Southeast Texas Museum Association (SETMA)

12/03/2025

An evening of Fellowship, Music and History!
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12/02/2025

08/17/2025

On July 31, 2025, Preservation Leadership Forum hosted a webinar focused on Grant Writing Strategies. While the video of the session is not available, the slide deck (which includes linked resources) and a transcript of the Q&A period are available for all.

Read the edited transcript of responses given from the perspectives of both a grant reviewer and a grant writer: https://ow.ly/r5PA50WFwnP

04/08/2025

Hey, SETMA members! If you're at TAM, we'll be meeting this afternoon at 3:30 near the top of the escalators by the check-in tables. See you there!

10/31/2024

We had a great time at our quarterly meeting this past Monday held at the San Jacinto Museum! Thank you to executive director Amy Rogers for hosting and to educator/interpreter Bailey Brantley for the great presentation on the history of the San Jacinto battleground.

Want to join us? Our meetings take place every quarter, and details are announced through email. Send us a message with your email address if you'd like to be added to the list!

03/07/2024

For museum professionals engaged in challenging discussions and interpretation. Travel scholarships are available. Please see the original post.

The application process for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture's 2024 Ethical Interpretation Workshop is open!

Offered annually, this workshop provides technical training for museum professionals on interpretive theory and ethical practice. Participants are equipped with tools and techniques to develop culturally responsive interpretation, and how to prepare themselves to engage in challenging discussions in a safe and sustainable way. Appropriate use of language and cultural frameworks, awareness of identity and self, and addressing audience responses are just some of the topics covered.

Workshop is open to museum professionals in the US & the Caribbean engaged in historical and cultural interpretation or a closely related field. Several travel/tuition scholarships are available. For more information & instructions on how to apply: https://nmaahc.si.edu/connect/strategic-partnerships Applications are due by 4/21.

The Association of African American Museums is a long-standing partner of the Ethical Interpretation Workshop.

07/11/2023

Upcoming Humanities Texas webinar on grants and exhibitions!

Mark your calendars! Humanities Texas will hold a free webinar on grants and exhibitions for Texas cultural and educational organizations. Learn about funding opportunities, traveling exhibitions, and other resources provided by Humanities Texas. Staff will make brief presentations and then be avail...

03/18/2023

Sad news this morning.

The Wise County Heritage Museum, a fundamental piece of Wise County and Decatur’s past, was reduced to rubble after a devastating fire early Saturday morning. The building, constructed in 1893 to house Decatur Baptist College, has been used to tell the county’s story for the past 50 years. As th...

07/26/2022

Thank you so much to Justin and the staff at Texas Maritime Museum for hosting our summer meeting! It was a fantastic day for networking with museum colleagues and seeing what wonderful things Rockport has to offer.

12/13/2021

Early bird registration for 2022 TAM opens today!

Contact Alex at [email protected] if interested in learning more about Sponsorship, Exhibitor, or Advertising Opportunities at TAM 2022.

08/31/2021

Were you able to join us at the Fort Bend Museum yesterday for our first in-person meeting in over a year??!! Thank you to our fascinating speaker, Chris Kneupper, for sharing his research on Fort Velasco. A HUGE thank you to the staff at Fort Bend for graciously hosting our meeting!