January 3, 2018
Deadline for NextGen 2018: Executive Education for the Next Generation of Museum Leaders
The Getty Leadership Institute (GLI) at Claremont Graduate University (CGU)
January 22, 2018 - March 23, 2018
Online Course: Leadership and Administration in History Organizations
AASLH
January 22, 2018 - March 23, 2018
Online Course: Developing Exhibitions (Two Part Course)
AASLH
January 23, 2018
Moving from Nice to Necessary: Social Justice Work in Children's Museums
Webinar
Association of Children’s Museums (ACM)
January 24, 2018
Applications due for Getty Leadership Institute
The Getty Leadership Institute (GLI) at Claremont Graduate University (CGU)
January 24, 2018
All Inclusive: Championing Diversity in Museums
Birmingham, UK
Museum Association
January 24, 2018
Extreme Events and Climate Change
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Museum Institute for Teaching Science Professional Development Seminar
January 29, 2018 - March 30, 2018
Online Course: Collections Management
AASLH
January 30, 2018
Starting Small: Launching a Museum and University Partnership
Webinar
Association of Children's Museums (ACM)
January 30, 2018
Collections Security
Webinar
Northeast Document Conservation Center
February 14, 2018
Developing a Taste for Molecular Biology
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Museum Institute for Teaching Science Professional Development Seminar
February 18 - 20, 2018
You Are Here: Mapping the Future
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
34th Annual Small Museum Association Conference
February 21 - 24, 2018
College Art Association (CAA) Conference
Los Angeles, CA
February 26 - 27, 2018
Museums Advocacy Day
Washington, DC
Presented by the American Alliance of Museum. NEMA members are able to register for free.
February 26, 2018 - March 30, 2018
Online Course: Basics of Archives
AASLH
March 3, 2018
Caring for Paper-Based Collections
Webinar
Northeast Document Conservation Center
March 19-21, 2018
MuseumNext
Brisbane, Australia
March 20 - 22, 2018
Free Emergency Response and Disaster Planning Workshop
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA
March 22 - 24, 2018
Rise Up: Spring 2018 Meeting
New Haven, CT
New England Archivists (NEA) and the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York (A.R.T.)
March 28, 2018
Dig In: Strengthening Sustainability Learning Through Farm-to-School Connections
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Museum Institute for Teaching Science Professional Development Seminar
April 5-8, 2018
2018 Annual Meeting: 85th Annual Meeting
Louisville, Kentucky
Society for Military History
April 8 -10, 2018
Visioning Change Annual Conference
Rochester, NY
Museum Association of New York Annual Conference
April 18 - 21, 2018
Power Lines NCPH Conference
Las Vegas, NV
National Council on Public History
April 23 - 24, 2018
Connecting your collections to teachers and students
New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
American Association for State and Local History workshop
April 23 - 27, 2018
Compensation for Loss in the Conservation of Photographic Materials
George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY
American Institute for Conservation workshop with instructors: James Bernstein, Debra Evans, and Victoria Binder.
April 24, 2018
The Technology, Data and People Behind Forecasting in the National Weather Service
Clark University, Worcester, MA
MITS Professional Development Seminar
April 26-28, 2018
American Council of Learned Societies Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA
April 26-29, 2018
The 26th Annual Newport Symposium
Presented by the Preservation Society of Newport County
April 26 - 27, 2018
Spring 2018 Director/Board Chair Workshop & Trustee/Director Forum
San Diego, CA
Museum Trustee Association
April 27 - 30, 2018
MSA Forward 2018: Mastering Non-Profit Retail
Washington, DC
The Museum Store Association Annual Retail Conference & Expo
May 6 - 9, 2018
Educate, Engage, Elevate! Museums on the Rise
Phoenix, AZ
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo
May 15-18, 2018
InterActivity 2018: Open Source Play, Sharing the Creative Code
Raleigh, NC
Association of Children's Museums
May 29 - June 2, 2018
Material Matters 2018
Houston, TX
American Institute for Conservation Annual Meeting
June 21-24, 2018
Audacious Ideas: University Museums and Collections as Change-Agents for a Better World
Lowe Art Museum,University of Miami, FL
The Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Annual Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS
December 20, 2017
Call for Presenters, Posters, and Pre-Conference Workshops
National Marine Educators Association
January 5, 2018
Call for Papers: Young Scholars (BA & MA Students)
Society for Military History
January 15, 2018
Call for Papers: Interpreting Labor History at Museums and Historic Sites
January 21, 2018
Call for Session Proposals: Debunk'd: History Myths & Mysteries Offering Fresh Perspectives on Age-Old Issues
New Britain, CT
Connecticut League of History Organizations
February 9, 2018
Call for Papers
Association of African American Museums
February 28, 2018
Call for Proposals: Museum in Motion
NEMA Annual Conference
AWARDS
December 31, 2017
Excellence in Exhibition Competition
The competition is the joint project of the following American Alliance of Museums Professional Networks (PNs): Curators Committee (CurCom), the National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME), the Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE), and the Education Committee (EdCom).
January 19, 2018
Nancy Hanks Memorial Award for Professional Excellence
Awards for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility
Award for Distinguished Service to Museums
American Alliance of Museums
January 31, 2018
Award for Excellence in Practice
Award for Innovation in Museum Education
Award for Excellence in Resources
EdCom (American Alliance of Museums)