Hear from museum educators who have taken the plunge into following their passions and writing a book! What aspects of their museum education backgrounds inspired them to go the distance and pursue publishing? Dustin Growick, author of The Museum (The Inside Story), and REX ED: An Adults-Only Guide to Dinosaurs, and Eleanor Whitney, author of Promote Your Book,…

Come as you are and bring your lunch! Join NYCMER members for our next virtual luncheon focused on professionals and museums in New Jersey. Discussion is open-ended: from current projects to happenings in museums, to just talking about your day and enjoying a break. During this meet-up, we’ll also go over updates for our tentative…

The Metropolitan’s 81st Street Studio opened in September of 2023 and quickly became a must visit destination for NYC families and tourists with young children. Join Heidi Holder, Frederick P. and Sandra P. Sloan Chair of Education, as she tours NYCMER members around the facility and shares some of the guiding design principles and lessons…

Each May, NYCMER proudly hosts its annual conference. On January 30th, we are holding a special prep session – we want YOU to participate in the conference as an attendee, and also, if you’re up for it, as a presenter! Presenting is exciting and rewarding, and we bet attendees will find your experience valuable, but…

It’s time to say Happy *Howlidays* at the NYCMER Annual Holiday *Paw-ty* hosted by the AKC Museum of the Dog! That’s right, we’re going to raise the woof at the AKC Museum of the Dog with plenty of beverages (including non-alcoholic), snacks & treats (like chew-dités including collie-flower and servings of arf-ichoke dip), a raffle for some fantastic prizes, a photo booth,…

Where: Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue Time: 6-8PM Join us to kick off the NYCMER year! Our annual Meet & Greet will take place at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, where you’ll have an opportunity to learn about our Peer Groups and what we have in store in the coming months, along with other NYCMER membership…

Where: Virtual Time: 6PM Join us for a general membership interest/brainstorm meeting. RSVP for meeting link information.

Where: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (West 46th Street New York, NY 10036) Time: 6PM RSVP Here! Join the NYCMER Queer Peers group for a field trip. In honor of Pride, join the Intrepid Museum for a conversation on the contributions and experiences of LGBTQ service members and military family members, particularly in the…

Where: Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 Time: 3:30-5PM Cost: Free for NYCMER members/ $10 for not-yet-members ($8 with student ID) Limited to 20 participants RSVP Here Join us for our first in-person site visit since 2019! Enjoy an informal tour of the Morgan Library, and then gather and share…

Where: Macculloch Hall Historical Museum and Gardens, 45 Macculloch Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960 Time: 6PM Join your colleagues on Tuesday, May 23, at 6:00 pm at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown, NJ to enjoy the collections and gardens of NJ’s most recently AAM-accredited museum, home to the largest collection of artwork by the “father…