2025 Schedule at a glance
AAM 2025
SCHEDULE
AT A GLANCE
Use the schedule at a glance below to begin planning your AAM 2025 experience.
The full AAM 2025 program will be available in early 2025. Here is some of what you can expect:
Interactive and hands-on programming and workshops that will help you learn new skills and leave with strategies and tools to bring back home.
Events and parties to grow your network and celebrate being together.
A MuseumExpo packed with exhibitors ready to show you the latest and greatest. Plus, we’re partnering with the Museum Store Association again this year for an incredible MuseumExpo experience.
NeighborHub meet-ups where you’ll be connecting with other museum people with the same job function or area of interest.
Free and reduced admission to area museums so you can experience all Los Angeles has to offer.
Experiential workshops at Los Angeles museums so you can see local museums in action (and have a great field trip)!
Pre-conference
TUESDAY,
MAY 6
Welcome to AAM 2025,
Experiential Workshops
7:30 am–5:00 pm: Registration Open
9:00 am–5:00 pm: Pre-conference Experiential Workshops & On-site Workshops
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 7
ROUNDTABLES, SESSIONS, & KEYNOTE
MUSEUMEXPO OPENS
CONNECT NETWORKING EVENT
7:30 am–5:00 pm: Registration Open
8 am–9:30 am: Concurrent Sessions, Roundtables, and Flash Sessions
9 am–5 pm: MuseumExpo Open
10 am–11:30 am: General Session & Keynote
11:30 am–1:30 pm: MuseumExpo Opening Event with Solutions Center & Poster Presentations
11:30 am–1:30 pm: NeighborHub Meetups
1:30 pm–2:30 pm: Concurrent Sessions, Roundtables, & Flash Sessions
2:30 pm–4 pm: MuseumExpo Break with Solutions Center and Poster Presentations
2:30 pm–4 pm: NeighborHub Meetups
4 pm–5 pm: Concurrent Sessions, Roundtables, & Flash Sessions
6:00 pm–8:00 pm: CEO/Directors Reception
7:00 pm–10:00 pm: Connect Networking Event
THURSDAY,
MAY 8
ROUNDTABLES, SESSIONS, & MUSEUMEXPO HAPPY HOUR, EVENING EXPERIENTIALS
7:30 am–5:00 pm: Registration Open
8 am–11 am: Concurrent Sessions, Roundtables, & Flash Sessions
9 am–5 pm: MuseumExpo Open
11 am–1 pm: MuseumExpo Break with Solutions Center & Poster Presentations
11 am–1 pm: NeighborHub Meetups
1:30 pm–3:30 pm: Concurrent Sessions, Roundtables, & Flash Sessions
3:30 pm–5 pm: MuseumExpo Happy Hour with Solutions Center & Poster Presentations
3:30 pm–5 pm: NeighborHub Meetups
6 pm–10 pm: Evening Experiential Workshops
FRIDAY, MAY 9
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
AAM PARTY
7:30 am–5:00 pm: Registration Open
8 am–12 pm: Concurrent Workshops & Flash Sessions
12 pm–1:30 pm: Break
1:30 pm–5 pm: Concurrent Workshops & Flash Sessions
7:00 pm–10:00 pm: AAM Party – Celebrate the conclusion of AAM 2025 with over a thousand of your peers, new connections, and colleagues for dancing, music, food, drinks, and more.
Post-conference
SATURDAY,
MAY 10
EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOPS
9:00 am–2:00 pm: Experiential Workshops
This is a schedule at a glance for the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. All times are listed in Pacific Time. Please note that this is subject to change.
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