2016 GHHN Annual Conference & Awards for Excellence
October 28, 2016
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Registration Fee
GHHN Members: $65.00 Non Members: $75.00 |
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Immerse yourself in GHHN's Annual Conference for a sensory exploration of the past. Discover and share strategies for using sound, taste, scent, touch, and sight to engage audiences in heritage collections and environments. Workshops and panels will feature approaches such as storytelling, foodways, and tactile engagement. Other presentations will show how heritage sites have inspired contemporary art and performances. Join us and explore opportunities to connect the story of your site to issues of today and action for the future!
The 2016 Annual Conference will also feature break-out presentations by your peers; office hours that give you the opportunity to speak directly with representatives from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), New York Council for the Humanities (NYCH), Preservation League of NYS, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and the Connecting to New York's Collections Circuit Riders; breakfast; networking luncheon; full-day exhibitor hall; the Awards for Excellence ceremony; and more!
The 2016 Annual Conference will also feature break-out presentations by your peers; office hours that give you the opportunity to speak directly with representatives from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), New York Council for the Humanities (NYCH), Preservation League of NYS, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and the Connecting to New York's Collections Circuit Riders; breakfast; networking luncheon; full-day exhibitor hall; the Awards for Excellence ceremony; and more!
This year's Keynote Presentation will be given by Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk. Telling finger fables, faerie tales, and the lore of the Hudson River he’s appeared at hundreds of venues every year since 1989. Selected "Best Storyteller in the Hudson Valley," Jonathan’s been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, The National Geographic Channel, and the O’Reilly Factor - and we are thrilled to welcome him! His Keynote, titled Touching Tales of Historic Spirit - Sensing Heritage Through Interactive Storytelling, and Sensory Journeys, demonstrates how to draw out the drama evident at historic sites with well-told tales. Jonathan re-creates Hudson River information and history as stimulating adventures. Look to be enchanted and educated with ways to better tell your site's story.
See the full Conference Program here. All are enthusiastically encouraged to attend in period clothing! |
Locust Grove is located at 2683 South Road in Poughkeepsie, NY. For directions to Locust Grove, click here.
Our Conference attendees come from near and far. If you wish to travel to Poughkeepsie the night before, the Courtyard Marriott is located right next door to Locust Grove, and the Holiday Inn Express is located 1 block away.
Photo: Daniel Albanese/The Dusty Rebel
The Annual Conference is presented in partnership with:
2016 Annual Conference Supporters
2016 Annual Conference Supporters
Gold Level Sponsors
Silver Level Exhibitors