Hack the Museum workshops were held in the Spring of 2015. Workshops were presented by Greater Hudson Heritage Network in conjunction with the Dutchess County Department of History with generous funding provided by a Heritage Development Grant from the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. Workshops were held at the Historical Society of Quaker Hill and Pawling, Fishkill Historical Society/Van Wyck Homestead Museum, Wilderstein Historic Site, and Locust Grove Estate.  Below is a list of resources that were provided to participants. 

Hack the Museum - Part 1

• Scamper Activity - from Creativity in Museum Practice, by Linda Norris and Rainey Tisdale
• Good Things Come in Small Packages, by Paul Orselli
• Producing Great Exhibits on a (Not So Great) Budget, by Paul Orselli
• Do History Museums Still Need Objects?, by Rainey Tisdale
• Unfinished Business, by Heather Radke
• Opening the Museum: The Powerhouse Experience, by Peter Morton
• New Ideas, Same Old House: Public Feedback, Change and the Alexander Ramsey House, by Rachel Abbott
• Beyond Hands On: Web 2.0 and New Models for Engagement, by Nina Simon

Hack the Museum - Part 2

• How To: Free PR For Your Museum, by Museum Hack
• New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups, by Nina Simon
• The Museum as Distributed Network, by Nancy Proctor
• Speaking Digitally About Exhibits, by Jennifer Preston