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2025 Conference Schedule

DAY TWO Sunday, April 6

All conference activities will take place at the Ithaca Downtown Conference Center unless otherwise noted. 

11 AM - 3 PM Conference Registration Open

Conference Exhibitor Hall Open


11 AM - 12 PM Emerging Museum Professionals Networking Meet-Up, sponsored by Syracuse University Art Museum

Museum Institute Alumni Networking Meet-Up

Executive Director Networking Meet-Up, sponsored by Cooper Robertson Architects

Learn more about conference meet-ups

1 - 2:30 PM 90-minute Concurrent Sessions

Museums & Prisons: An Unlikely Partnership
Uplifting Community Priorities: Museums and Connected Learning Ecosystems
Making Together: Launching and Sustaining Community-Engaged Family Learning Spaces
Historically Accurate Heritage Tourism
 

3 - 4:30 PM Opening Keynote, sponsored by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation

7 - 9 PM Support MANY/Support Museums Dinner, at The Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University


DAY THREE Monday, April 7

All conference activities will take place at the Ithaca Downtown Conference Center unless otherwise noted. 

8 - 9 AM Breakfast and Advocacy Update

9 AM - 4:30 PM Conference Registration/Information Table Open

Conference Exhibitor Hall Open

9 AM - 4:30 PM  Meet the Funders

9:15 - 10:30 AM 75-minute Concurrent Sessions

Reaching Past the Aficionado: Cultivating Connections Beyond Hobbyists and Enthusiasts
Engaging Emergent Technologies to Reach New Audiences
Out of MANY, One… Project
Cultural Site Collaboration: Auburn NY Historic and Cultural Sites

Don’t Judge a Book Club by Its Cover: Reimagining the Museum as a Third Place to Cultivate Community

10:30 - 11 AM Coffee Break

11 AM - 12:15 PM 75-minute Concurrent Sessions

Breaking the Ice: Creating Inroads Between Communities in the Past and Present
Engaging Communities in Civic Learning through Museums and Historic Sites
Empowering Growth: How Consulting Partnerships Drive Sustainability and Strategic Transformation in Small to Mid-sized Arts Organizations

Roundtable: Collections/Curators

12:15 - 2 PM Awards of Distinction Luncheon

2 - 3:15 PM 75-minute Concurrent Sessions

Kicking off the 250th
Designing the Future: Creating an Engaging Museum App Experience
“My History Doesn’t Matter”: The Case for a Fresh Look at Our Collections
“If I Had a Hammer” … – Hand-in-Hand with the Community in a Building-Rehabilitation Project
Roundtable: Fundraising/Development

3:15 - 3:45 PM  Coffee Break

6 - 8 PM Night of Play at the Sciencenter


DAY FOUR Tuesday, April 8

All conference activities will take place at the Ithaca Downtown Conference Center unless otherwise noted. 

8 - 9 AM Networking Breakfast

9:15 - 10:30 AM 75-minute Concurrent Sessions

Building Up Museums: Cultivating Community through Transformational Expansion Projects
Bringing the Museum into the Neighborhood: Sustainable Community Partnerships in Practice
Exploring Successes and Challenges in Community Engagement at University Art Museums
Coming to America: How the Ellis Island Immigration Story Is Told More Fully Through the Collection of Abandoned Hospital Buildings
Ignite Sessions


10:30 - 11 AM Coffee Break

11 AM - 12 PM Closing Keynote, sponsored by New York State Canal Corporation


1 PM - onwards Conference Capstone Experiences, sponsored by Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area

 Time Capstone Location
 1 - 3 PMMuseum Tour: Museums as Workforce Development Partners Museum of Science & Technology (MOST)
 1 - 3 PMIgnite Children's Learning through Play The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier
 1 - 3 PMOpendore: A Community Journey of Preservation and Perseverance  Howland Stone Store Museum
 1 - 3 PM Teaching in Teaching Galleries Johnson Museum of Art 
 1 - 3 PM Teaching with Chinese Art Johnson Museum of Art
 1 - 3 PM Special Exhibition Tour: Suzi Ferrer Johnson Museum of Art
 1 - 3 PM Permanent Collection Tour: Asian Art Johnson Museum of Art
 1 - 3 PM Permanent Collection Tour: European Art Johnson Museum of Art
 2 - 4 PMMagnifying Voices: Expanding Glass Stories Through a Community Lens Corning Museum of Glass


Conference Cancellation Policy

If for any reason, MANY cancels the conference, we will issue you a full refund. 

If you cancel your registration before Monday March 31, that request must be made in writing via email to conference@nysmuseums.org. We will refund you the full amount of your registration, minus a $45 administrative fee. 

Refunds requested after March 31 will not be granted, including requests made based on absence due to illness, late arrival and/or weather conditions. 

Special event ticket purchases are non-refundable; restaurants and caterers require payment in advance. You are welcome to give or sell them to a colleague attending the conference.

Please see your hotel confirmation email for your individual hotel reservation cancellation policy. 

Video/Photography Policy

By registering for and attending our Annual Conference "Cultivating Community: Looking In, Reaching Out" you grant the Museum Association of New York (MANY) and its authorized representatives permission to film, photograph, or otherwise record your participation in the conference and associated special events.


You further agree that such images, photographs, and recordings may be used by MANY without your prior approval in any form and for any lawful purpose including, without limitation, promoting MANY. Such use will not entitle you to any credit or compensation.


You release MANY, its officers, and employees from any liability connected with the use of any image, photograph, or recording taken during MANY's Annual Conference and associated special events.

Conference Code of Conduct

The Museum Association of New York (MANY) is dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming conference experience for all participants. All attendees are expected to follow this Code of Conduct, which applies to all pre-conference workshops, concurrent sessions, special events, and capstone experiences.


Compliance with the Code of Conduct is expected from all conference participants; including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, staff, organizers, contractors, volunteers, exhibitors, and sponsors. Read more.

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