Hot off the “press”: the 2018 Building Museums™ Symposium Preliminary Program

Here are some events you won’t want to miss at Building Museums™ 2018 Friday, March 9, 2018 | 8:30 am–3:30 pm Ready, Aim, Build: A Museum Planning Workshop Additional fee applies   Attend this day of discussion, conversation, networking, and inquiry at the DoubleTree Hotel with a group of your peers. A multidisciplinary group, including museum planners, architects, engineers, exhibit designers, and general contractors will take you through the museum-building process—from inception to construction. Lunch will be provided. AIA continuing education credits are available. Offsite Museum Tours Friday, March 9, 2018 |1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. Additional fee applies   Private Hard-Hat Tour of the Philadelphia Museum of Art  Private Tour of the Museum of the American Revolution  Private Tour of the Franklin Institute  Private Tour of the Barnes Foundation (Pictured below)   Opening Reception Museum of the American Revolution Friday, March 9, 2018 from 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm Included with symposium registration   Join colleagues at MAAM Building Museums™ opening reception in the new and spectacular Museum of the American Revolution on Friday, March 9, 2018 from 5:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m. The Museum serves as a portal to the region’s many Revolutionary sites, sparking interest, providing context, and encouraging exploration—the perfect place to kick off Building Museums™ 2018. Why should I come to Building Museums™?   Building Museums™ is a national symposium on the process, promise, and pitfalls of planning and managing museum building projects. This symposium is for architects, museum leaders, planners, project managers, technical experts, and those who plan or implement new construction, renovation, preservation, or expansion projects for museums.   Aside from our fabulous session and speakers, we’ve planned some spectacular pre-conference tours, an opening reception at the newest museum in town, and the highly acclaimed Ready, Aim, Build Workshop geared towards museum professionals curious about starting a building project. Download the Preliminary Program now Stay tuned! Registration for Building Museums™ opens next week! Conference Hotel:  DoubleTree Center City 237 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA, 19107   DON’T DELAY! Call 215-893-1600 to reserve a MAAM discounted Building Museums™ Symposium room rate of $159 per night or go to this link to book directly: https://aws.passkey.com/e/49229442   MAAM conference room rates end on February 15, 2018. Copyright © 2017 Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, All rights reserved. Building Museums Symposium Attendee Our mailing address is: Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums PO Box 4 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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