Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2019 09 18

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Memorandum To: Historical Commission From: Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Date: September 10, 2019 Re: Museum Coordinator’s Report The City’s Open Government Rules require that all board and commission members attend Open Government training once every two years. The City Clerk recently announced that Fall Open Government Training for City advisory board members (which includes Historical Commission members) has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 23 at 6:30 PM at City Hall. I have already informed the four Historical Commission members who need to attend this time, but all Commission members are welcome to attend. There is no need to RSVP. Until recently, Gigi Yang was the City’s only Museum Technician, but with the addition of two other Museum Technicians (Lizzie Reinthal and Jason Hogstad) this year, the City’s HR Department is revising Gigi’s title from “Museum Technician” to “Museum Technician – Collections & Exhibits” to reflect the specialty areas that she focuses on. The CenterStage Theatre Company production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” was presented as an immersive, traveling theatre experience in downtown Louisville, with Act II taking place on the Historical Museum campus. The intermission, during which the audience and case members ate picnic dinners together, also took place on the campus. As a result of the six performances in August, many people who had not previously been exposed to our Historical Museum spent time enjoying the Museum campus. This was a very successful and enjoyable collaboration with CenterStage Theatre! The Museum has launched its new Instagram account! Please consider following us in order to keep up with Museum happenings and to see what the public is viewing about the Museum. Museum Visitors Report (these statistics represent visits to the Museum itself, and not inquiries that come in by email or phone): July visitors: 533; August visitors: 518; YTD: 2,999.