Art Pro Net Podcast

Have you ever been part of a loan process before? If you have been a lender you know how much work can go into this process. What you may not know is that how you behave as a borrowing institution can make or break your reputation as a museum professional. We work in a very small world, and the right behavior can build a solid reputation that will pass muster with some of the most strict lenders. A bad reputation will keep your institution from getting loans in the future and will affect all sorts of peer-to-peer relationships throughout your work. I hope this episode helps you think through some of the key concepts when borrowing works from other institutions because no organization is too small to manage loans if they do it properly.

For my first "Nuts and Bolts" episode this season I am getting into a sticky topic. We all walk the fine line using tapes and adhesives in our work. Knowing when, what, and how to use these materials can mean the difference between safely caring for your collections and causing irreparable damage. In this episode, I take a look at maintaining clean processes, avoiding migration and transfer, and some key tips on what types of tapes and adhesives are best for packing and displaying objects. I even take a look at some key ways to reverse unintentionally sticky situations. Hope that this helps you create processes you can use with confidence. Also, don't forget to visit today and sign up to receive our free newsletter!

Attending and participating in the PACCIN Conference this month allowed me to take in many fantastic insights and perspectives, but one thing was driven home for me more than any other...We as a community need to start working on pushing forward and evolving how we build our teams and manage our processes. Expectations are changing with each generation and we need to find ways to build our profession into a career and not just a stepping stone to another part of the museum world. We need to participate more in all aspects of the planning processes in our organizations and elevate our positions past the perception that we are simply a tool. This episode is about asking for what we want and expanding our options for the future.