We are gearing up for an exciting series of NYCMER Historic Sites Peer Group Meetings. This Peer Group offers specialized support to educators working in a wide variety of cultural institutions of all sizes including historic houses, libraries, and City, State, and Federal sites.  Our first meeting will be on Zoom on Monday, October 21…

Queer Peers has regular meetings, starting with LGBTQ History Month in October and ending with Pride Month in June. Join the first meeting of the year on October 9th, 2024! Queer Peers seeks to provide a safer, braver space for LGBTQ+ museum educators, museum workers, and museum professionals. This NYCMER Peer Group is for connecting…

Where: Virtual Time: 6PM Join us for a general membership interest/brainstorm meeting. RSVP for meeting link information.

Where: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (West 46th Street New York, NY 10036) Time: 6PM RSVP Here! Join the NYCMER Queer Peers group for a field trip. In honor of Pride, join the Intrepid Museum for a conversation on the contributions and experiences of LGBTQ service members and military family members, particularly in the…

Where: Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 Time: 3:30-5PM Cost: Free for NYCMER members/ $10 for not-yet-members ($8 with student ID) Limited to 20 participants RSVP Here Join us for our first in-person site visit since 2019! Enjoy an informal tour of the Morgan Library, and then gather and share…

Where: Macculloch Hall Historical Museum and Gardens, 45 Macculloch Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960 Time: 6PM Join your colleagues on Tuesday, May 23, at 6:00 pm at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown, NJ to enjoy the collections and gardens of NJ’s most recently AAM-accredited museum, home to the largest collection of artwork by the “father…

Where: In-person meeting @ Bluestockings CooperativeAddress: 116 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002 Time: 4:30-6PM RSVP here Join NYCMER Queer Peers and Book Club on a collaborative meeting to brainstorm ways to center queerness in museum spaces. Through Margaret Middleton’s article Queer Possibility (2020), we will consider how we can illuminate queer narratives that have…

Where: Virtual Time: 4PM At this online meeting, organizations will discuss and share guideline and best practices for the upcoming semiquincentennial celebration in 2026. RSVP with Historic Sites Peer Group Coordinator Maggie Weber for meeting link.

Where: Virtual Time: 1PM All are welcome! Join NYCMER members for yet another virtual luncheon focused on discussing happenings in museums outside of NYC- in New Jersey and beyond! During this meet we’ll also confirm plans for an in-person event, so please send any last-minute proposals and RSVP to Peer Group Leader Sarah Burroughs beforehand!

Where: Virtual Time: 6PM RSVP with Technology Peer Group Coordinator John Sapida for meeting link.