MCN 2026

MCN 2026

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9:45am PDT

Designed to Draft, Not Author: What Museum Partners Revealed About AI, Accessibility, and Trust Elwha BallroomMark Osterman • Dasha Pushkareva • Brittany Strupp

10:45am PDT

Artists’ Tools, Museum Stories: Creative Coding in the Age of AI 502 CowlitzLiz Neely • Miriam Langer • Jonathan Lee Design for the Visit! A Jobs to Be Done Approach to Making Your Website Work, Work, Work 501 ChiwawaKristen Torres Korman • Kate Smith Williamschen • Beth Watson My Huntington: Integrating Trust, Teams, and Tech Elwha BallroomAlyssa Machida • Louise Cole • Bradley Platz

11:45am PDT

Accessibility at Scale: Two Case Studies in Using AI to Write and Publish Visual Descriptions Elwha BallroomJulia Demarest • Tara Bobinac Insight at the Museum: How Smithsonian's UX Lab Builds User Trust in Digital Products 502 CowlitzJohn Nicholson • Sara Snyder • Jordan Grant

1:45pm PDT

Before the Last Witness: Digital Storytelling for History That Can No Longer Speak for Itself 502 CowlitzStephanie Verdin • Kristina Jenkins • Brian McCormick • Cassie Pikarsky How Many Multidisciplinary Project Mangers Does It Take to Reimagine ArtLens? Elwha BallroomHaley Kedziora • Seta Nagbe • Tessa Shlonsky • Sara Mikail • Kelly Farrell

2:45pm PDT

AI-Powered Access to Collections and the Future of Audience Trust 512 WillapaLaura Mann • Paige Bailey • Massimo Petrozzi • Andrew Cary Building Trust That Lasts: 10 Years of Design 502 CowlitzKirsten Butcher • Madlyn Larson • McKenna Lane Cultivating Awe with Art Online Elwha BallroomPaula Lynn • Isabella Bulkeley