MCN is excited to welcome you to Minneapolis for the 2025 conference. This page provides a curated list of recommendations from Twin Cities locals to help you find whatever you might need while you are in town. Below you will find suggestions for restaurants, local art highlights, and places to meetup outside of the conference. …
Please join us in welcoming this year’s program co-chairs and volunteer coordinator. We are grateful to co-chairs Aaron Cohen, Aaron Miller, and Nancy Proctor for their support and creativity as they work with proposal reviewers to build this year’s conference program, and to volunteer coordinator Barbara Mazer for supporting our sessions and events in Minneapolis.
Museums around the world are creating exciting participatory experiences for their visitors by harnessing the potential of games. These five sessions bring the fun–featuring inspiring projects that invite visitors of all ages to engage, create, and play!
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries worldwide, the museum sector is no exception. Several thought-provoking sessions at this year’s conference will explore the multifaceted role of AI in museums. These four presentations offer valuable insights into how this transformative technology is impacting the cultural space…
MCN is thrilled to host the conference in Lawrence this year. This bustling college town offers a vibrant cultural hub complete with world-class museums, a lively downtown scene, and easy access to outdoor adventures. Get ready to be wowed by all this charming Midwest city has in store.
Join us this fall for MCN 2024, hosted in partnership with the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas, as we bring together cultural heritage professionals from museums and historic sites from North America and beyond. Following the success of last year’s conference, MCN 2024 provides an engaging space for museum professionals to connect,…
The MCN 2023 program is now live.
Open Space Discussions: Learn more about MCN 2023’s “Network” track
Registration for MCN 2023 is now open!
We’re extending this year’s call for proposals. All proposals are now due June 25 by 11:59 p.m. PST. The submission form is also moving! As of Tuesday, May 30, we’ll now be accepting proposals via Google Forms due to an error with how the previous system handled saving then submitting drafts. If you submitted your…
About the conference Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 8–10, 2023 We’re thrilled to announce our first in-person conference since 2019! This year, we’re testing some new models while recalling our past. We hope you join us at Penn Museum in Philadelphia for conference sessions, networking, and open spaces for conversation and collaboration. The conference features…
Hello MCN Community! It’s been a while since our last update. We know we are not alone in being challenged by the past two years, and as an organization that has sustained itself through an annual in-person conference, the challenges have been acute. In light of all this, we want to share our ambitions for…