Re|Sounding is more than an exhibition, it is a commitment to amplifying community voices and including undertold narratives in future exhibits. Following research that began nearly five years prior to the exhibit’s opening, museum curators worked closely with an Advisory Committee for 18 months on the curation and design of Re|Sounding.

This presentation will convey the process for responsibly creating an exhibit that includes new voices in sharing perspectives previously untold at the museum. Attendees will learn about preliminary research and new scholarship, the process and value of the Advisory Committee, and the sustained partnerships with communities, scholars, and organizations throughout the state. The presentation aligns with the release of the Re|Sounding exhibit catalog: Re|Sounding: Recovering Maine’s Undertold Maritime History, published by Down East Books.

Your presenters:

Luke Gates-Milardo is Director of Exhibits & Learning at Maine Maritime Museum. Luke curated the exhibition Upon That Isle in Maine: The Story & Works of Chris Van Dusen and co-curated Re|Sounding; directs the coordination, design, and fabrication of exhibits; and oversees the museum’s educational programming. He holds a certificate in Exhibition Design from Pratt Institute, a bachelor of arts in English and Education from Bowdoin College, and a Maine State teaching certificate.

Sarah Timm, the Peggy L. Osher Head of Education at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in Portland, Maine, cocurated Maine Maritime Museum’s exhibition Re|Sounding. Prior to joining the PMA, she served as Director of Education at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. In her work as a museum educator, Timm prioritizes initiatives and partnerships that cultivate dialogue and empathetic learning around human stories and firmly believes in the transformative power of museum learning in strengthening community to build a more socially and environmentally just present and future. She also teaches academic courses at the Maine College of Art and Design. Timm is currently a member of the board of directors for the Museum Education Roundtable. She holds an MA in art history from Florida State University and a BA in art history and art from Elon University.