Where: Zoom Time: 6PM Cost: Free RSVP Here Conferences are great places to meet and network with colleagues, learn about trends in the field, and share current innovative work. But coming into a conference can be daunting! Whether you are an emerging leader or seasoned museum professional, perhaps you could use some pointers on how…

Where: Virtual Time: 7-8PM Cost: Free RSVP Here Join us for a two-part hybrid event that celebrates the power of gaming in education. Pterosaurs. Gut microbes. Killer Snails. The Sixth Extinction. At the American Museum of Natural History, the team of Barry Joseph and Nicholas Fortugno tackled these subjects and more as both museum educators…

Where: Zoom Time: 7:30PM Cost: Free Making a leap into leadership can be daunting. Job descriptions list cryptic requirements that don’t exactly line up with your experience, or degrees that might not match yours. Yet when you meet these leaders, they don’t seem so different from you. Join the NYCMER board on February 28th for…

Where: Columbia | Zuckerman Institute, 3227 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Time: 6-8PM Cost: Free to members, $10 for not-yet members RSVP Here Join us for a two-part hybrid event that celebrates the power of gaming in education. On February 22, game on at a NYCMER gaming block party at the Zuckerman Lab at Columbia University.…

Time: 6-8PM Where: The Explorers Club 46 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021 Cost: Free for members and their one guest, $10 for not-yet-members and $8 for student not-yet-members. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Join us for an evening of holiday cheer and anticipation for the New Year as NYCMER hosts…

Where: Central Park West at 79th St., Manhattan When: 6PM Join us for our first Nov-Member tours!  FREE and exclusive member-only tours of new and innovative informal educational spaces around NYC.  Our first two tours will take place at the Brooklyn Public Library Central Library and American Museum of Natural History. Registration is now open,…

Where: 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn When: 5PM Join us for our first Nov-Member tours!  FREE and exclusive member-only tours of new and innovative informal educational spaces around NYC.  Our first two tours will take place at the Brooklyn Public Library Central Library and American Museum of Natural History. Registration is now open, and instructions…

Where: Zoom Time: 6PM Panelists from the popular NYCMER Annual Conference session “Sudden and Chronic Illness Through the Lens of Museum Educators” and the addition of new voices will share how they have managed their illness and disability in the workplace and the support that they have received with the goal to break stigmas around…

Where: Central Park Zoo, East 64th Street Time: 6-8PM Join us to kick off the NYCMER year and a return to in-person programming! Our annual Meet & Greet will take place at Central Park Zoo, where you’ll have an opportunity to learn about our Peer Groups and the Conference Committee, along with other NYCMER membership…

Where: Zoom Time: 5-7PM This workshop, staffed by the NYCMER Board, provides a unique opportunity for NYCMER members to receive individual feedback on their resumes from other museum professionals. 20 minute 1-on-1 time slots will be assigned on a first come first served basis when you log on to the program via Zoom between 5:00-6:40…