How do you identify, and which identities have the strongest effect on how you see yourself? Let’s explore our visible and invisible identities and how those identities are impacted by the world around us. We’ll use this document in the session. Location: https://zoom.us/j/6893840610 Meeting ID: 689 384 0610 One tap mobile ,,6893840610# US Toll Meeting…

Join NYCMER for a conversation on unionization in museum education and its implications. Over the past year, staff, including educators, at a number of museums, have voted to unionize, joining the small pool of local museums with long-unionized educators. Hear from staff and union reps involved in recent efforts, as well as from institutions with…

Meet us at MoMA! Explore and discuss MoMA’s offerings for families following its recent expansion. Attendees will visit Line, Shape, Color, the latest interactive installation for families in The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Art Lab. Then Cari Frisch, Assistant Director, Family Programs, and Elizabeth Margulies, Director, Family Programs and Initiatives, will share their vision…

Join NYCMER’s advocacy committee for an afternoon focused on unpacking race and identity, facilitated by Keonna Hendrick and Marit Dewhurst. This program is open to anyone interested in the personal work of self-reflection with regard to race and identity. We will collectively engage in a workshop surrounding critical inward focus, our respective and diverse spheres…

How can museums remain as true public spaces for the community, both internally with staff and externally with visitors, within the capitalist and classist society we live in today? Join us to discuss the challenges in building a consistency in ethics within museums, and actionable steps we can take as museum staff. We’ll consider the…

RSVP here for the College Night event, and let Sierra Van Ryck DeGroot know  you are attending. Description: Ease back into the semester with a fun night of networking and exploring the Poster House galleries! You can find more information on the College Night event at posterhouse.org.

Exploring MoMA’s “remixed” permanent collections When MoMA reopened in October, the museum debuted reorganized permanent collection galleries that deviate from their previous practice of organizing artwork chronologically and by medium. The redesign is intended to increase diversity and invite greater comparison among different eras, art forms, and parts of the world. We will explore the…

To RSVP, please email Mentors and Internship Supervisors Coordinator, Daniel Pecoraro.

Modeling Safer Spaces with Inclusive Language and Practices.  This is a joint meeting between the LGBTQ+ and Allies, the Social Justice, and the School, Teachers, and Family peer groups. We will share resources for using language inclusive to all gender identities, sexual orientations, and a variety of family structures that may be present in a…

Museums as Theatre:  Using dramatic play at historic sites.  How can we engage our visitors? By using a wide variety of different styles and techniques, we can create conversation between past and present. To RSVP, please email Historic Sites Peer Group Coordinator, Maggie Weber.