After the Disaster: Creating a Silver Lining

In this session, Kelli Mosteller, Director, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center; Blake Norton, Curator/Archivist, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center; and KeAnne Langford, Collections Manager, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center, discuss how the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center recovered from a flood that nearly destroyed its facility. The presentation describes the environmental struggles involved in restoring a facility, the challenges faced in protecting collections from unpredictable conditions, and the creative processes behind developing a new vision for exhibit spaces. This session was part of the ATALM annual conference held in Prior Lake, Minnesota, on October 8-11, 2018.