MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF SASKATCHEWAN: 50th Anniversary & Conference

What a delight to attend the Museum Association conference in Humboldt this June.

The theme of the conference was “Authentic Storytelling for future Narratives”.

All workshops including the keynote speech centered around variations of storytelling sprinkled with concrete examples.

 I was also pleased that this was a

joint get together with MAS and 

Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society.

It is an obvious overlap but I did get to meet new people 

and re-new old friends.

 

I wish I could have attended all workshops, but I couldn't be in 3 places at the same time.

My favourite workshop was entitled “Story Shaping”

with Danica Lorer was simply inspiring and thought provoking.

Objects can assist in triggering stories, but other senses like sound taste

touch can come in to play.

Often when we hear a story we begin to recall our own story. Everyone

experiences a memory in a different way and all are valid.

We were all given a chance to choose an item from a table and develop a story

to share with a partner within a minute and if we chose later with the whole group.

 We all have stories no matter what our age. We need to share with each other.

 I am pleased I do not have to wait to share my stories until I am in a nursing home.

I'm afraid of heights. I'm afraid of heights. I'm afraid of heights. I'm afraid of heights.

We all had a chance to take a a self directed tour of Humboldt museum, art gallery and

original Humboldt. Great to go at our own pace.

The water tower, what a beautiful 360 view of Humboldt and surrounding area. The view WOW.

Over 80 feet high. The interior spiral staircase has 143 steps up and of course down, way down.

I'm afraid of heights. I'm afraid of heights. I'm afraid of heights. I'm afraid of heights.

I clung to the bannisters, I looked at my feet, at the stairs, I counted the stairs.

I did not look up. I did not look down.

I had no choice but to also make it down, really really worth the fear and anxiety.

     I'm afraid of heights. 

     I'm afraid of heights. 

  

     I'm afraid of heights. 

     I'm afraid of heights.