MAAM 2026 Annual Conference

MAAM 2026 Annual Conference

8:00am EDT

Conference Check-In & Registration Desk Lobby, Douglass Student Center

9:30am EDT

Beyond the Label: The Experience Designer’s Toolkit for Powerful & Engaging Storytelling TBA Managing with Care: Management Training for Mid-Career Professionals TBA

12:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Hall Set Up NJC Lounge, Douglass Student Center

5:30pm EDT

Opening Reception Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Trayes Hall, Douglass Student Center Conference Check-In & Registration Desk Lobby, Douglass Student Center Exhibitor Hall Open NJC Lounge, Douglass Student Center

10:15am EDT

Coffee Break NJC Lounge, Douglass Student Center

10:30am EDT

A Shared Approach: Building Partnerships to Recruit, Train, and Place Volunteer Staff TBA Engaging Communities in Civic Learning through Museums and Historic Sites TBA Objects and Manuscripts and Books, Oh My!: An Interdepartmental Approach to Collections Control and Access TBA The Art of Reinvention: Innovation and Growth at the Delaware Art Museum TBA

12:00pm EDT

MAAM Meet & Eat Trayes Hall, Douglass Student Center

1:45pm EDT

Beyond the Museum Walls: Partnering with Local Tourism for Greater Reach TBA Experimental Spaces: Practical Advice from a VR Prototype TBA From Content to Connection: Developing Student Activities for Deeper Engagement TBA Tough Conversations: Exploring Deaccessioning Dilemmas and Solutions TBA

3:00pm EDT

First-Timers & Friends Coffee Break NJC Lounge, Douglass Student Center

3:30pm EDT

Green Legacy: How Historic Sites Can Lead The Environmental Charge TBA HueArts & Cultures Northeast: An Initiative Centering Museums That Preserve Our Stories TBA QuickTakes from the Field TBA The Active Power of Touch: Multisensory experiences increase visitor engagement TBA

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Trayes Hall, Douglass Student Center Exhibitor Hall Open NJC Lounge, Douglass Student Center Conference Check-In & Registration Desk Lobby, Douglass Student Center

9:00am EDT

Bite-Sized Strategic Planning: 5 steps for success TBA From Grants to Gameplay: How Museums Are Using Mobile Technology to Meet Institutional Needs TBA Museum Programs for People with Memory Loss Benefit Everyone: How to start or strengthen yours TBA Strategies & Struggles: New Technology in Collections TBA

10:15am EDT

Coffee Break NJC Lounge, Douglass Student Center

10:30am EDT

Resume Review/Career Conversations

12:00pm EDT

Lunch on Own TBA

1:30pm EDT

Bucking the Trends at the Delaware Art Museum TBA Making Inclusive Museums Now: Lessons from the Field TBA The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Hinchliffe Stadium: Paterson’s Sporting Jewell TBA Nobody Puts Makerspace in the Corner! Using Maker-Based Approaches to Create Interactive Exhibits & Experiences Across the Museum TBA

2:45pm EDT

Coffee Break NJC Lounge, Douglass Student Center

3:00pm EDT

Archives Together: Community, Collections, and Connections TBA Beyond Touchscreens: Creative Uses of Digital Media to Shape Space and Engagement TBA What Comes Next? Museums, Race, and the Work Ahead TBA Increasing Impact and Building Community: Expanding Programs for Neurodivergent Youth TBA