The Next Generation of Collections Specialists10 June 2022The new cliché resonating around the world as we make our way through the global pandemic is “the new normal”. Managing our collections has no immunity to this sentiment, so #ARCSchat has asked academic leaders with extensive experience in museum studies and arts administration programs, and charged...01:04:26
#MayDay Gameshow with the C-Word Podcast and Angelica Isa06 May 2022#ARCSchat returns with its annual #MayDay special. This year we preach from our soapbox by way of a game show! You may or may not be familiar with "Um, Actually", a YouTube show where the host makes a false statement and contestants battle to correct it first. Joining us as panelists and judges are ...01:00:57
Exploring NAGPRA and the 2021 Proposed Program Changes09 April 2022Since 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act has been in place to provide for the repatriation and disposition of certain Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Over the years, adjustments to the program have been...01:08:54
Future-Proofing Intent in Time-Based Media04 March 2022A painting in 100 years is still paint on its support and hangs on a wall, but time-based media will always change due to evolutions in technology and changes in performers and/or venues. As collections stewards, #ARCSchat will discuss how they actively protect the legacy of the artist and their wor...01:07:37
Data Diversity04 February 2022Museums have many facets, but one of their key functions is to serve as repositories for histories, cultures, and information. In more recent years, our field has begun to re-evaluate the specific stories museums have collected, and more importantly, amplify those that have been excluded. On Februar...01:06:18
The Trials and Ethics of Rapid Response Collecting14 January 2022In April of 2020, The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History launched a task force charged with collecting and documenting the impact of COVID-19 on history and culture. At a moment's notice they had to formulate a collecting strategy and begin the acquisition of objects and archives that...00:59:10
#ARCSchat Shipping during the Pandemic Pt.210 December 2021In April of 2020, #ARCSchat sat down with a large panel of shippers to discuss how we would approach shipping our collections during the encroaching pandemic. That chat marked an important milestone for our entire industry as it was the first of many on the subject by a wide range of institutions. W...01:35:58
#ARCSchat October 2021: The Future of Museum Funding - Post COVID and Beyond08 October 2021There has been much ado in recent years about museum funding; from institutions declining support from organizations rumored to conduct unethical business practices, to the temporary expansion of deaccession fund regulations in the field. And gosh, even a little money laundering might be somewhere i...00:58:18
Repatriation and Restitution with Alexander Herman10 September 2021Like the change of seasons, the arrival of September brings the return of #ARCSchat on the first Tuesday of every month. We begin our new season with Mr. Alexander Herman, Assistant Director of the Institute for Art Law, to discuss and take your questions about repatriation and restitution. Mr. Herm...01:02:02
#ARCSchat May 2021: Virtual Emergency Tabletop Excercise07 May 2021Join #ARCSchat, the ARCS Emergency Programming Sub-Committee, National Heritage Responders, and the AIC Emergency Committee as they join forces to bring you a disaster virtual tabletop exercise just in time for FAIC’s annual #maydayprep program. Enter the FAIC #MayDayPrep Resources: National Coll...01:03:58