Presenter(s): Laura Fry, Haub Curator of Western American Art, Tacoma Art Museum Wesley A. Wenhardt, Executive Director, Foss Waterway Seaport Kevin Kudo-King, Principal/Owner, Olson Kundig Moderator: Dana Whitelaw, PhD, President, High Desert Museum When a museum experiences a transformation or accepts a new collection, institutional identity and mission can shift drastically. How can museums establish a core focus while embracing changes? Using recent expansion and construction projects at the Tacoma Art Museum and the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma as examples, speakers address how new ideas, new collections, and new architecture can aid in shifting and re-defining a museum’s mission and goals.