The U.S. and Europe have faced the same pandemic but the impact on museum strategies and the museum workforce has differed. Join is as we discuss the influence of the pandemic on European museums and their staff.

Two Ukrainian museum professionals discuss the state of museums since the beginning of full-scale conflict in February 2022.

Three contributors explore how, in this time of widespread anxiety, isolation, mis- and dis-information, and ‘culture war’ flareups, museums can maintain their reputations as trustworthy organizations and still address such timely and significant issues as climate change, systemic racism, political partisanship, and economic inequity.

Join us for this free webinar that will examine how building community within museums can help staff members navigate a changing world of work and increase their museum’s capacity to serve its external communities. No matter your position, you will learn the true meaning of community and be inspired to look at your work in a whole new light. EVERYONE WELCOME

Change Is Required; Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Musuem, is a culmination of essays by leading museum professionals as the entire field begins to adapt and change to cultural and professional realignment over the last two years. Join three essay authors as they share their thoughts.

Acknowledging that some progress has been made but that huge challenges remain, MuseumExpert.org recognizes that this issue is central in the global effort to building fulfilling museum careers. Amparo Leyman Pino, of Yellow Cow Consulting, will moderate a panel on this topic.

Museums have long argued for their value to society, but what happens when you turn the question inward? Can museums contribute to the well-being of their own staff members? Building on our October 21 webinar, "An Interview with John Falk, Author of The Value of Museums: Enhancing Societal Well-Being", we welcome Dr. Falk back to our webinar series to consider the question of applying the well-being model to museum staff.

Join Executive Coach, Heather Brod, as she shares ways you can question long-held beliefs about the role of work in your life and assumptions on how to search for the next job.

How lessons learned from other catastrophes can offer useful examples of resilience as we all navigate the disruptive repercussions of the Covid crisis.

Hiring more diverse staff means nothing if they don’t have a voice in shaping the culture of our field. MuseumExpert.org invites you to join a challenging and important dialog.

Among many lessons learned from previous webinars is the need to reconsider the connection with the community. Through the pandemic we have seen museums contributing directly to the well-being of their communities by offering food services, places for students to connect to wi-fi for on-line school programs, vaccination sites and just recently many museums in the US participated in a nationwide effort called “Communities for Immunity” to boost vaccine confidence in their communities. Does this mean that the value of museums in society has changed?

As museums continue to restructure and reopen, many face new challenges in finding, keeping, and developing staff in a “new normal” that is rife with uncertainty. This recorded webinar features leaders from a variety of museums addressing these challenges and share their