5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Do you sometimes feel like you don’t quite fit in? Does everyone else seem to have more “museum cred” than you? You are not alone. So many of us who are drawn to museums come from a variety of experiences and fields.

Get to know fellow emerging museum professionals (EMPs) from around the region over drinks. This informal talking session will help to facilitate conversations between two veteran museum professionals and younger, emerging museum workers - about how to navigate and advance their careers in a constantly changing museum environment.  Practical advice, story sharing and answers to regularly asked questions would all feature in these conversations.

Get to know colleagues working on exhibitions from around the region over drinks!

Join your fellow directors, leadership team members, and trustees in this special reception.

Cost: $40

Get to know colleagues working in small history museums from around the region over drinks. Chat about the joys and the pitfalls of practicing history in an era that needs historic context more than ever.

Cost: FREE! (Pay your own way)

Get to know colleagues working in collections from around the region over drinks. Share stories from the last 2 ½ years, for a cathartic and beneficial experience, hopefully including some laughs! Custom-made trophies or awards (of a humorous nature) will be given for the best stories.

Cost: FREE! (Pay your own way)

Get to know colleagues working in education from around the region over drinks. This happy hour is an opportunity to explore different versions of educator advisory committees and what role they can play in advising museums.

Cost: FREE! (Pay your own way)

Get to know colleagues working in development from around the region over drinks. Current challenges and innovations in the field of fundraising, including how to discuss equity with donors, donations through cryptocurrency, etc. In the Challenge Round Table format, participants will discuss how to handle specific scenarios and will practice leading types of conversations that development professionals are having more often.

Cost: FREE! (Pay your own way)

Enjoy sharing beverages your colleagues from tribal museums and supporters of Native American concerns. All are welcome!

Cost: FREE! (Pay your own way)

Get to know fellow emerging museum professionals (EMPs) from around the region over drinks. A casual meetup for EMPs to network, share tools and tricks for overcoming imposter syndrome and building a long term career, as well as celebrate their accomplishments thus far.

Cost: FREE! (Pay your own way)