Small Museum Association Conference 2025

Small Museum Association Conference 2025

9:00am EST

Bus Tour: Uncovering Hidden Histories of Frederick County Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

10:30am EST

Bus Tour: African American Civil Rights Public History Trail in Prince George's County, Maryland Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

10:30am EST

Bus Tour: Planning for Interpretation at Black and African American Heritage Sites Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

12:00pm EST

Registration Table Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

1:00pm EST

NEH Room 2 20+ Programs, Seven Exhibits, Four Months, Three Staff, and an Osprey on a Flagpole: Pooling Skills and Using Community Resources Room 3Caitlin Playle • Molly Voth Building Better Job Descriptions: Bringing Humanity Back to Hiring Room 4Alli Schell • Samantha Dorsey How to Innovate & Collaborate without Harming Yourself or Others Room 3Alexander Lawrence Ames • Emilie Parker NEH Room 4 Putting It All Together: Preparing for 2026 at Small History Organizations Room 1Melissa Prycer Where Does the Bus Even Park? Overcoming Logistical Challenges of Field Trips in Small Museums Room 2Hannah Gaston • Michaela Piepoli

4:00pm EST

Offsite Opening Reception at the National Capital Trolley Museum National Capital Trolley Museum

9:00pm EST

8:30am EST

Registration Table Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center Breakfast Ballroom

9:00am EST

Keynote Ballroom

10:15am EST

Leveraging Digital Tools to Promote Access to Collections Room 1Dan Rael • Rayanna Hoeft • Todd Hoeft • Victoria Tamez Repatriation and Its Impact Room 2Bonnie Seymour

11:15am EST

11:30am EST

Making a Collection Happen: Two Case Studies Room 3Rebecca Henson • Angie Barry • Ashley Williams Making Touch Objects For Museum Exhibits Room 4Cheryl Fogle-Hatch • Stefanie Koseff Revitalizing the Outdated: Reimagining the Visitor Experience for the 21st Century Room 1Kay Manuel Osmer

2:00pm EST

Community Voices: Conducting Oral History Projects in Small Museums Room 2Geneva Gillis “Whatever Happened to the Communications Museum?” or Saving a Collection from Organizational Disaster Room 3Catherine Stiers • Kelly Kerbow Hudson Unlocking the Mysteries of Your Organization’s Tax Return Room 1Jillian Decker • Conrad Deitrick

5:30pm EST

Banquet (Ticket Required) Ballroom

8:15am EST

Registration Table Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

8:30am EST

Breakfast Ballroom

9:00am EST

Plenary Ballroom

10:15am EST

Empowering Small University Art Museums: Collaborative Curation and Digital Engagement as a Third Place Model Room 2 Getting to the Art of the Matter Room 1Corey Frey • Elizabeth Anderson Comer So You Have the Money -- Now What? Room 2 With a Staff of One, Vision and Collaboration Make it Happen Room 3Rita Graef

10:30am EST

Bus Tour: Environmental Heritage and Interpretation Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center