AAMG Open Forum: The Mission of the Academic Museum in the Time of COVID-19

Tuesday, September 22, 3:30-4:30PM

While many colleges and universities begin providing online, hybrid, and in-person instruction this fall, academic museums are challenged to deliver core services to campus and community amid current and anticipated budget restrictions and upholding public health safety measures. How are academic museums innovating around these challenges, and what can we learn from the current moment to promote greater and more equitable museum access, participation, and collaboration in the future?

This open forum is jointly sponsored by the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG), Northeast region, and the New England Association of Museums (NEMA) professional affinity gathering for college and university museums.

Forum co-hosts:

Carey Weber, Frank and Clara Meditz Executive Director, Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield University, Connecticut state representative, AAMG

Deborah Disston, Director, McIninch Art Gallery, Southern New Hampshire University, PAG Coordinator for College and University Museums, NEMA