Association of Midwest Museums

Association of Midwest Museums Our Network. Your Community. Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) is a nonprofit organization connecting a community of museums across an 8-state region.

Our annual conference welcomes 400+ professionals from all museum types and sizes annually. The Association of Midwest Museums (AMM), founded in 1927, is a dynamic, non-profit membership organization that provides resources to museums and cultural institutions and services to museum professionals in an eight-state region in the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Misso

uri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. AMM provides a forum for dialogue and an exchange of ideas, provides resources to create and sustain strong cultural institutions, and fosters professional development and leadership within the museum community. AMM manages a variety of social media channels intended to connect, inform, engage, and support members of the museum community in the Midwest and beyond. Our community includes diverse organizations and individuals, who all have the right to feel comfortable and who may not think what you think, believe what you believe, or see what you see. Help us create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space for all by adhering to the following basic guidelines in your comments and exchanges related to our social media and blog posts. https://www.midwestmuseums.org/news/online-guidelines/

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Check out our latest   Update! 👉Sign up for our next meetup 9/4: Our Non-Negotiables👀Read reflections from an   fellow▶️...
09/02/2026

Check out our latest Update!
👉Sign up for our next meetup 9/4: Our Non-Negotiables
👀Read reflections from an fellow
▶️Listen to an NPHM Out of the Archives podcast episode
➕Explore new programs, grants & more!

https://conta.cc/4iGgTi8

Join us for an upcoming FREE webinar on September 23 @ 11:00 AM/12:00 PM ET: Museums on Call - Case Studies in Healthcar...
08/24/2026

Join us for an upcoming FREE webinar on September 23 @ 11:00 AM/12:00 PM ET: Museums on Call - Case Studies in Healthcare Partnerships!

Museums on Call invites museum professionals to explore how cultural institutions can meaningfully support patients, families, and care teams across the healthcare continuum. This webinar will highlight real-world examples from museums that have partnered with healthcare organizations to deliver object-based engagement, facilitated conversations, sensory-friendly activities, and pop-up experiences. Learn how museums have adapted existing programs, developed new content, and collaborated with clinical partners to meet the needs of diverse audiences in moments of vulnerability, transition, and healing.

Learn more and sign up: https://tinyurl.com/bdh39s5c

It's  , and we wonder if it's cool to flash back to just a few weeks ago? Because we've been going through photos from  ...
08/21/2026

It's , and we wonder if it's cool to flash back to just a few weeks ago? Because we've been going through photos from in Chicago, and we have to share some of our favorites! Check out our conference recap and photo gallery, now online at: ammconference.org/past-conferences/amm2026

Shout-out to our onsite photography team, Micaela Knox and Robert Levy, as well as our volunteer Photography Ambassadors, Christy Kincaid and Hilary Fleck, for helping us document our time together in Chicago!

Thank you for joining us in the heart of Chicago! The Association of Midwest Museums hosted its annual conference in Chicago, with virtual programming taking place on July 22 and in-person programming taking place at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago’s South Loop from July 26-29. Local collaborators...

Check out our latest   Update! 👉Sign up for our next meetup 8/21: Beyond El Barrio👀Learn how to speak up for history▶️Wa...
08/19/2026

Check out our latest Update!
👉Sign up for our next meetup 8/21: Beyond El Barrio
👀Learn how to speak up for history
▶️Watch a live stream clip of penguins in their zoo habitat
➕Explore new programs, grants & more!

https://conta.cc/4xS3PL9

Join us for the   Connect Meetup this Friday, Aug 21, at 10:30am CT (11:30am ET) for a conversation about an excellent c...
08/17/2026

Join us for the Connect Meetup this Friday, Aug 21, at 10:30am CT (11:30am ET) for a conversation about an excellent case study in resourcefulness.

We're going to chat with the dedicated research and education staff members behind "Beyond El Barrio: Contributions to Indianapolis Both Seen and Unseen," a documentary that premiered at the Indiana Historical Society in 2025. Beyond El Barrio started as a public history idea with a shoestring budget and grew into an inspirational community effort. Find out how the resourcefulness of the team launched the project, what they learned along the way, and why they think the impact of the project has spread far and wide.

Sign up for the series of free biweekly live discussions and attend when you can: bit.ly/amm-meetups - All are welcome!

Shout-out to this year's AMM Awards recipients - Sherry D’Asto Peglow, Pete Richie, Marissa Ulie, Illinois State Museum,...
08/13/2026

Shout-out to this year's AMM Awards recipients - Sherry D’Asto Peglow, Pete Richie, Marissa Ulie, Illinois State Museum, and Minnesota Museum of American Art! 👏👏👏

We had the pleasure of celebrating everyone in person in Chicago at , and we look forward the opportunity to gather virtually in their honor this fall. Stay tuned!

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