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Virtual Programs

Led by museum professionals from across New York State and beyond, join us online in this webinar series. 

Webinars are free; advance registration required. 

Recordings available for MANY members. Learn about how to join as a virtual member!

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Data, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything!

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

12:00 - 1:00 PM EST

Data is an invaluable tool to museums. It guides decision-making surrounding grant funding, advocacy, community development, and much more. Join us with panelists Susie Wilkening, Principal at Wilkening Consulting; Kristin Herron, Director of Design Arts | Museum at New York State Council on the Arts; and Assembly member Didi Barrett, District 106 as they discuss the power of data and why it is so important to the museum community. There will be an opportunity for a Q&A at the end of the panel, so we encourage attendees to submit questions at registration.

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Creating Accessible Spaces for All!

Friday, August 15, 2025

12:00 - 1:00 PM EST

Join Beth Ann Balalaos, Access and Inclusion Program Director at the Long Island Children’s Museum, for an Accessibility 101 for museums. Gain a better understanding of the dos and don’ts of accessibility and have an opportunity to ask questions!

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Destigmatizing the Deaccessioning Process

Friday, August 29, 2025

12:00 - 1:00 PM EST

Deaccession is not a dirty word! Many historic institutions are faced with growing collections that far outweigh the resources available to care for them. Although deaccessioning is a necessary aspect of collections management, uncertainty and misinformation has led to institutions keeping their deaccession work a secret or avoiding it entirely. Sharing our deaccession procedures, challenges, and success stories can help make this process more acceptable and easier for all.  Join Amanda Massie and Natalie DeQuarto from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Bureau of Historic Sites) and Meg Hughes from Virginia’s Valentine Museum to discuss their large-scale deaccessioning projects and learn how this work benefited their collections and communities.

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All virtual programs are recorded and made available for MANY members via the Member Resource page. 

Click here to learn more about joining MANY or email info@nysmuseums.org to see if you membership is active.

Live out of state? Join MANY Online! With our growing national and international audience in mind, we are pleased to announce a new virtual membership category for individuals who live outside of New York State.

Virtual members can access the library of over 70 programs and receive discounted registration for MANY’s annual conference. Click here to learn more.

MANY is committed to making our virtual programs as accessible as possible. All virtual programs will have Closed Captioning and ASL Interpretation provided by Interpretek. For more information, please email info@nysmuseums.org or call 518-273-3400.


Virtual programs are made possible by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.

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