PA Museums is the statewide museum association. Their annual conference is a great opportunity for those in the field to visit new places, learn from regional and national colleagues, and network.
The 2018 annul conference, “Find Your Centre: Cultivating Community Connections” will take place in Centre County April 15-17, 2018. You may register online at http://pamuseums.org/programs-services/
Here are some of the highlights of the 2018 Conference:
- The conference will be held at the beautiful restored Pennsylvania Match Factory in Bellefonte, home to the American Philatelic Center.
- We will enjoy tours of Penn State’s Pasto Agricultural Museum and Palmer Museum of Art.
- The conference will kick off with a reception at the historic Centre Furnace Mansion
- On Monday, April 16, Seema Rao, author of Objective Lessons: Self-Care for Museum Workers, will be our Keynote Speaker
- We will hold our 2018 Special Achievement Awards Monday, April 16 at an evening event at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, PA.
- On Tuesday, April 17, John Fea, author of Why Study History? will be our Keynote Speaker.