Alice Parman, Ph.D.
Museum Consultant
and Organizational Coach
Museum Consultant
Alice Parman fell in love with museums in 1972 and has worked in and around them ever since. She brings both experience and creativity to your interpretive planning project. A skilled facilitator, Alice elicits good ideas from all participants, then adds her own perspective. She works collaboratively with your team to develop an interpretive approach that’s a perfect match for your institution and your community.
Organizational Coach
Alice honed her managerial and problem-solving skills as department head at a large museum and director of two smaller nonprofits. As a coach she’s always in your corner, helping you cope, plan, and succeed. Careful analysis and collaborative exploration inform her specific, practical recommendations. Through training, encouragement, and guidance, Alice helps build individual capabilities and organizational strengths.
Focus On:
Exhibit Makeovers: A Do-It-Yourself Workbook for Small Museums
By Alice Parman and Jeffrey Jane Flowers (AltaMira Press, 2008).
Reviewed in Museum, July/August 2008:
"Watch out, reality TV: Exhibition makeovers could be the new craze! This handbook offers step-by-step instruction to update and renovate tired, faded or merely disorganized museum displays..."
Download printable Exhibit Makeovers worksheets (pdf)
Learn more and order your copy of Exhibit Makeovers
Preview the upcoming EXHIBIT MAKEOVERS workshop presented by AASLH
Alice recommends:
Stephanie Weaver's excellent book, Creating Great Visitor Experiences: A Guide for Museums, parks, Zoos, Gardens, & Libraries, offers structured steps for making your museum more welcoming and rewarding for all, in a DIY format. Click here to learn more, and while you're at it, take a look at Stephanie's richly informative website.
Serving Native Communities
Alice Parman is honored to be a core team member of Tribal Museum Planners & Consultants, newly launched by principal Lisa J. Watt (Seneca).