Grief, Art, and the Outdoors under Quarantine Host Peer Group: Historic Sites and Outdoor Education  What have we lost and gained from art and nature in this time of crisis? How can both still bring us together? Reading/Viewing Selection:  What happens when we lose art that brings us together? NYTimes, March 20, 2020 How Can…

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in Museums Host Peer Group: Freelancers, Mentors & Internship Supervisors, and Managers Location: Meeting ID meet.google.com/gvi-tjkg-kee Phone Numbers (‪US‬) ‪+1 224-788-7120‬ PIN: ‪447 050 337#‬ NYCMER Book Club has gone virtual! Join us on Google Hangouts to discuss readings on various aspects of the topics Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access,…

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…

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…

New year, new opportunities to get involved with NYCMER! Inspired by our past initiatives discussed at our 40th-anniversary party, we are bringing back our NYCMER Book Club with a twist – we aren’t reading books! We will be focusing on the articles, journals, thought pieces, spreadsheets, reports and other short-form readings that the field has been…

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 a student, emerging professional, aspiring leader, or seasoned veteran, perhaps you could use some pointers on how to create a session proposal, get the…

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 our annual holiday party at The Explorers Club. ‘Tis the season to merrily meet with colleagues, enjoy refreshments, snap a festive shot with Percy the polar bear, and raise a…

What role does the Spanish language play in cultivating Latinx participation in museum offerings? What other barriers of entry for these communities are at play? How can we more actively engage and participate with Latinx communities across museum programs? Panelists from the popular NYCMER Annual Conference session Con las Puertas Abiertas: Strategies for Latinx Museum…

Join the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable (NYCAIER) and the NYC Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER) for a three-part workshop featuring panels on financial sustainability, networking and the NYCDOE vendor license process for freelance educators. Program is FREE for NYCMER and NYCAIER members, and $5 for non-members. Speakers will include: Taylor Vecchio, Executive Director of Voices Advance Lord Judah Carelock, Executive…