When: Sunday, January 10, 2021 10:00am-4:00pm Where: The virtual platform, Hopin Register: Member registration opens 12/20; Not-Yet-Member registration opens 12/23 We all know that 2020 has been… rough. Join us in the new year to build career skills with a full day of presentations and workshops to help 2021 be your best professional year yet!…

When: Wednesday, December 16th, 6:00 – 8:00pm Where: Join us virtually in Gather.townRSVP:  Register for Free! What a year it’s been! Join us for an evening of holiday cheer and anticipation for the New Year as the NYCMER Holiday Party goes virtual. We’ve got an exciting lineup, including: Guest appearances from The New York Transit Museum on their…

For centuries, the Amazon persisted while indigenous people adapted to use soil and produced a kind of traditional agriculture. Now, after less than a hundred years of agribusiness expansion we’ve lost 20% of the forest. WCS Brazil Country Director, Carlos Durigan joins us to celebrate World Soil Day, to discuss the need to save the…

RSVP: Jessica Pastore Description:  In a collaboration between the K-12 and Family Programs and Exhibits and Interpretation Peer Groups, this meeting will focus on the reinterpretation of collections through an anti-racist and anti-biased lens. Inspired by the current political atmosphere surrounding Black Lives Matter and the resulting conversations about museums’ place in society as cultural…

Location:  Please RSVP to join us We will have a limited RSVP capacity. The Zoom link to virtually meet will be emailed a few days prior to the book club meeting. Questions? Contact Sejin and Dyeemah at spark@noguchi.org and dyeemah.simmons@gmail.com. Description:  To commemorate World AIDS Day (Dec 1) and the critical history of artists raising…

RSVP: JRolenz@gmail.com Description: Join us for our first fall meeting as we discuss the changes, challenges, and fun that come with teaching a school group virtually over the web. We look forward to discussing the peer groups next steps and we’ll as any other related topics you might be interested in discussing. Feel free to…

The bison is one of the most significant conservation stories in WCS history, bringing the national mammal back from the brink of extinction. In celebration of World Bison Day, Cristina Mormorunni, Director of U.S. Field Conservation & Regional Director of the WCS Rocky Mountain Program, will discuss how conservation is a path to social transformation…

RSVP: larike@pratt.edu Description: Take a break from upcoming holiday madness and meet fellow NYCMER Brooklynites! At this introductory meeting, we will get to know one another, discuss ideas for the peer group, highlight exciting (virtual) programming from Brooklyn cultural institutions, and close with a small holiday craft to get us in the spirit. All are…

Location: Zoom RSVP: Amanda Nichols Description: This year the Evaluation Peer group will be formatted differently than in the past. We will be working together on a longer term evaluation project. There will be four professional development/group working sessions for this project based around the following themes and tentative schedule. The first meeting will be…

RSVP:  Maggie Weber Description:  Audience Development and Outreach:  adapting and remaining relevant in the age of virtual and blended learning. How is your organization connecting to audiences during the shutdown?  What resources have you found useful for spreading your message and creating meaningful programming?  This program follows up on our October discussion about online learning.