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10/16/2026

LAST CHANCE! NEMA 2026 standard registration closes TONIGHT, October 16!

If you would like to register after October 16, please reach out to [email protected].

Have you ever struggled to find the right words to pitch an idea, tell a compelling story, or navigate a difficult conversation?

At the 2026 NEMA Annual Conference, join Jonathan Mirin of Piti Theatre Company for Storytelling and Systems Thinking for Museum Professionals, an interactive session designed to help you communicate with confidence.

Through hands-on exercises, you'll explore how to
🔷 Turn ideas into compelling stories and pitches
🔷 Tailor your message for boards, colleagues, the media, and the public
🔷 Practice real-world conversations and strengthen your communication skills

Whether you're leading an institution, managing a team, or taking the next step in your museum career, this conversation will offer practical approaches to embracing uncertainty and leading with greater curiosity and intention.

📅 November 4–6, 2026
📍 Mystic, Connecticut

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/AXqZ50ZRuoR

10/14/2026

Registration closes this Friday!

🌊 The NEMA 2026 experience doesn't end when the sessions wrap up!

Choose from two special activities Thursday evening that bring museum professionals together in inspiring cultural spaces:

🌙 Moonlight on the Lieutenant: An Evening at the Florence Griswold Museum

Discover the history of the Lyme Art Colony, explore Connecticut art and the exhibition Patchwork: Connecticut Artists Consider 250, and enjoy hands-on creative activities with fellow attendees.

🕕 5:45–8:00 PM | $45 per person

🎨NEMA Night at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum

Spend the evening exploring galleries and exhibitions, learning from museum docents, and enjoying a little hands-on creativity in the art studio.

🕕 6:00–8:00 PM | $45 per person

📅 November 4–6, 2026
📍 Mystic, Connecticut

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/AXqZ50ZRuoR

10/09/2026

We're pleased to share there's a new face to meet at NEMA 2026! 👋

We're excited to welcome Jennifer DePrizio as NEMA's new Executive Director! This year's Annual Conference will be one of her first opportunities to gather with the NEMA community.

Join us in Mystic to say hello to Jennifer, reconnect with colleagues, and spend three days learning and exchanging ideas with museum professionals from across the region.

📅 November 4–6, 2026
📍 Mystic, Connecticut

Come meet Jennifer and be part of NEMA's next chapter.

🔗 Register today: https://ow.ly/AXqZ50ZRuoR

10/07/2026

What's beneath the surface of museum work right now?

At NEMA 2026, we're digging into the questions museum professionals are navigating every day:

- How should museums approach AI responsibly?
- How can institutions strengthen fundraising and earned revenue?
- How do we build deeper relationships with our communities and audiences?
- What does leadership look like in uncertain times?

Explore these conversations and many more across 100+ sessions at Undercurrents: Pushing Against Expectations.

📅 November 4–6
📍 Mystic, Connecticut

Come ready to question, learn, share, and bring new ideas home!

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/AXqZ50ZRuoR

10/02/2026

⏰ Last call for Early-Bird pricing!

Today is your final day to register for the 2026 NEMA Annual Conference at the best available rate.

This November, 100+ sessions will bring the museum community together to dig into the questions, challenges, and ideas shaping our field. Explore new approaches to your work, hear how colleagues are navigating change, and leave Mystic with ideas you can bring back to your museum.

It all comes together under this year’s theme, Undercurrents: Pushing Against Expectations — an invitation to examine how museums can stay grounded in their missions and values while responding to the pressures beneath the surface.

If NEMA 2026 has been on your calendar, today is the day to make it official.

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/AXqZ50ZRuoR

09/28/2026

🌊 NEMA 2026 is on the horizon!

If you’ve been thinking about joining us in Mystic, now is the time to make it official.

🐦 Register by October 2 for the best available Early-Bird rate.

Then get ready for 100+ sessions, PAG luncheons, an inspiring opening keynote session by Harold Steward of the New England Foundation for the Arts, and three days immersed in the conversations shaping museums today.

📍 Mystic, CT
📅 November 4–6

Set your course for NEMA 2026 → https://ow.ly/wmO250ZRubO

09/25/2026

Scholarship applications close tonight, September 25 at midnight, if you've been on the fence, now is the time to apply!

NEMA scholarships help make the conference financially accessible, with one short application for all the awards you qualify for.

Students, volunteers, and colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply: https://ow.ly/Eqsy50ZRukk

09/18/2026

Museums do more than preserve history and culture—they bring communities together, spark curiosity, and inspire future generations.

What’s your favorite museum experience? Share it in the comments below! We’d love to hear your story.

Join us at the NEMA Annual Conference as we celebrate the power of museums and the communities they serve.

There’s still time to get involved! Become an exhibitor, sponsor, or advertiser and connect with museum professionals from across New England.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

09/04/2026

Yesterday, we said goodbye to Amy Peters Clark, NEMA’s Director of Membership.

She joined in 2022 during a time of significant transition: with a staff member heading on parental leave and the organization preparing for its first in-person conference after COVID, Amy stepped in with warmth, grace, and composure. These traits are her hallmarks, the qualities she brought to her work every single day, good ones and bad. The calm in the storm, Amy kept colleagues going through her constant willingness to lend a helping hand, a listening ear, or a kind word of encouragement.

Beyond her warmth, Amy imbued her work with a bit silliness. If you look back at social media posts, you’ll notice an influx of seagulls: an offhand joke amongst staff, seagulls turned into NEMA’s unofficial mascot, regularly dotting conference promotions for years. Quick to laugh, Amy’s humor and wit endeared her to colleagues and members alike. She brought an ease to all of her interactions, either when welcoming folks to conference or through shaping the organization’s membership program.

Above all else, Amy is dedicated: to her family, to her friends, and to her values. Her commitment to truth and transparency within the field deeply inspired those around her, making her an invaluable member of the team. She set high bars for the work that NEMA did, and we—her former colleagues—were made all the better for it.

09/03/2026

Heather Riggs is leaving NEMA after 24 years of service, and her current and former colleagues want to acknowledge all she accomplished.

If you’ve engaged with the organization over the past two and a half decades, Heather has shaped your experience. The annual conference program book? She designed it, selecting every font, color, and graphic, and laying everything out with precision. The Job Board? Heather managed it. NEMA Stats? She collated the numbers and designed the report. Did you get a new job then see your name in New England Museums Now? Heather was paying attention to the field—paying attention to YOU—and wanted to acknowledge your successes publicly. What about The Museum Salary & Benefits Survey, which aggregated hundreds of data points? A labor of love, she spearheaded it at a regional level and managed a national one. Heather would spend long hours on weekends and in the evenings synthesizing information so you could have a tool to advocate for yourself. These are just a few of her remarkable accomplishments.

She is a mentor, confidante, and ally. Relentlessly kind—she answers every question, workshops any new idea, and always offers help, reminding others that they’re never alone. If someone in the field was experiencing a problem,it was often Heather that would point them to the right resource. In her free time, she’s an exceptional photographer, capturing moments that marry together her observational eye and wry humor; her office had an array of her framed photos, a mini museum itself. Heather is a caring and thoughtful Aunty to her 4 niblings, talking with palpable pride about those she loves most.

Most of all, Heather is a loyal friend, one you’d want in your corner. Over the years, when any of us have struggled, we’ve gone to her. She always knew what we needed, often before we knew it ourselves. Sometimes a pep talk or a cup of tea, a moment to vent or the encouragement to touch grass. No matter the time or the length of her to-do list, she showed care for those around her.

Heather cheered for all of our successes and now it’s time to celebrate hers. We encourage you to leave comments below on how you’ve been touched by her over the years!

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