**Be sure to check out the pre-recorded breakout sessions in our session library before joining us in live conference events!
MONDAY, November 1, 2021
LIVE EVENTS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT)
- Morning Networking Coffee: Directors & CEOs
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET (10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT)
- Opening Keynote Presentation: Inclusive Museum Leadership, by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Director at Illinois State Museum, and Chris Taylor, Chief Inclusion Officer for the State of Minnesota
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT)
- Midwest Registrars Committee Business Meeting (RSVP in registration; MRC membership required)
ANYTIME ONLINE
- Explore the Midwest in the Museums Evolving 2.0 Virtual Expo
- Watch pre-recorded breakout sessions in our session library
TUESDAY, November 2, 2021
LIVE EVENTS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT)
- Morning Networking Coffee: Exhibitions & Collections
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET (10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT)
- Live Panel Session: DEAI: Critical Reflections on Museum Employment Pathways
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT)
- Virtual Expo Lunchtime Networking Roundtable
ANYTIME ONLINE
- Explore the Midwest in the Museums Evolving 2.0 Virtual Expo
- Watch pre-recorded breakout sessions in our session library
WEDNESDAY, November 3, 2021
LIVE EVENTS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT)
- Morning Networking Coffee: Marketing & Development
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET (10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT)
- Live Panel Session: To Be Announced
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT)
- Lunchtime Networking Roundtable: Leadership at Every Level
ANYTIME ONLINE
- Explore the Midwest in the Museums Evolving 2.0 Virtual Expo
- Watch pre-recorded breakout sessions in our session library
THURSDAY, November 4, 2021
LIVE EVENTS
This day is dedicated to live Q&A with recorded breakout session presenters. These sessions are roundtable discussions using Zoom Breakout Rooms. Each session focuses on a single session track. Each breakout room will feature the panelists of a different breakout session from the session library.
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT)
- Q&A Session: Community Engagement & Partnerships Track
- Q&A Session: In-Gallery & Virtual Exhibitions
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET (10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT)
- Q&A Session: Collections Stewardship
- Q&A Session: Leadership, Management & Equity
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT)
- Q&A Session: Fundraising & Finance
- Q&A Session: Education & Programs
- Q&A Session: Marketing & Digital Media
ANYTIME ONLINE
- Explore the Midwest in the Museums Evolving 2.0 Virtual Expo
- Watch pre-recorded breakout sessions in our session library
FRIDAY, November 5, 2021
LIVE EVENTS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT)
- Morning Networking Coffee: Emerging Museum Professionals
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET (10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT)
- Closing Keynote Presentation: Evolving Our Hiring Practices: Using DEI to Support Our Sector’s Greatest Asset by Vu Le, founder of Nonprofit AF
ANYTIME ONLINE
- Explore the Midwest in the Museums Evolving 2.0 Virtual Expo
- Watch pre-recorded breakout sessions in our session library