WEBINAR — During this webinar, Cathlin Bradley from Kubik Maltbie and Matt Kirchman from ObjectIDEA, delve into project budgets and costs in a pre- vs. post-Covid world and consider key factors like professional fees, materials, maintenance, staffing, and ongoing support of the exhibits after opening.

Moderated by Paul Orselli, President and Chief Instigator of POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop).
Q&A session follows the presentation.

PODCAST—Six Provocative Questions with Matt Kirchman

Do exhibits really teach? Do they really present big stories well? Is personalization really a must? Are exhibits getting ... better?

Interpretive planner and designer Matt Kirchman joins me on the podcast to debate Six Provocative Questions. Listen in and see what your own answer is to each. But buckle your seat belts — these are called provocative for a reason.

WEBINAR — A budget is the foundation of a project, yet there is often confusion or lack of confidence about how to establish a target budget, and what elements must be considered. Is it Alchemy? Do you have a Franken-budget? Are there ghouls waiting in the wings to kill your project?

Mysteries Revealed! Watch this webinar that features a panel of experienced museum project planners as they explore the process for setting conceptual target budgets, explain what sort of analysis should occur prior to setting budgets, and discuss many items to consider when embarking on such a journey. The panel will share benchmarking data from REAL (not graveyard) PROJECTS (no names of course), and talk about why googling “how much should a museum or exhibition cost” is a career-threatening action. Q&A session follows the presentation.

WEBINAR — Matt Kirchman explores the ways that various museum planning initiatives – strategic plans, interpretive plans, marketing plans (and more!) can best support the exhibition design process. What ghosts lie in wait to sabotage design? What unresolved issues might haunt the process?