It’s Not Too Late to Register for OMA 2016!

The OMA annual conference is just a few days away – April 17-18 – but there’s still time to register for all the amazing events, sessions, tours and speakers lined up for this year’s meeting. Click here to download a conference brochure for the full listings of this year’s activities!


Advancing Ohio Museums at OMA 2016

OMA 2016 is packed full of great opportunities, professional development, engaging speakers, tours, awards, networking and more! Attendees at OMA 2016 will also enjoy new experiences, alongside the great conference staples you’ve come to expect from the Ohio Museums Association, including:

  • BACK FOR 2016! OMA’s Saturday Pre-Conference Tours! Join us Saturday, April 16 for a full day of exploration and fun at eight of Columbus’ museum gems! Details below!
  • the 2016 Keynote Address by the American Alliance of Museum‘s Vice President of Government Relations and Communications, Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied!
  • ·our Sunday progressive museum tour – Enjoy an evening of exploring three iconic Columbus museums!
  • the Annual Awards dinner at the Ohio History Connection
  • the OMA silent auction that boasts a wide variety of goodies you won’t be able to resist
  • A perennial favorite – The Ohio EMP Gathering! Join us at Level One Arcade + Bar as the Columbus Chapter of Emerging Museum Professionals welcomes EMPs from all four Ohio Chapters, as well as EMPs and museum pros looking to learn more about these groups! Enjoy networking, cash bar and free arcade games at this all-Ohio EMP event!
  • the OMA Exhibit Hall featuring regional museum service providers
  • BACK FOR 2016! Our Monday Evening Event at the beautiful and historic Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
  • ·networking with museum professionals from across the state
  • seventeen professional development sessions and roundtables ranging in topics from across the museum discipline

Click here to download the OMA 2016 Brochure and Registration Form
or visit the Conference page for complete details, including how to pay your OMA 2016 registration fees online!

Back by Popular Demand! Saturday Pre-Conference Tours

Coming to Columbus a little early for OMA 2016? Not able to make it to the full OMA conference but still want a great OMA 2016 experience?  Join us Saturday, April 16 for a full day of exploration and fun at eight of Columbus’ museum gems!

Tour stops include: Worthington Historical Society’s Orange Johnson House, OSU’s Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, Thurber House, Kelton House, Ohio Statehouse Museum, Riffe Gallery, Pizutti Collection and OSU Urban Art Space.

This full-day tour includes transportation, lunch at the beautiful Ohio Union and an afternoon snack. See the OMA Conference Brochure or this featured article for complete details.

Monday Evening Event
A Columbus Landmark!

Cap off your OMA 2016 experience with a fun closing event at the beautiful and historic Franklin Park Conservatory, Monday, April 18 from 6-8 p.m.!

Enjoy a cash bar as you join your colleagues for an evening of networking and exploring the current conservatory exhibitions. See the OMA Conference Brochure for complete details.

We hope you can join us April 17-18  at the 2016 Ohio Museums Association’s Annual Conference, Advocacy Builds Capital! See you in Columbus!

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