Schedule Overview

October 9, 11:30am EST – 6pm EST
Registration closes Oct. 1
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You spoke and we listened – check out the session we have coming for AAMG’s 2025 Virtual Convening! Join us on October 9th -sessions starting at 11:30am EST and running concurrently until 6pm!
Plenary Session: 250 and You
- Explore how academic museums can engage with the 2026 Semiquincentennial through inclusive programming, dialogue, and campus collaboration.
Leadership & Management
- Gain insights from experienced directors on what it takes to thrive as an academic museum leader.
Conservation & Collections Care
- Learn how to raise funding for major conservation projects and discuss whether all art should be accessible online and its impact on audiences.
Boards & Governance
- Discover strategies for creating and managing effective advisory boards. Align board goals with your institution’s mission, capacity, and culture.
Education & Programming
- Explore ways to create high-impact programming on limited budgets. Build stronger campus and community partnerships to expand reach.
Finance & Fundraising
- Identify grants and donors, and learn best practices for stewardship.
Marketing & Communications
- Tailor messaging for crisis response and strengthen stakeholder trust.
Exhibitions & Curatorial Practice
- Celebrate institutional anniversaries and leverage them for audience engagement.
- Dive into provenance research, restitution, and community-centered curatorial collaboration.
Meet the 2025 AAMG Award Winners
- Hear from this year’s awardees as they share lessons on collaboration, storytelling, and archiving impactful exhibitions.
