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Conversations on the Commons: Merchandising history
March 19, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
February 19, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
A conversation with Amy Consalvi, Director of Education and Visitor Services at the Museum of Russian Icons, and Erica McAvoy, Executive Director of the Lexington Historical Society
From bake sales to the annual calendar, most historical organizations occasionally sell something to raise funds. Many have also hosted someone’s event, upon occasion. But what does it take to make this a regular part of your income? What’s involved in having a shop, merchandising your collections, or running an event or wedding venue? Have you tried it? Where do you have things printed or made? What are some questions you have? Do you stock 200 logo tees or work with print on demand suppliers? How are you doing at creating income?
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This Conversation will be LIVESTREAMED. We will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the livestream. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive.
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- Amy Consalvi is the Director of Education & Visitor Services at the Museum of Russian Icons. As an experienced educator that specializes in visitor-centered and object-based learning, she develops engaging programming for a wide variety of audiences and looks for new and exciting way to connect audiences to the Museum’s collection. She received her M.A. in Museum Education from Tufts University, and her B.A. in American Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She previously held positions at the Concord Museum and the Lowell National Historical Park.
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- Erica is the executive director of Lexington Historical Society in Lexington, MA. She holds a BA in history from Salem State and an MA in history from UMass Boston. She manages a staff of eight people and her organization operates three historic house museums. In addition to the museums, Lexington Historical Society holds programs and events geared toward both locals and visitors from around the world.
Questions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org
Conversations on the Commons
Where people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent, empathize, laugh, complain, think, collaborate, brainstorm, plan, and in general be up to no good.