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Conversations on the Commons: Take it outside!
April 16, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Take it Outside: Summer 2021 and outdoor programming
April 16, 2021, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
A conversation with Kate Bibeau, Engagement Manager, The Trustees , and Thom Roach, Director of Interpretation and Programs, Gore Place
Take it outside! 2021 is the year of the garden as many cultural institutions try to adjust their programming and exhibitions to provide safe and engaging experiences to their patrons. What outdoor activities are you planning this summer? How are you adjusting your usual programming to COVID-19? What exciting new things are you planning? Walking tours, bike tours, gardens, outdoor exhibits, fire pits…tell us when you’re going outside and what you’re going to do there. Join moderator Penni Martorell, curator of collections at Wistariahurst Museum, and colleagues from across the state to share your challenges and successes.
Registration is free. REGISTER NOW!
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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- 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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- Thom Roach has worked at Gore Place, the historic house museum and estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, for more than twenty-five years, where he serves as Director of Interpretation and Programs.
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- Kate Bibeau manages public programming and events for The Trustees at their properties in the Merrimack Valley, including Ward Reservation, Weir Hill, Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens and newly added last year, Mary Cummings Park. Her love of everything outdoors combined with a BA in History from Providence College and an MA in Museum Studies from Harvard Extension School led to this role of Engagement Manager, allowing her to be a perpetual student and teacher at the intersection of nature and culture. Before working for The Trustees, Kate ran public programming for the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester. On days off you’ll find her outside with her husband and dog, probably at another Trustees property or the beach.
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.