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Upstate NEMPN Upstate New York Chapter of the National Emerging Museum Professionals Network🌟Connecting and supporting aspiring museum professionals in upstate New York!🏛️

Yesterday, Upstate EMP went to the ! We had a great time visiting the museum and learning more about its collections an...
04/19/2026

Yesterday, Upstate EMP went to the ! We had a great time visiting the museum and learning more about its collections and exhibitions!

How can you employ your passion for cultural heritage, collections management, and interpretational outreach without wor...
10/27/2025

How can you employ your passion for cultural heritage, collections management, and interpretational outreach without working in a museum? 💡

and Upstate EMPN present
GO YOUR OWN WAY: Navigating Independent Museum Work🏛️

Museum profession veterans Linda Norris , co-founder of Creative Futures, and Dr. Erin Richardson .museums, founder of Frank & Glory, will discuss their ongoing experiences in managing consulting firms that leverage their expertise to partner with institutions on collections and interpretive projects to help museums better fulfill their missions and goals. The discussion will include lessons learned in establishing independent heritage consultancies, how to navigate the contract process and insight for finding success when working independently.

⏰Thursday, October 30, 5:30 PM
📍Nancy Cantor Warehouse Auditorium

What a wonderful evening at the for our first mixer of the year! 🤗🤩 Thank you to everyone who was able to make it last ...
10/04/2025

What a wonderful evening at the for our first mixer of the year! 🤗🤩 Thank you to everyone who was able to make it last night! It was the perfect way to end the week and get to know our members more. To stay in the loop about events with Upstate EMPN, fill out the Membership Form in our bio!➿

The Upstate Emerging Museum Professionals Network is proud to partner with the for our first mixer of the year! 🤗🥳 Join...
09/29/2025

The Upstate Emerging Museum Professionals Network is proud to partner with the for our first mixer of the year! 🤗🥳 Join us THIS FRIDAY (10/3) at 6 p.m. to learn more about UEMPN and connect with future museum professionals! Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!🤩

Hi! I’m Alondra Alicea and I am the treasurer for Upstate EMPM this year. I’m currently a first year student in the Muse...
09/26/2025

Hi! I’m Alondra Alicea and I am the treasurer for Upstate EMPM this year. I’m currently a first year student in the Museum Studies M.A program at Syracuse University (). I graduated from Penn State with a B.A in Studio Art and minored in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
During my undergrad, I interned at the Palmer Museum of Art and at the Art Association of Harrisburg. These experiences sparked my interest in the intersection of museums and business so I hope to pursue a career in that space and may pursue business school in the future. Some of my favorite museums are the Palmer Museum of Art () and the MoMA ()

Hi, I’m Vanessa Opolski and I am the secretary for Upstate EMPN this year! Currently I am a first year student in the Mu...
09/24/2025

Hi, I’m Vanessa Opolski and I am the secretary for Upstate EMPN this year! Currently I am a first year student in the Museum Studies M.A. program () here at Syracuse University🍊I graduated from the University of South Florida with my B.A. in art History 🐊

During my undergraduate I interned at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs, Florida, where worked on exhibition design and exhibition research. My internship was the starting point for my interest in the museum world leading me to Syracuse. Conservation/preservation and collections management are my passions within museums, after graduating I hope to pursue a career in those fields.

By far my favorite museum is the National Museum in Poznań and of course where I had my first internship the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art

Hi everyone, I’m Chiagoziem Offor, your EMPN Advisor and a dual master ‘s student in Museum Studies and Visual and Perfo...
09/23/2025

Hi everyone, I’m Chiagoziem Offor, your EMPN Advisor and a dual master ‘s student in Museum Studies and Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University (). I’m primarily interested in Museum education, collections management, historic and cultural settings.

During my internship I work as a Digitization Collections Intern at the Seward House Museum in Auburn, and before coming to Syracuse University, I worked as Museum Educator at Centre for Memories () museums as a Tour guide, curator and event manager.

My continuous services with EMPN is to Connect with other emerging professionals, keep up with museums trends, best practices and to be part of a supportive community that shares passion for museums and cultural heritage, with a strong collaboration, networking and idea exchange.

My favourite museum is Seward House Museum (), and Museum of African Art Smithsonian.

Hi! I am Sydnie Fouse and I am the Communications Offficer for Upstate EMPN this year!🤩🤸🏽‍♀️I am currently in my second ...
09/20/2025

Hi! I am Sydnie Fouse and I am the Communications Offficer for Upstate EMPN this year!🤩🤸🏽‍♀️I am currently in my second year of the Museum Studies M.A. program at SU ()🍊🏛️I went to SUNY Purchase for my undergraduate degree in Communications and Arts management. While pursuing my bachelor’s, I took a visitor research class and it really changed my perspective on the possibilities of museum spaces! 🌀 I hope to connect to groups of people who don’t typically interact with museums! While it’s hard to pick, I think favorite museum is the because it was the first place I had the privilege of interning at and introduced me to Wangechi Mutu!🦋

Hi! My name is Cecelia Jones and I will be serving as the Programming Director this year! I am a first year student in t...
09/19/2025

Hi! My name is Cecelia Jones and I will be serving as the Programming Director this year! I am a first year student in the museum studies program at SU ()🍊🏛️ After earning my MA, I hope to work in collections management and/or at a historic house or site 🏡🎞️ I studied anthropology as an undergraduate at the University of Denver and minored in history and international studies 🪏🏔️📚🇺🇳 My favorite museum is the Fields Museum because I love their exhibit on evolution AND because I got to spend the night there as a kid 🦖🩷

Hello! I am Sofía Prieto and I will be the Upstate EMP’s Vice President for this year. I am currently a first year stude...
09/19/2025

Hello! I am Sofía Prieto and I will be the Upstate EMP’s Vice President for this year. I am currently a first year student in the Museum Studies M.A. program at Syracuse University (). I double majored in Criminal Justice and Psychology, and minored in Art and Behavioral Neuroscience, at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA for my undergraduate degree.

Within the museum world, my interests lie in activism in museums and legal matters. I am strongly considering pursuing my interest in art law once I complete my masters, and am currently looking into the world of copyright!

My favorite museums are: , the , and ! I grew up with El Museo de Arte de Ponce, fell in love with Museum Studies and Art History at the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum, and was offered my first museum position at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 🖼️❤️

Our first meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year will be on Monday 9/22!🤩Join us at 6 pm in Room 100 of Huntington Hall ...
09/19/2025

Our first meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year will be on Monday 9/22!🤩Join us at 6 pm in Room 100 of Huntington Hall (800 University Ave) to discuss the upcoming semester and meet fellow emerging museum professionals!

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