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Conversations on the Commons: Reopening, Engaging, or Both?
June 19, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Check-in: How are we doing on planning for reopening?
Following up from our conversation two weeks ago, we’ll talk through the reopening process for our institutions, small to large. Some are opening outdoor spaces. Others are focusing on distance engagement or doing much-needed work in their buildings or on their collections. What does the landscape look like now? How is the process going? Join Penni Martorell of Wistariahurst (Holyoke) and Gloria Greis of the Needham Historical Society for an informal discussion.
What are your reopening plans? What is at the top of your list of worries? How are you managing financially? Are volunteers interested in participating in public programs when the time comes? Is your board helpful? What do you wish you had? What are you hoping for?
Registration is free. After you register, we’ll send you a link to the meeting. Register now!
Zoom participation is limited to 40. The event will be live-streamed — we will monitor your questions and comments as well. Stay tuned for details on that. Questions? Contact Caroline Littlewood at conference@masshistoryalliance.org.
Penni Martorell is Curator and City Historian at Wistariahurst and Gloria Greis is Executive Director at the Needham History Center & Museum.
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- Penni Martorell is curator of collections at Wistariahurst Museum and Holyoke’s City Historian. Martorell’s work at Wistariahurst includes managing and preserving collections and archive, organizing history exhibits and lectures; providing opportunities for community organizations, college classes, school groups and the public to engage with local history through presentations and workshops. She lectures on Holyoke’s industrial history, local textile and paper industries, and women history makers. She has lead workshops on preserving heirlooms, basic textile preservation and is an oral history trainer. Martorell served 5 years on the State Historic Records Advisory Board and has served 6 years as Vice President of The Pioneer Valley History Network. Her passion is book and printing history.
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- Gloria Polizzotti Greis been Executive Director of the Needham History Center & Museum since June 2002. She has worked in museums since 1985. She has also taught both Anthropology and Museums Studies at the college level, and had experience teaching in a museum setting with high school and elementary school classes. Dr Greis is a Needham resident. She holds a PhD in Anthropology, specializing in the archaeology of prehistoric Europe. She is the author of two books on archaeology; a book and three films on local history; several articles on history, archaeology and various other topics; and writes a weekly local history blog. She is Chair of the Needham Historical Commission, sits on several municipal committees and nonprofit boards, and is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society.