NYCMER Annual Conference
ACTION!
Monday, May 18, 2026
American Museum of Natural History
Join us for the 2026 NYCMER Annual Conference on Monday, May 18, 2026 at the American Museum of Natural History. This year’s theme is Action!
Museums are cornerstones of learning, community engagement, and civic life. As trusted institutions under financial, political, and environmental threat, museums find themselves compelled to respond. Action can take many forms. What actions have you taken? What actions can we take together?
Tickets for NYCMER’s 2025 conference for members are on sale now. Get them before April 15 for the member early-bird discount. Tickets for not-yet-members on sale Wednesday, April 24.
Keynote Conversation
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Raymond Codrington,CEO of Weeksville Heritage Center, Ayesha Williams, Executive Director of Laundromat Project, and Dr. Ilk Yasha, Director of the Studio Museum Institute at the Studio Museum.
This moderated discussion will consider ideas of action from the perspective of three leaders in the field, and how educators are uniquely positioned to take them in cultural institutions.
Ticket Pricing
- $85 Member Early Bird and $100 Member tickets available by logging in using the Member Portal. Copy and paste the code provided in the Member Portal in the "Promo Code" field in Eventbrite.
- $125: Not-Yet-Member tickets
- $25: Current Student tickets (valid student ID required). Please email vicepresident@nycmer.org for details.
Not yet a member? Consider joining NYCMER! You’ll get access to our resources, events, and ticket discount for our annual conference.
Conference Scholarships
A number of conference scholarships are available by application. All applications must be received by 11:59PM EDT, on Friday, May 8, 2026. For full details, see the application form below.
Plan Your Conference
Choose from 24 breakout sessions, as well as poster presentations, and hands-on activities on a variety of topics including: inclusivity, best practices and lessons learned, access, activism and social justice, community engagement, program development and facilitation, equity, diversity, advocacy, and more! Full program coming soon.
Accessibility:
NYCMER is committed to providing opportunities for all of our members to participate in our programs and engage with one another. Should you require accessibility services, such as live captioning, please contact vicepresident@nycmer.org.
To be one of the first ones notified about the conference, and to take advantage of advanced sales and discounted tickets, become a NYCMER member!
To get a sense of what it's like to attend a NYCMER Conference, check out this video documenting our conference at the American Museum of Natural History in 2013: