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.

Become an AAMG Member

Membership is your path to the best national professional development, networking, and advocacy for the academic museum and gallery field. Join us to learn, contribute, and be an active participant in our vibrant and diverse field.

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