The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has opened registration for AAM 2026, the world's largest museum conference, which will take place from 20 to 23 May in Philadelphia, US.
Attendees are encouraged to register by 16 January to secure super early-bird rates and first choice of experiential workshops at Philadelphia’s museums.
To register, please click here.
Experiential workshops & parties with peers
The AAM 2026 programme includes a range of events and experiential workshops that aim to build connections and provide immersive learning opportunities.
Highlights include The AAM Party at The Franklin Institute, the conference's largest event, celebrating new connections, insights, and inspiration, and The Connect Event at the Philadelphia Art Museum, where delegates can celebrate with new friends and forge additional connections through museum activities.
Tickets for the conference's experiential workshops, which take place at Philadelphia’s museums, are now on sale.
Sessions include:
- Time travel with collections. Staff from the Mutter Museum will explore a range of creative approaches to imagining historical encounters from different perspectives and developing historical thinking skills.
- When your house museum tries to sink. Delegates will discover how Battleship New Jersey relocated its entire museum six miles downriver and what the team is planning next.
- Ancient alcohol tour and tasting. Find out how our ancestors celebrated in 5000 BCE with an unconventional (and boozy) journey through time at the Penn Museum.
The schedule at a glance is now available on the AAM website, with the full agenda set to be available in January.
In October, AAM's The Museum Summit was held online. This explored two themes: Mission, Values, and the Politics of Pressure and The Next Era of Volunteerism.
Keynotes were delivered by Vu Le, writer of the NonprofitAF.com blog and author of Reimagining Nonprofits and Philanthropy: Unlocking the Full Potential of a Vital and Complex Sector, and nationally renowned social impact leader, Michael D. Smith.
