Topaz Ballroom

FREE!

Join your fellow Annual Meeting attendees for coffee, while connecting with new colleagues and seeing familiar faces. Experience a casual showcase of innovations from across the museum field, offering you the chance to connect directly with the creators - federal agencies, associations, and inspired individuals alike.

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Join your colleagues for light refreshments and a visit with our corporate members. The Exhibit Hall Closing Reception is your last chance to bid on silent auction items. All proceeds benefit the WMA's and NMA's scholarship funds to help colleagues attend future Annual Meetings.

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The perennially popular Poster Session provides opportunities for individuals to present their research, ideas, or programs through illustrated and informative posters, and they want your feedback. Come explore projects and initiatives from around the region in an informal setting. Find the list if poster presentations in the WMA2025 Preliminary Program.

FREE!
 

Mingle after sessions at the Exhibit Hall Happy Hour enjoy meeting a variety of colleagues including specific meet ups for collections folks, small museum professionals, and LGBTQ+ attendees. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided for free. Discounted drink tickets may be purchased during online registration with a cash bar onsite.

Enjoy coffee, tea, and light snacks while perusing exhibitors' booths, bidding on silent auction items, and networking with peers.

Sponsored by Good Giant

FREE!

Join your colleagues in the Exhibit Hall where you can explore vendor offerings and enjoy lunch courtesy of the WMA. Make sure to start bidding on the fabulous items in the silent auction that were generously donated by our members. All proceeds benefit the Wanda Chin Scholarship funds to help colleagues attend future Annual Meetings. 

$40, includes appetizers and drinks

Spend the last night of the Annual Meeting chilling with colleagues at the Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel. Take it easy with libations, hearty appetizers, and an exciting mix of activities and educational offerings to connect with fellow attendees. Attend the session “Reno what you did last summer: the campfire doubles down!” or join the WMA Book Club. Learn about Kumeyaay culture through playing traditional games. Through it all, forge new connections, find old friends, and recharge–with no need to rush to catch that last event.

Free!

Join your fellow WMA 2025 attendees for an Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall.
Start your first evening in Reno enjoying appetizers, drinks, and connecting with colleagues and our corporate members.