Nominate your favorite museum influencers to create the List. Celebrate your colleagues who you feel have made a significant contribution to the museum sector over the past year. A panel of expert judges will then review all of the entries and judge them on merit, regardless of the nominee’s location, job title, or employer. You
Read moreA new grant program from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition, honors the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s principles of equality, liberty, and government by consent. The program supports activities to preserve and improve access to primary source materials that document: 1) The history of American independence
Read moreThe National Conference on Cultural Property Protection (NCCPP), hosted annually by the Smithsonian Institution, brings together more than 150 professionals in the operational and physical security field to discuss insider threat and employee accountability, visitor experience, international affairs, and activism. Each year, NCCPP has global representation from museums and cultural property sites, universities and colleges, libraries, and
Read moreApplications Open for Levitt Music Series GrantsThe Levitt Foundation has announced an exciting grant opportunity forU.S.-based nonprofits to present a Levitt Music Series in 2026, 2027 and 2028. These multi-year matching grants of up to $40K/year (up to$120K total) will activate underused public spaces, ensure access to the arts,and strengthen the social fabric of communities—bringing people together of all ages
Read moreMarch 26, 2025 – CIMAM announces the Call for Nominations for the fifth edition of the Outstanding Museum Practice Award (OMPA) 2025, an international recognition of the incredible work being done in modern and contemporary art museums worldwide. This award highlights museum practices that drive structural transformation, foster deeper connections with people, communities, and context,
Read moreOur colleagues at the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) have launched the National Survey of History Practitioners, a major new effort to better understand who works at history organizations, how they are compensated, and how they feel about their work. If you are a staff member, contractor, or volunteer at a U.S.
Read moreIn response to the latest Executive Order from the White House, Continuing the Reduction of Federal Bureaucracy, which calls for the dismantling of seven agencies—including IMLS—within seven days, here is an update on AAM’s response. AAM has been in communication with coalition partners, agency contacts, and champions on Capitol Hill to gather information and assess the situation.
Read moreThe annual National Trust Conference is Canada’s largest heritage learning and networking event. Held every year since 1974, the National Trust Conference brings together a wide-range of people working to keep Canada’s heritage alive: from grassroots activists and elected officials, to professionals, planners, policy makers, and property owners. Join them this year October 23–25, 2025
Read moreHelp MuseumExpert.org collect data and analyze trends! Regardless of your politics, the political decisions likely to be made in the coming months will almost certainly impact all of our lives and work. Your answers will help to build programs that respond to your hopes and concerns. There are only three questions and they can be answered in
Read moreWe are in the process of updating the Oscar Howe Database maintained at the University of South Dakota. USD is also the proud home of the Oscar Howe Archives and Oscar Howe Gallery. This work is being conducted in partnership with Inge Dawn Howe Maresh and her family. Inge is the only child of Oscar
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