Sched.com Conference Mobile Apps
Small Museum Association Conference 2025
Small Museum Association Conference 2025
Sign up
or
log in
to bookmark your favorites and sync them to your phone or calendar.
About SMA
Schedule
Speakers
Resource Hall
Attendees
Getting Around
Venue & Area Attractions
Sponsors
Conference Surveys
Map
Search
Menu
About SMA
Schedule
Speakers
Resource Hall
Attendees
Getting Around
Venue & Area Attractions
Sponsors
Conference Surveys
Map
Event Schedule
My Schedule
0
View
Simple
Expanded
Grid
By Venue
Simple
Expanded
Grid
By Venue
Sunday
, February 16
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
9:00am •
Bus Tour: Uncovering Hidden Histories of Frederick County
10:30am •
Bus Tour: African American Civil Rights Public History Trail in Prince George's County, Maryland
Monday
, February 17
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
10:30am •
Bus Tour: Planning for Interpretation at Black and African American Heritage Sites
12:00pm •
Registration Table
National Capital Trolley Museum
4:00pm •
Offsite Opening Reception at the National Capital Trolley Museum
Room 1
1:00pm •
Putting It All Together: Preparing for 2026 at Small History Organizations
9:00pm •
Trivia
Room 2
1:00pm •
Where Does the Bus Even Park? Overcoming Logistical Challenges of Field Trips in Small Museums
1:00pm •
NEH
Room 3
1:00pm •
20+ Programs, Seven Exhibits, Four Months, Three Staff, and an Osprey on a Flagpole: Pooling Skills and Using Community Resources
1:00pm •
How to Innovate & Collaborate without Harming Yourself or Others
Room 4
1:00pm •
NEH
1:00pm •
Building Better Job Descriptions: Bringing Humanity Back to Hiring
Tuesday
, February 18
Ballroom
8:30am •
Breakfast
9:00am •
Keynote
11:15am •
Break
5:30pm •
Banquet (Ticket Required)
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
8:30am •
Registration Table
Room 1
10:15am •
Leveraging Digital Tools to Promote Access to Collections
11:30am •
Revitalizing the Outdated: Reimagining the Visitor Experience for the 21st Century
2:00pm •
Unlocking the Mysteries of Your Organization’s Tax Return
Room 2
10:15am •
Repatriation and Its Impact
2:00pm •
Community Voices: Conducting Oral History Projects in Small Museums
Room 3
11:30am •
Making a Collection Happen: Two Case Studies
2:00pm •
“Whatever Happened to the Communications Museum?” or Saving a Collection from Organizational Disaster
Room 4
11:30am •
Making Touch Objects For Museum Exhibits
Wednesday
, February 19
Ballroom
8:30am •
Breakfast
9:00am •
Plenary
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
8:15am •
Registration Table
10:30am •
Bus Tour: Environmental Heritage and Interpretation
Room 1
10:15am •
Getting to the Art of the Matter
Room 2
10:15am •
So You Have the Money -- Now What?
10:15am •
Empowering Small University Art Museums: Collaborative Curation and Digital Engagement as a Third Place Model
Room 3
10:15am •
With a Staff of One, Vision and Collaboration Make it Happen
Filter By Date
Feb 16
-
19, 2025
Sunday
, February 16
Monday
, February 17
Tuesday
, February 18
Wednesday
, February 19
Filter By Venue
9751 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA
All
Ballroom
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
National Capital Trolley Museum
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Filter By Type
Bus Tour
Monday
All
Late Night Fun
Session
Workshop
Resource Hall & Silent Auction
Tuesday
All
Keynote
Session
Wednesday
All
Plenary
Session
Company
Session
Subject
Breakfast
Keynote
Tuesday Morning
Recently active attendees
Will Roulett
Todd Hoeft
Carlene Bermann
SM
Small Museums Assocation
Amy Leiser
Angie Barry
Mia Phifer
Bonnie Seymour
See all
Attendees →
Share Modal
Share this link via
Or copy link
Copy
Filter sessions
Apply filters to sessions.
close
Dates
Sunday
, February 16
Monday
, February 17
Tuesday
, February 18
Wednesday
, February 19
Session Type
Bus Tour
Monday
All
Late Night Fun
Session
Workshop
Resource Hall & Silent Auction
Tuesday
All
Keynote
Session
Wednesday
All
Plenary
Session
Other Filters
Company
Session
Subject
Breakfast
Keynote
Tuesday Morning
