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McFaddin-Ward House's

Teaching the Past to Ensure a Future

Beaumont, Texas
November 11-13, 2010

The McFaddin-Ward House, a American Association of Museums (AAM)-accredited historic house museum, is holding its tenth national historic homes conference November 11-13, 2010 in Beaumont, Texas.

“Teaching the Past to Ensure A Future” will address current challenges for historic house museums, especially how to remain relevant to their audiences when today’s museum visitors differ so greatly from those of previous generations, or to the house’s original occupants.

Museum Education Monitor editor Christine Castle is the keynote speaker. The ten conference speakers are respected museum professionals and education theorists from around the country who can give participants ideas to tackle pressing museum issues, given the changing times. Conference topics range from new theories and learning systems to practical applications and revisited methods for guiding adaptive museum programming, given today’s museum-going public differs greatly from previous generations, and most likely from the house’s original occupants.

For more information, contact Conference Coordinator Arlene Christiansen at 409-832-1906, or arlene@mcfaddin-ward.org, or check our webpage www.mcfaddin-ward.org/Conference.html

Registration is limited and will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. The conference will be held at the MCM Elegante Hotel located at 2355 I-10 South, Beaumont Texas. Reservations are made by calling the hotel directly at 409-842-3600 and mention the conference for a preferred room rate. www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com/

Phone: 409-832-1906