Date: Tuesday, February 15Time: 5:30pm Location: Google MeetRSVP: Francesca D’AlessioDescription:  We will dive more deeply into discussing current issues related to evaluation and revenue in the age of COVID. Since many museum programs have pivoted to online platforms, how has your institution measured impact? What approaches has your museum used to generate revenue in virtual spaces? For many museums,…

Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021Time: 6:30-7:30pmLocation: Zoom, Link will be sent prior to the programRSVP: Sarah Burroughs or Lhana Ormenyi Description: Join the NJ Regional and Outdoor Education Peer Groups for a joint meetup featuring presentations about environmental institutions in New Jersey and what they have to offer virtually as well as in-person for outdoor programming. Presenters from the Essex County Turtle…

Date: Thursday, March 25thTime: 5:00pm Location: via ZOOM RSVP:Maggie WeberDescription:  Starting over: How our year of virtual learning has changed our thoughts on programming.  Has your site created something new in this year of remote learning?  What insights have you gained in your museum practice?

Collaborative meeting with Regional Manhattan Meet Up Group + Access Group + K-12 & Family Programmers Date:  March 18, 2021 Time: 5:30-7:00 Location: Zoom Description:  Many of us work at institutions that claim to be striving to become more equitable, accessible, and diverse spaces. How can we ensure that our institutions are in practice more…

Date: Thursday, February 18, 2021 Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm Location: Zoom RSVP: vera.sheehan@yahoo.com Description: Come and share your best tip, or largest challenge about teaching about art virtually and we’ll try to help you solve it. Questions? Contact vera.sheehan@yahoo.com

Did you know that the movement to make museums open to the general public (not just the wealthy and academics) began in New Jersey at the Newark Museum? That New Jersey houses a number of famous niche collections and historically significant landmarks? Come join the New Jersey Regional Meetup to explore and discuss virtual exhibitions…

Date: Tuesday, February 9th,Time: 5:00pmLocation: Google MeetRSVP: Jennifer Joyce Our Goal: The Peer Groups as a whole are compiling a collection of resources to be unveiled this April. We would like to determine what sort of resources to share, either things that we already have/are using, or things that we could create in the coming months.…

We wanted to hold the time, we’ll reflect on the year, we’ll talk about what we saw over the holidays, and discuss what the future brings. Stay tuned for more specific updates – but join us to kickoff the new year!

Host Peer Group: Advocacy Committee Topic of Discussion: Mutual Aid Date: February 2, 2021 Time: 5:00 pm–6:15 pm Location:  Please RSVP to join us. We will have limited 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…

Join us for a discussion on how ELL education has changed in the virtual realm and what benefits we can translate into a  post-virtual realm.Please RSVP if you plan to come so I can send everyone a zoom invite link!