The second Neurodivergent Peer Group meeting will be open for NYCMER members who are interested in a game night. The museum world is extremely rewarding, but at times it can be high-paced, which can be overstimulating. Through this game night, it will show some simple games to play when you need to relax during a…

Explore the complex world of illegal wildlife trade with Keith Lovett, President & Director of Animal Programs at the Bronx Zoo, and Dr. John Sykes, Clinical Department Head of the Zoological Health Program. Join us for an afternoon discussion to learn about the Bronx Zoo’s efforts to combat this global crisis. Delve into the challenges…

On Monday, January 13, 2025 at the Morgan Library & Museum, this full-day management training will focus on key skills including: running a good meeting, creating a sense of belonging, sharing effective feedback, and supporting direct reports. Participants will get to set individual goals, and we’ll host two 90-minute virtual sessions to further build your…

Museum of the City of New York On Wednesday November 20th at 6:30pm, join the Museum of the City of New York for an evening with Dr. Ned Blackhawk, Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University and an enrolled member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada.…

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CaringKind and the Jewish Museum invite families impacted by dementia to join teaching artist Hollie Ecker to explore the exhibition Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art. During this program, we will look closely at 3-4 artworks included in the exhibition and together explore the stories they tell.  Following our discussion, we will create our…

Glencairn Museum and Elif M. Gökçiğdem, Ph.D. invite you to join us in person for this exciting, hands-on workshop in the inspiring setting of Glencairn Museum’s spacious Great Hall.  Dr. Gökçiğdem (author and founder of ONE – Organization of Networks for Empathy) will offer group instruction on theory, program development, and practical application following the…

After a year of teaching and learning in new and unprecedented ways, a renewed focus on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) can help your students develop self-confidence, resilience, and empathy. Hear from special education teachers and Museum educators who created curriculum in New York City District 75 schools, which serve students with significant disabilities. Also…

Join us in using plants from our garden to dye and color fabrics! Let’s go back to a time when people naturally colored fabrics using flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Stop by and create some of your own personal designs using all natural dyes. Feel free to stay for a tour of our historic house or…

Although Surrealism is often considered a Western European art movement, it had an international scope almost from its inception. This workshop and virtual exhibition tour explores the global reach of the Surrealist movement—which asserted the unconscious and dreams over the familiar and everyday—across space and time, tracing its global development through almost eight decades and…