI Administrator, 919. 733.7862, ext. 236, martha.jackson@ncdcr.gov; John Lancaster, 615.791.4826, jsl2d@me.com; or Susan Perry, Executive Director, SEMC, 404.814.2048, sperry@semcdirect.net or download an application at www.semcdirect.net.

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WE’RE ALMOST

THERE!

We’re Just a Few Donations Away from Our $10,000 Matching Gift Challenge We’ve almost reached our Endowment goal of $10,000.

Two years ago we launched our first Matching Gift Challenge for the SEMC Endowment. Thanks to the generosity of a special donor, all gifts to the SEMC Endowment, up to a total of $10,000, will be matched dollar for dollar for the next two years! Today, thanks to your generous contributions, we’ve raised $7,745, just $2,255 short of our goal.

As any museum professional will tell you, endowment funds are necessary to stabilize and secure the future for any organization or institution. Some of the strongest museums in our region are the ones who benefit from a healthy endowment.

Likewise, our professional network in the region, SEMC, is stronger because of the William T. and Sylvia F. Alderson Endowment Fund. For over twenty years, professional members and friends of SEMC have made commitments of distinction to the Endowment. Cumulative gifts of at least $1,000 to the SEMC Endowment earn the donor the title of Alderson Fellow and reflect a personal commitment to the professional association that means so much to each of us. Funds from the SEMC Endowment benefit professional development activities of the association and ensure future growth of our profession in our region.

Some of our strongest supporters of the Endowment are those who have held leadership positions within SEMC. Council members support the fund each year and our Past President’s Circle has provided donations to the Endowment the previous three years as part of a campaign.

THE SEMC LEGACY SOCIETY SEMC is excited to announce that we have our first member of the SEMC Legacy Society. The Legacy Society has been created to recognize the generosity of individuals who have include the Southeastern Museums Conference in their wills or estate plans. Your planned gift will make a difference in the services of SEMC and the future development of our profession. More information about the SEMC Gift Acceptance Policy and the Legacy Society can be found online at SEMCdirect.net.

Come learn more in Jacksonville, or, if you’d like to accept the challenge now, please make your check payable to SEMC and send to: SEMC Endowment, P. O. Box 550746, Atlanta, GA 30355-3246. If you would prefer to use a charge card you can donate from the “Support SEMC” page of our website, www.semcdirect.net. Thank you!

— Micheal Hudson SEMC Past President

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One of a Kind The South Carolina Military Museum’s H-13B “Sioux” Helicopter The centerpiece of the South Carolina Military Museum’s new second building is a Korean War era H-13B “Sioux” Helicopter, serial number one. Instantly recognizable by its bubble canopy, the H-13B is a trailblazer in two respects: it was the first production rotary aircraft organic to U.S. Army Aviation and the first Army aircraft named for a Native American tribe.

Part One: The Original “Rotorhead” The H-13B was the brainchild of a young Princeton graduate named Arthur Young. Young was determined to develop a successful helicopter and, during the 1930s, he built various remotely controlled models to test his concepts. Finally, in 1941, he developed a model that could hover and fly in any direction with complete stability and control.

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opposite: The H-13B Helicopter as found, before restoration

Young shopped his revolutionary design to the U.S. military but with no luck. It wasn’t until Bell Aircraft Company heard of Young’s model that this luck changed. After successfully testing his model at its corporate headquarters, Bell — in return for Young’s patents — agreed to underwrite the development of two full-scale research prototypes.

Young began work on November 24, 1941. The Bell Model 30 (prototype) was six times larger and a more refined version of Young’s original model. It initially made a series of tethered flights in late 1942. Yet it wasn’t until June 26, 1943 that the Model 30 made its first untethered flight thereby becoming America’s third successful helicopter and Bell’s first rotary aircraft.

Testing with the Model 30 led to the development of the Bell Model 47 which, on May 8, 1946, was awarded the “Approved Type Certificate (Helicopter) Number One.” This date officially marked the birth of the commercial helicopter industry.

Concurrently, a small military market also began to emerge.

In late December 1946, the U.S. Army Air Force acquired a single Bell Model 47A for operational evaluation by its ground forces. Now designated the YR-13, twenty-seven more were soon ordered with ten being transferred to the Navy. These helicopters were the first Bell rotary aircraft built on a production line. Each possessed a bubble canopy, covered tail booms, a cowled engine, and four-wheeled landing gear with bungee cord shock absorbers to cushion landings.

After significant testing, the YR-13 became operational. The U.S. Army re-designated it the H-13B and placed an order for sixty-five aircraft. The first airframe for that production run came off the line in mid-July 1948 and was assigned serial number 1, tail number 48-796. That aircraft is the one on display at the South Carolina Military Museum.

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H-13Ds. The latter was an improved version of the H-13C, though some were still used for command and control as well as transport of lightweight cargo.

opposite: Director Buddy Sturgis in his office crafting new rotor blades

Part Two: Angel in the Sky Ultimately, all but two H-13Bs were delivered to the Army before the Korean War erupted. Yet military planners were still considering how best to utilize this new technology. Eventually, the Army determined they might be useful in lifting wounded troops from the front lines to rear area hospitals.

In late 1950, a single H-13B was withdrawn from operational service for use as an engineering test bed. It was fitted with the now familiar skid-type landing gear in place of the standard wheeled undercarriage. The rear fuselage covering was also removed and fitted with a variety of external stretcher-carrying configurations to evaluate its casualty evacuation capability.

The H-13B’s new role proved so successful that, in 1952, sixteen more were similarly modified as air ambulances and redesignated H-13Cs. The Army subsequently ordered eightyseven more helicopters which were further re-designated

The “B” model was therefore the operational predecessor of all subsequent H-13 models that would serve the military for decades. The last H-13 variant procured by the U.S. Army was the H-13T, a dual control instrument trainer in 1963.

The South Carolina Army National Guard acquired its first H-13s — G models — in 1953 and retired the last one in the early 1970s.

Overall, the Army purchased a total of 2,197 H-13s. Yet various versions of the Bell Model 47 — the H-13’s civilian counterpart — remain in service to this day. This is a true testament to the design of Arthur Young, one of rotary aircraft’s most gifted pioneers.

Part Three: Last Flight of the H-13B The mission of the South Carolina Military Museum is to chronicle and honor the Palmetto State’s citizen-soldiers,

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from 1670 to present-day operations worldwide. Accordingly, the H-13B is especially significant as her variants were the first helicopters used by the South Carolina Army National Guard. Gaining possession of this particular aircraft was therefore a coup for the Museum.

time before their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. So in July of 2012, Mr. Sturgis boarded a CH-47D Chinook, flew to the Pierre Military Museum, recovered the rare bird, returned to South Carolina, and delivered the H-13B to McEntire Joint National Guard Base (“McEntire”) for restoration.

Possession, however, was no easy task. The Museum’s Director — Ewell G. “Buddy” Sturgis, Jr. — first located this historic “bird” at the Pierre Military Museum in South Dakota. Despite literally being in shambles, Mr. Sturgis petitioned the U.S. Army Center for Military History (“CMH”) to have the H-13B relocated to the South Carolina Military Museum. There, he felt, the aircraft could be restored to her former glory and eventually become the centerpiece for the Museum’s planned second building.

Over the next two years, with funding from the South Carolina Military History Foundation, Museum staff and volunteers labored tirelessly to resuscitate this one-of-a-kind aircraft. In between work periods, the small H-13B sat in the same hangar as massive Apache Longbow Helicopters — a testament to the evolution of rotary technology, yet also a testament to the grandfather of them all.

CMH granted the request, but the next task was actually recovering the helicopter from South Dakota. Thankfully, Bravo Company of the South Carolina Army National Guard’s 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion needed flight

Eventually and painstakingly, the aircraft was fully pieced together. After receiving a fresh coat of paint, a new bubble canopy, and new rotor blades, the H-13B was finally ready for a new home. Her last “flight” occurred in the early Fall of 2014 as she was transported by truck from McEntire to the South Carolina Military Museum. After carefully being unloaded

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Since 2012, the SCFM has assisted a number of museums, including The Georgetown County Museum, The Museum (Greenwood, SC), The National Steeplechase Museum, the South Carolina Railroad Museum and the Marion County Museum with projects including:

above: The White Gloves Gang at the Marion County Museum in 2015. opposite: White Gloves Gang member cleaning objects.

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opposite: White Gloves Gang member working with a textile exhibit at The Museum in Greenwood in 2013.

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opposite: Zinnia Willits, Director of Collections Administration at the Gibbes Museum of Art and the Co-Chair and Founder of the White Gloves Gang.

The success of that first program has led to the program’s growth and success. The WGG projects have re-energized their host museums. Not only do these museums have a team of collections experts that they can consult with in the future, but many have developed plans to add collections or exhibitions professionals to their staff. The WGG has completed projects at South Carolina museums at their annual meetings since 2012 and the volunteer crew has grown to 30 collections care professionals. Ms. Willits has also recruited a co-chair, Melissa Jolley, Curator at the Savannah River Site, to assist her with the management of the projects and volunteers.

The White Glove Gang is now positioned to provide valuable assistance to museums throughout the year. In the words of Ms. Willits, “The White Gloves Gang is a tangible manifestation of SCFM’s mission to serve, represent, advocate and promote the best interests of South Carolina museums.”

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THE PAST PRESIDENTS CIRCLE Members of the Past Presidents Circle contribute $150 annually for at least two years to the endowment fund: George Bassi Sharon Bennett Tom Butler Tamra Sindler Carboni

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THE WILLIAM T. AND SYLVIA F. ALDERSON ENDOWMENT FELLOWS Twenty-six members of SEMC have made commitments of distinction as Alderson Fellows. Their investment of at least $1,000 each is a significant leadership gift, reflective of a personal commitment to the professional association that has meant so much to each of them.

Platinum Alderson Fellows (minimum $5,000) Sylvia F. Alderson Bob Rathburn Graig D. Shaak Nancy & Robert Sullivan Medallion Alderson Fellows (minimum $2,500) George Bassi Sharon Bennett Tamra Sindler Carboni Martha Battle Jackson Pamela Meister Richard Waterhouse

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Our Current Alderson Fellows (minimum $1,000) T. Patrick Brennan Michael Brothers W. James Burns David Butler Horace Harmon Pamela Hisey Micheal Hudson Rick Jackson Andrew Ladis Allyn Lord Michael Anne Lynn R. Andrew Maass Darcie MacMahon Robin Seage Person Steve Rucker Kristin Miller Zohn

THE PETER S. LAPAGLIA JIMI SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 2008 to honor Pete LaPaglia’s dedication to the museum field and recognize his inspirational leadership of SEMC’s Jekyll Island Management Institute, this fund helps endow an annual JIMI scholarship. 2016 marks JIMI’s 16th anniversary, and SEMC has brought the fund’s total to over $17,575.

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OTHER SEMC CONTRIBUTIONS These funds contribute to the annual meeting or to the general operating funds for SEMC: Solid Light Inc. (SEMC Evening Event as part of AAM annual meeting) Malone Design/Fabrication (SEMC Evening Event as part of AAM annual meeting)

John S. Lancaster (JIMI Sponsorship) Robin Reed (general operating fund)

New or Renewal Memberships Received SEMC thanks those who have renewed or joined our organization for the first time between May 2015 and July 2015.

Without your support and participation we could not provide region wide services such as our Mentor, Awards, and Scholarship programs, as well as our outstanding Annual Meetings and nationally acclaimed Jekyll Island Management Institute.

If you are an individual member and your museum is not an institutional member, please encourage them to join. For information on memberships and benefits contact Mary Miller, Manager of Communications and Member Services, at mmiller@semcdirect.net or 404.814.2047.

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congratulations LOUISIANA The Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses’ book, Luxury, Inequity & Yellow Fever, was awarded a 2015 bronze medal by the Independent Publisher Book Awards for Best Regional Non-Fiction, South. Luxury, Inequity and Yellow Fever reveals the intricate details of 19th-century New Orleans through majestic photographs of the HermannGrima and Gallier Historic Houses. Kerri McCaffety explores the life, history and style of old New Orleans in this fascinating new publication.

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completed over the past 8 years. The store and its entire contents were donated to the museum by Ms. Joanne Busse and family who wanted to see the store saved for perpetuity to help tell the story of Louisiana plantation life.

NORTH CAROLINA Recognizing the rapid growth of North Carolina’s Latino community, the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh launched its “Opening the Doors” initiative in 2012 to make the museum more accessible and relevant to Latinos and to inform all visitors about the state’s Latino history.

The initiative continues in 2015 and 2016 with funding from a competitive grant, Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA). As one of 203 grant recipients selected from across the country, the North Carolina Museum of History received a cash grant of $10,000 to fund the bilingual exhibit Los Jets: Playing for

the American Dream, opening April 2016, and seven bilingual programs, which include two documentary screenings, pertaining to Latino history and culture. Latino Americans: 500 Years of History is a nationwide public programming initiative by the NEH and ALA that “supports the exploration of the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape the United States over the last five centuries and who have become, with more than 50 million people, the country’s largest minority group.”

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TENNESSEE The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum.

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The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces that The Hermitage is the recipient of an Award of Merit for the exhibit Andrew Jackson: Born for a Storm. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 70th year, is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. On Jan. 8, The Hermitage launched the exhibit to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. Andrew Jackson: Born for a Storm delves into the life of Andrew Jackson, including his military and presidential careers. The exhibit’s launch marked the first comprehensive change to the exhibit content in the Andrew Jackson Center in 25 years, and Born for a Storm is part of a new campaign to revisit Jackson’s place in history and shift the focus of the National Landmark site from the mansion to the man.

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exhibitions From the GMOA’s Samurai, The Way of the Warrior. above: Katana, end of the 16th – beginning of the 17th century, red oak, Japanese boxwood, rosewood, ebony, ivory (Asian elephant), Asian water buffalo horn, Japanese black tortoise, malachite, Japanese abalone mother-of-pearl; blade 90 cm. left: Do-maru armor, dark blue silk laces kebiki-style, mid 18th century, steel, copper alloy shakodu, golden and patinated copper, brass, Asian water buffalo horn, lacquer; 160 × 140 × 200 cm.

GEORGIA The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will host the exhibition Samurai, The Way of the Warrior, organized by Contemporanea Progetti in collaboration with the Museo Stibbert, from Oct. 24, 2015, to Jan. 3, 2016. The collection of approximately 100 works of decorative art and artifacts belongs to the Stibbert, which is in Florence, Italy. The exhibition includes swords, helmets, full suits of armor, sword fittings, bows and arrows, ink boxes and other personal items that belonged to the samurai warriors of medieval and early-modern Japan. One horizontal scroll that depicts a procession of samurai warriors is being displayed for the first time. Frederick Stibbert (1838–1906) was one of the first European collectors of Japanese art, and donated his collection of Japanese armor and arms to the city of Florence. His villa was turned into a museum.

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LOUISIANA The Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s latest exhibition, Capitol City Contemporary, opened September 18 and runs through January 10, 2016. Capitol City Contemporary honors local and regional artists who are contributing to the vitality of the state’s current art scene. This second annual display spotlights the age-old tradition of landscape painting. On view are recent works in both abstract and realist styles made by a dozen Baton Rouge artists. ¶ Also on view at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum is Sun Light/Star Light: Contemplations on the Solar Orb, on view October 9 – January 3, 2016. Through this multimedia exhibition, explore the scientific, aesthetic, and spiritual dimensions with which we regard the sun and its nighttime counterpart, the moon. Wonder at the beauty of our celestial companions as interpreted by eight international artists through paintings, video installations, and sculptures. Also included is a special interactive visual and auditory experience of the surface of the sun produced by NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory with imagery selected from their vast holdings.

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Hilliard University’s fall exhibitions have a decidedly western theme. The first is Art Under the Big Sky, which offers selections from the Yellowstone Art Museum’s permanent collection of contemporary and historic works of art from the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountain regions. From 19th century photographs to contemporary works by artists including Peter Voulkos and Deborah Butterfield, the exhibit captures the isolation, fruitfulness, spirit, and the passage of time as it is associated with the western landscape. September 4 – January 2. ¶ Also on view this fall at Hilliard University is Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined, which features 48 hand-colored engravings and lithographs that explore artists’ depictions of westward expansion in the nineteenth century and how it influenced notions of the West and the Native American experience. The exhibition was curated by Dr. Randall Griffey, Associate Curator of Modern American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Imprinting the West is a program of

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At the Asheville Art Museum. left: Ben Venom, Killed by Death, 2013, fabric, 75 × 50 inches. above: William Wegman, Lean To, pigment print, 43.5 × 33.5 inches.

NORTH CAROLINA The Asheville Art Museum is presenting two exciting exhibitions this fall. The first is Man-Made: Contemporary Male Quilters, an exhibition that examines the unique aesthetics and techniques that men bring to a craft longassociated with feminine arts and labor. With backgrounds in contemporary visual art, media and fashion, the eight artists featured in the exhibition have been identified as leading makers whose quilts act as non-functional art pieces. Though quilting is culturally viewed as “women’s work,” men have participated in quilting since the early

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From the exhibition Treasures of Carolina: Stories From the State Archives at the North Carolina Museum of History: The 1584 map “La Florida” was created under the reign of Phillip II of Spain and is the oldest item held by the North Carolina State Archives. The map depicts North Carolina under the name “La Florida” and the Cape Fear River as “Rio Jordan.”

art.” In the early 1990s while making videos and films with his dogs standing in as human characters, Wegman began placing his subjects on elevated platforms in order to shoot them at eye level. The props in his photographs have taken many forms, but none so consistently as the cube. For Joan Simon, this use of the cube also suggests “an art-about-art reference echoing both the pedestal of traditional sculpture and the Euclidean geometry of Minimalism.” The exhibition William Wegman: Cubism and Other-isms surveys more than 25 years of Wegman’s artistic production, including early black-and-white photographs, large-format Polaroids and more recent digital imagery. In conjunction with this exhibition, the Museum is screening William Wegman: Video Works 1970-1999 in the New Media Gallery. August 22, 2015 – January 24, 2016

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Two exhibitions are opening this fall at the North Carolina Museum of History. The first, Treasures of Carolina: Stories From the State Archives, opening October 24, features one-of-a-kind documents, photographs and other media from the State Archives of North Carolina — the state’s memory bank. The exhibit will showcase ordinary and extraordinary public records and private materials that are rarely on public view. Discover what the State Archives of North Carolina preserves. The exhibit is sponsored by the Friends of the Archives. Oct. 24, 2015-June 19, 2016 ¶ North Carolina’s Favorite Son: Billy Graham and His Remarkable Journey of Faith opens November 6. It explores Billy Graham’s life and his ministry that spanned several decades and included the Civil Rights movement and the Cold War, through memorabilia, audio and video displays,

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and interactive galleries. The exhibit title draws from the 2013 resolution passed by the N.C. General Assembly that honored the life of Ruth Bell Graham and named Billy Graham “North Carolina’s Favorite Son.” The exhibit is privately funded, developed and produced by the Billy Graham Library. Nov. 6, 2015 – July 10, 2016.

TENNESSEE The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, TN/VA, unveils its second ever in-house special exhibit in late October — Tennessee Ernie Ford: A Life on Stage. A look into the life and legacy of Tennessee Ernie Ford, the special exhibit will feature photographs, audio and video materials, interactive components, and special programming during its four-month duration. Opening during the 60th anniversary of the release of “Sixteen Tons,” this exhibit will commemorate not only the accomplishments of Tennessee Ernie Ford, but also his values of faith and family. Visitors will be invited to consider his enormous impact on the music business, his amazing ability to capture

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audiences young and old, and his ever-present personality as a boy from Bristol. ¶ In August 2014, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum opened its doors for the first time. The one-year anniversary celebration included free admission to the museum, live music, membership incentives, and family activities and children’s games. Almost 1,800 visitors attended, many for the first time. During the first year of operation, the museum has welcomed visitors from all 50 states — the last of which was Idaho — and from 21 countries. And the museum has hosted two special exhibits — one created in-house on the legacy of the Carter Family and another on American roots music from the Smithsonian Institution. A wide variety of musicians have been featured in the Performance Theater, including National Heritage Fellow John Dee Holeman, Grammy-winner Mike Farris, and singer-songwriter Suzi Ragsdale. This August the museum launched a radio station, WBCM Radio Bristol, airing locally on 100.1FM and streaming worldwide via the museum’s website and a radio app with three programming channels. The station itself is central to the museum’s core exhibits, and broadcasts

and live shows will often be part of the visitors’ museum experience.

VIRGINIA A new exhibit at the Yorktown Victory Center provides a multimedia, interactive encounter with the permanent exhibition galleries and introductory film that will premiere in conjunction with the museum’s transition to American Revolution Museum at Yorktown in late 2016. The future galleries are under construction in a 22,000-square-foot space within an 80,000-square-foot building that opened in March, representing a midpoint milestone in the transformation of the Yorktown Victory Center into American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. In Creating Our New Museum, two dozen objects selected from the hundreds of 18th-century artifacts that will be exhibited in the new galleries are on display near a video preview of future gallery short films about the changing relationship between American colonists and Britain, communication in 18thcentury America, two key victories in the Revolutionary

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innovations ARKANSAS Heather Marie Wells, Digital Media Specialist at Crystal Bridges Museum of Art and an SEMC Director, is a contributor to the recently released Technology and Digital Initiatives published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Heather’s essay, “Setting the Table for Tablets: Starting Small While Thinking Big,” requested by editor Juilee Decker of the Rochester Institute of Technology, is one of only ten — all by academics and curators from major universities and museums, including the National Gallery of Art, the Frick, the British Museum, and the Met. This book is part of the four-volume series entitled Innovative Approaches for Museums that seeks to enrich the fields of museum studies and public history. The series offers case studies that demonstrate the original, transformative, and sometimes wholly re-invented methods, techniques,

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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea L. Taylor as President and CEO effective September 8, 2015. Most recently, Taylor served as Director of Citizenship and Public Affairs, North America for the Microsoft Corporation, where she managed employee engagement and giving and strategic partnerships in the U.S. and Canada with donors, government entities and community-based organizations. She was also instrumental in the creation and implementation of the Elevate America and Elevate America Veterans technology training

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FLORIDA The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University is pleased to announce the hiring of Ana Martinez as the Major Gifts Officer. Martinez is a nonprofit fundraiser and development expert with a proven track record of creating successful initiatives.

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FIU after serving as Chief Director of Philanthropy and Creative Strategies at The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade where she oversaw development and marketing/communications. In her new role at the Museum, Martinez will be responsible for developing and implementing an annual fundraising plan and long-term fundraising objectives, cultivating a dedicated donor base for the Museum, and increasing contributions for expanded programming as well as endowment growth.

chair and an endowed professorship. Harris comes to the university from Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where she taught courses in African American art, 20th-century art and art appreciation, as well as survey courses on the history of Western art. She holds both master’s and doctoral degrees in art history from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, and she received her bachelor’s degree in African American Studies from Yale University.

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After a nationwide search, the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia has hired Shawnya L. Harris as its first Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, effective August 18.

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In a move that re-unifies management of two important historic properties, Wake Forest University has named Allison C. Perkins associate provost for Reynolda House Museum of American Art and Reynolda Gardens effective August 1, 2015.

Executive Director of the museum since 2006, Perkins will continue in her role as director as she takes on management of the gardens. In her nine years at Reynolda House, she has established a strong reputation for securing prestigious American art exhibitions, embarking on uncommon collaborations with community and business partners, and investing in

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ways to share the museum’s collections more widely by reaching new visitors online and on-site.

The Mint Museum has hired its first-ever Chief Financial Officer, and has promoted another staffer to become its new Director of Learning & Engagement. Gary Blankemeyer, who was most recently the Senior Vice President, Finance for the nonprofit Child Care Resources Inc., joins the Mint effective today, June 29, as the first person to hold the title of CFO. Cynthia Moreno, formerly Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning at the Mint for the past three years, is now Director of Learning & Engagement. She replaces Cheryl Palmer, who retired last year after more than 35 years leading the Mint’s educational program.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Southeastern Region of the Costume Society of America is holding their 2015 Annual Meeting and Symposium October 29-31, 2015, at Old Salem Visitor’s Center at Historic Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Symposium includes a tour of the museums of Old Salem, including the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), a silent auction, a Keynote from noted historian Kathleen Staples, stimulating peerreviewed presentations, and an optional tour of Reynolda House Museum and Gardens. Celebrate the Halloween season and the Art of Disguise at Old Salem! Register online for the full conference, guest passes, and the optional tour at this link. You can also register by mail by contacting Nancy Hodges at nancy_hodges@uncg.edu or Kathy Jaremski at kjaremsk@cnu.edu, Conference Co-Chairs .

Keeping History Above Water, slated April 10-13, 2016, in Newport, Rhode Island, is an international, multidisciplinary conference focused on saving historic structures and neighborhoods in the face of rising tides. It will tackle a broad range of issues — from theoretical to practical, local to global — related to protecting coastal communities and their historic built environments. Over four days, experts in historic preservation, architecture, engineering, oceanography, and many other disciplines, from across the United States and abroad, will convene to examine threats, explore solutions, and share ideas.

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November 19–21, the 2015 International Conference on WWII will explore what motivated Germany and Japan during the last year of the war. Those on the front lines and in war rooms may have known that the war’s end was near, but they certainly did not know what the total cost of victory would be, or just how long and how tenaciously the enemy would continue to struggle against inevitable defeat. “1945: To the Bitter End” will assemble nearly 30 of the world’s top authors and historians in the field of WWII history to share insights into how the Allies continued in their pursuit of total victory over the totalitarian regimes of the two remaining Axis powers.

The program will explore the key battles, personalities, and controversies of the final year of combat in both the European and Pacific theaters. Covering the time frame of December 1944 to August 1945 (from the Battle of the Bulge to the dropping of the atomic bombs), panel discussions and keynote addresses will help answer the question, “Why didn’t they give up?” This is the fifth year in a six-year series marking the 70th anniversary of World War II. Each of the past conferences has sold out, and we expect the same for 2015 — so act fast and register today!

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important dates oct 12–14, 2015 SEMC 2015 Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL oct 31, 2015 JIMI 2016 Applications deadline nov 13, 2015 Winter 2015 Inside SEMC News Submissions deadline jan 19–26, 2016 JIMI 2016, Jekyll Island, GA may 26–29, 2016 American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

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