Nominate a Museum Changemaker for blooloop 50

Do you know a museum professional who is making a difference? Now is the perfect time to recognize their work by nominating them for the 2026 blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List.

Each year, the blooloop 50 highlights people who are shaping the future of museums and cultural organizations. The list recognizes leaders, innovators, and changemakers who are creating meaningful impact across the field.

Celebrating Museum Changemakers

Museum influence can take many forms. It is not limited to job titles, leadership positions, or the size of an organization.

Instead, influence comes from ideas, collaboration, and action. It comes from people who find new ways to connect with communities and strengthen the museum field.

For example, museum influencers may be professionals who are:

• Creating innovative exhibitions and programs
• Expanding access and inclusion
• Building stronger relationships with communities
• Preserving important collections and stories
• Developing new approaches to visitor experiences
• Mentoring the next generation of museum professionals

In addition, influential museum professionals work at every level of an organization. A curator, educator, collections specialist, designer, volunteer coordinator, or emerging professional can all make a lasting impact.

Why Recognize a Colleague?

Museums succeed because of the people who dedicate their time, creativity, and expertise to the field. Therefore, recognizing those contributions is an important way to celebrate museum excellence.

A nomination for the blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List 2026 can highlight individuals who are:

• Leading positive change
• Inspiring new ideas
• Strengthening their communities
• Supporting collaboration across the sector
• Helping museums adapt to a changing world

Furthermore, the blooloop 50 provides an opportunity to showcase the many ways museum professionals contribute to the field. Recognition is not limited to large institutions or well-known organizations. Instead, it celebrates impact wherever it happens.

Help Celebrate Museum Excellence

MAAM members know that important museum work happens in organizations of all sizes. Across the Mid-Atlantic region, museum professionals are creating programs, preserving history, engaging communities, and building the future of museums.

Now is the time to recognize a colleague, mentor, partner, or emerging leader whose work inspires you.

Submit your nomination for the 2026 blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List by August 9, 2026.

https://blooloop50.awardsplatform.com

About MAAM

The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) empowers and connects those working in and supporting museums to build inclusive, sustainable, resilient organizations essential to their communities.