Mountain-Plains Museums Association

10/07/2026

Take a look at the Full 2026 MPMA Conference Program!!! There is still time to sign up for Thursday (Oct. 15) tours or workshops!!

https://www.mpma.net/program

07/13/2026

The full preliminary conference program for MPMA 2026 in Colorado Springs is on our website! Check it out and register now! mpma.net/program

07/07/2026

Are you located in the MPMA region? If so, we encourage you apply for this FREE professional development opportunity. It is going to be really good. Apply today at https://www.okmuseums.org/lead/.

07/07/2026

Register now for the 2026 MPMA Conference!

The Mountain-Plains Museums Association’s Annual Conference is heading to the beautiful Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, CO, from October 15–17, 2026. Connect and grow with museum professionals from across our ten-state region during three action-packed days of: Fantastic tours, engaging workshops, insightful sessions, and valuable networking!

mpma.net/program

07/07/2026

This is a perfect opportunity for emerging professionals to learn skills that will hep them advance their career!!! okmuseums.org/lead Oklahoma Museums Association Nebraska Museums Association Colorado Wyoming Association of Museums Texas Association of Museums Museums Association of Montana Association of South Dakota Museums Kansas Museums Association State Historical Society of North Dakota New Mexico Museums

05/20/2026

⏳ Just 1 week left to apply!

The Museum Learning Hub is seeking instructors for a new series of online learning modules designed to support small museums nationwide.

This is your chance to:
✨ Share your expertise
✨ Reach a national audience
✨ Help build accessible training resources for museum professionals

We’re looking for subject matter experts to lead one-hour workshops and contribute to resource toolkits covering topics like management, wellbeing, financial skills, and more.

🗓 Deadline: May 29, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting, field-wide initiative!

Apply today: https://tinyurl.com/y3ses5h8

Association of Midwest Museums Southeastern Museums Conference-SEMC Mountain-Plains Museums Association New England Museum Association Western Museums Association

05/06/2026

Take a look!

The six U.S. regional museum associations are excited to announce an open call for instructor applications for a new series of online learning modules for the Museum Learning Hub!

Through the Workplace Transformation Through Management Training Initiative—funded by a National Leadership Grant for Museums from IMLS—we’re expanding cross-regional professional development opportunities designed to strengthen frontline and middle management across the museum field.

This new series will include 24 training sessions and workshops covering:
👉 Introduction to Management
👉 Interpersonal Relations, Wellbeing & Self-Care
👉 Strategic Thinking & Change Management
👉 Financial Management
👉 Project Management
👉 Employee Life Cycle Management

🗓 Application deadline: 11:59 pm ET on Friday, May 29, 2026

If you have expertise to share and want to support the next generation of museum leaders, we encourage you to apply.

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://www.midwestmuseums.org/mlh-mgmtseries-instructors/

Association of Midwest Museums Western Museums Association New England Museum Association Southeastern Museums Conference-SEMC Mountain-Plains Museums Association

05/04/2026

Don't forget to sign up for our May 13th (2pm Central) Webinar Wednesday program by Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson, Director of the Hastings Museum in Hastings, NE on Building Efficiencies and Reorganization. We all have tight budgets and finding ways to be efficient without cutting funding, maintaining staff, and continuing to do what you do best can be daunting. If you have ever thought "what if...maybe we could be better," then this conversation might help. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cEnKhefpRbisif78Elypjw

04/27/2026

📜Are you interested in applying for the Gilder Lehrman Institute's College Fellowship Program? Join us for a virtual information session on April 30! Meet the Director of Fellowship Programs as well as former and current College Fellows who will give you an overview of the application process, describe research topics and experiences, and answer your questions.

These annual short-term research fellowships offer $3,000 to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in History, American Studies, Africana Studies, Political Science, or related fields. International college students are eligible to apply. Project proposals on all aspects of American history are welcome. Apply by Monday, June 8, 2026!

Launched in 2022, the Gilder Lehrman College Fellowship Program in American History enables young historians to do research using the Gilder Lehrman Collection—a repository containing more than 87,000 items that document the political, social, and economic history of the United States—and other New York City archives.

✨To learn more and receive a Zoom link for the event, please click here:
https://ow.ly/IMxN50YNHmW

04/21/2026

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘁𝗮: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱

“This is a good country for a poor man,” F.A. Newman, a Missouri transplant to North Dakota, wrote in a 1906 letter to the Great Northern Railway.

His testimonial was one of dozens from farmers that appeared in the railroad’s promotional bulletin aimed at attracting settlement to the state. Before social media and influencers, first-hand accounts such as Newman’s were among the creative ways state officials and business interests helped get the word out about North Dakota.

Of course, we’ve come a long way since then—and what a trip it’s been. This summer, the agency will celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday with the launch of a new exhibit tracing our journey from 1776 to today. 𝘕𝘋250 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘱: 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 will include promotional materials that have shaped North Dakota’s identity and inspired people to move or visit this place we call home.

Read the full blog article at https://blog.statemuseum.nd.gov/destination-north-dakota.