Thursday Evening Events
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Newcomers
Reception
Meet NEMA staff, board members, and your local hosts over wine in a casual reception designed just for emerging museum professionals and people new to the region. This is your chance to become acquainted with NEMA.
Make sure to sign-up on the registration form. Registration is limited. We’ll be
expecting you!
Hosted by Tufts University Museum Studies Program
A Night at the Museum
Lowell National Historical Park
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Just 12 miles down river from Nashua, experience an evening of great food, drink and camaraderie at the Boott Cotton Museum. Although we don’t expect our exhibits to come to life at night fall, you will encounter the historic sights and sounds of this unique National Park.
Experience the shutter and noise of the working power looms in the 1920s Weave Room. Tour the museum’s interactive exhibits and video programs about the Industrial Revolution, labor and the rise, fall and rebirth of this multicultural city.
Then, join museum staff to learn about pieces from the Park’s collection that will emerge from Collections Storage—just for your Night at the Museum.
Pre-registration required. Fee of $47.00 includes bus transportation and dinner.
A Cosmopolitan Adventure
in the Heart of New Hampshire
The Amoskeag Millyard in Manchester
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The best of science, technology, history and art—as you choose in and about Mill No. 3, Manchester’s “museum mill” in the heart of the historic Amoskeag Millyard. Your evening begins with hors d’oeuvres and beverages at FIRST Place, an innovative science, math and technology discovery program featuring robotics demonstrations. There will be ample time later on to enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and experience the SEE Science Center with its interactive exhibits and the marvelous and unique LEGO® Millyard Project depicting industrial Manchester circa 1900.
Your evening concludes with dessert and coffee as you explore 11,000 years of local history at the Millyard Museum, featuring a special exhibit on Abraham Lincoln.
Or, during the early evening, experience cosmopolitan Manchester by hopping on the free Open Doors trolley that will take you to five art galleries featuring works by local and regional artists.
Pre-registration required. Fee of $40.00 includes bus transportation and refreshments.
Conference Evening Events
Wednesday Evening Events
Exhibit Hall Reception
5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Don't miss this opportunity to visit the exhibit booths and learn about wonderful museum products and services. Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres and meet with friends old and new!
Directors and Trustees Dinner at the Currier Museum of Art
7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
The Currier Museum of Art invites directors and trustees for a dinner reception with special tours of the museum’s recent expansion. In March 2008 the Currier Museum of Art opened a 33,000 square-foot addition design by Ann Beha Architects of Boston which includes a new lobby, three new galleries, two classrooms, a 180 seat auditorium, and the dramatic Winter Garden where dinner will be held. Tours highlight recently reinstalled galleries housing the distinguished collections of American and European painting, sculpture and decorative arts. The special exhibitions Brett Weston: Out of the Shadows and Evolution of a Shared Vision: The David and Barbara Stahl Collection will also be open for viewing before dinner. The Currier’s museum shop will be open for guests to visit before dinner.
Registration fee of $55.00 per person includes transportation, hors d’oeuvres, dinner buffet, home-style desserts, and 2 complimentary drinks, as well as guided tours of the galleries. Pre-registration is required.
Sponsored by Museum Search & Reference
An Evening at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Explore, discover, be inspired…celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with our staff and your colleagues at the new McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, a lively educational science center featuring 21st century interactive exhibits on aviation, astronomy, and Earth and space sciences.
The evening begins with a half-hour social with light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, followed by a delicious dinner in our new Atrium space.
After dinner, guests will have a chance to explore the exciting exhibit areas and experience a show in the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. The evening will conclude with telescope viewing, weather permitting.
Pre-registration is required. Registration fee of $50.00 includes dinner and transportation.
Exhibit Hall Reception
5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Don't miss this opportunity to visit the exhibit booths and learn about wonderful museum products and services. Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres and meet with friends old and new!
Directors and Trustees Dinner at the Currier Museum of Art
7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
The Currier Museum of Art invites directors and trustees for a dinner reception with special tours of the museum’s recent expansion. In March 2008 the Currier Museum of Art opened a 33,000 square-foot addition design by Ann Beha Architects of Boston which includes a new lobby, three new galleries, two classrooms, a 180 seat auditorium, and the dramatic Winter Garden where dinner will be held. Tours highlight recently reinstalled galleries housing the distinguished collections of American and European painting, sculpture and decorative arts. The special exhibitions Brett Weston: Out of the Shadows and Evolution of a Shared Vision: The David and Barbara Stahl Collection will also be open for viewing before dinner. The Currier’s museum shop will be open for guests to visit before dinner.
Registration fee of $55.00 per person includes transportation, hors d’oeuvres, dinner buffet, home-style desserts, and 2 complimentary drinks, as well as guided tours of the galleries. Pre-registration is required.
Sponsored by Museum Search & Reference
An Evening at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Explore, discover, be inspired…celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with our staff and your colleagues at the new McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, a lively educational science center featuring 21st century interactive exhibits on aviation, astronomy, and Earth and space sciences.
The evening begins with a half-hour social with light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, followed by a delicious dinner in our new Atrium space.
After dinner, guests will have a chance to explore the exciting exhibit areas and experience a show in the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. The evening will conclude with telescope viewing, weather permitting.
Pre-registration is required. Registration fee of $50.00 includes dinner and transportation.