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Save the date for the 2018 Annual Meeting in Baltimore held October 17-19.

Still time to be a SPONSOR for Building Museums!

  Why become a sponsor at this year’s Building Museums? Lots of opportunities to interact with colleagues and prospective clients: Attendees will be drawn to our Exhibitor Hall during continental breakfasts, registration, and all coffee breaks. There will also be two chances to network during receptions at exceptional Philly area museums. Exposure to museum leaders

Small Museum Association Annual Conference, February 18-20, 2018

The annual SMA conference attracts more than 250 museum professionals, board members, and volunteers from a wide variety of small museums. They attend sessions on topics ranging from collections and education to staffing and board issues. We offer a large Museum Resource Hall and plenty of informal networking opportunities for you to talk with (and

Post your open job on MAAM’s website! FREE from members

Did you know that we regularly post job openings around the MAAM region? Take a look at the opportunities on our website at https://midatlanticmuseums.org/resources/jobs/. Want to post a job to our site? MAAM members can post a position at no charge for 30 days. Non-members can submit a job posting at the rate of $50

Save the Date for MANY’s Annual Conference on April 8-10

Visioning Change  Join colleagues for the only peer-to-peer learning experience serving New York State’s entire museum community with a dynamic, engaging, and inspirational conference sessions. This year’s MANY conference will take advantage of all that Rochester to offer; programs, workshops, and new Conference Capstones will be held in cultural institutions throughout the city. Evenings will

Building Museums™ Symposium 2018 in Philadelphia, PA March 9-11, 2018

This thirteenth MAAM national conference devoted to the process, promise, and pitfalls of planning and managing museum building projects will be held at the DoubleTree Center City Hotel from March 9-11 in Philadelphia. Stay tuned by signing up for announcements here. Registration is now open here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-building-museumstm-symposium-tickets-41123276828.

AAM’s Museums Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. February 26-27

MAAM will be heading to Washington, D.C. to make the case that museums are essential community assets that bolster local economies and play a vital role in lifelong learning. Museums Advocacy Day is a critical chance to make a unified case to Congress about the value of museums, and a unique opportunity to invest in

AASLH Call for Proposals

Museums and history sites have been ranked among America’s most trusted institutions in an age where trust continues to erode and truth sometimes becomes murky. Our history organizations maintain the trust if we continue to tell the truth. But what is truth when our work is based on interpretation of the historical evidence and interpretations

The Getty Leadership Institute

Information on 2018 Getty Leadership Institute is now available! https://gli.cgu.edu/

Calling all volunteers for the Annual Meeting!

MAAM has a number of volunteer opportunities for individuals to assist with the conference in exchange for significantly reduced conference registration. Students and emerging professionals or professionals in need, who work at small museums and cannot afford to attend the conference because of a limited budget, may apply to be volunteers. Volunteers are selected on