The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM), a not-for-profit organisation that brings together professionals, organisations, institutions and service providers from the museum sector, has shared details of this year’s MAAM Annual Conference.
The 2025 event will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, from 28 to 30 October 2025.
This in-person conference aims to promote excellence in the museum sector by providing a space for those working in the region’s museum sector to share ideas, with professional development, opportunities for networking, and a programme of special events.
Representing the Mid-Atlantic museums sector
Ahead of the conference, MAAM is calling for proposals for sessions, ranging from poster presentations to 75-minute panels. Submissions are open until 2 June.
Furthermore, the Association is inviting members to nominate organisations and individuals in the Mid-Atlantic region for the MAAM Awards. These honours recognise leadership, career achievement, creativity and best practice. Nominations are open until 11 July. Recipients will be announced publicly in September and celebrated at the Annual Conference.
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Since it was founded in 1947, MAAM has worked to represent the museum sector and its partners in the Mid-Atlantic region. It encourages dialogue among museum and industry professionals and runs an array of conferences, symposia, and workshops, with two major annual events, the MAAM Annual Meeting and the Building Museums Symposium.
The Association’s 20th annual Building Museums Symposium took place in Missouri last month. This event featured an expanded programme across its three-day duration, with more sessions, workshops, and a new keynote format.
At the Symposium, MAAM named The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center in St. Louis, Missouri, US, as the recipient of the 2025 Building Museums Symposium’s Buildy Award.
In addition, Honorable Mentions were given to the Stanley Museum of Art at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa; the expansion of the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut; and the redesign of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, Arkansas.
