Small Museum Association Conference 2025

Small Museum Association Conference 2025

SM

Shannah Mort

The James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage

Executive Director

Orange, VA

12:00pm EST

Registration Table Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

1:00pm EST

Resource Hall Washingtonian Ballroom Foyer Silent Auction Lakeside 1 & 2 Foyer Putting It All Together: Preparing for 2026 at Small History Organizations Lakeside 1Melissa Prycer

4:00pm EST

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

9:00pm EST

Trivia Lakeside 1

8:00am EST

Resource Hall Washingtonian Ballroom Foyer Silent Auction Lakeside 1 & 2 Foyer Registration Table Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center Breakfast Ballroom

9:00am EST

Keynote, Veronica Gallardo - "Small Museum but Mighty!" BallroomVeronica Gallardo

10:15am EST

Leveraging Digital Tools to Promote Access to Collections Lakeside 1Dan Rael • Rayanna Hoeft • Todd Hoeft • Victoria Tamez

11:15am EST

Coffee Break: Sponsored by Laura Apelbaum Salon BLaura Cohen Apelbaum

11:30am EST

Revitalizing the Outdated: Reimagining the Visitor Experience for the 21st Century Lakeside 1Kay Manuel Osmer

12:30pm EST

2:00pm EST

“Whatever Happened to the Communications Museum?” or Saving a Collection from Organizational Disaster Salon ACatherine Stiers • Kelly Kerbow Hudson

4:00pm EST

Dutch Treat Happy Hour with HCWHA Hotel BarHeart of the Civil War Heritage Area, Inc.

5:30pm EST

Cocktail Hour & Banquet Ballroom

8:00am EST

Resource Hall Washingtonian Ballroom Foyer Registration Table Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center Breakfast Ballroom

9:00am EST

Plenary, Marvin-Alonzo Greer - Wake Up Small Museums! You Have The Power! BallroomMarvin-Alonzo Greer

10:15am EST

Tour A New Online Research Tool for Regional African American History Salon BEmily Huebner