By Carrie Snow   Confession time:  When I view a conference program (other than UMA), I always look f...

Colleagues in museum leadership!   Grab your best board members and join me, our keynote speaker Margaret K...

The UMA Conference Program Committee is pleased to announce that this year’s conference Keynote will be given by Margaret...

Our theme for the 2019 UMA conference is Riding the Relevant Rails. What does that even mean?! Simply put, it means that w...

In 1960 Elvis Presley released the single “It’s Now or Never,” based on the Neapolitan “O Sole mio,” why this information...

A few months ago, a lovely woman visited the Hyrum Museum and during the course of our visit she asked me, “So, do you jus...

At the last UMA conference, we tried a new session format: conversation tables. I had the privilege of holding the inaugur...

So you want to present a panel at UMA.  Wonderful, we are happy to have your support! Here are some ways you can conv...

I don’t know if y’all realize this, but the UMA board talks to each other a lot and we also talk to our friends and...

So You’re Coming to Salt Lake (or thinking about it)… The UMA Conference is a little less than a month away an...

Attention CEOs, Presidents, Directors, VPs, and other museum brass!   Will I see you at the Museum L...

I graduated from high school in 1988. If you do the math, you would come to the conclusion that this year, my class would...

  I’m a big believer in the power of a preview; in fact, I often get as much enjoyment from the previews before as I...

  Scholarship applications for the 2018 UMA Annual Conference are due June 1, which means it is not too late to ap...

In my personal life, Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. Mainly because since childhood, it has involved crowding my...

I want you to visualize this situation in your mind with me. This is your first Utah Museum Association Conference, you ar...

    Is your professional development budget stretched a thin?  Apply for a scholarship t...

By Ryan D. Paul, 2017 Program Committee Member   Recently, a close friend of mine sent me a book which she th...

Welcome to Ogden! We are a town of wonderful history and exciting stories! This year the UMA Conference is celebrating m...

The Art of Networking   by Maegan Wilberg, Director Museum of the San Rafael   Networking is...

Annual Conference Spotlight: Keynote Speaker Lynn Dierking   by Stephen Ashton, Ph.D. D...

Not sure if you want to attend the UMA Conference? Here are some key questions to ask   By Jessica...

Annual Conference Spotlight: James Leventhal, Plenary Speaker By Carrie Snow   Have you ever met one of t...

Drinking Deep from the Fire Hose: The Benefits of the UMA Conference By: Ryan Paul, Museum Curator for Frontier Home...

Oh no! Were you planning to apply for a scholarship to attend the conference, but haven't gotten it in yet?   W...

Welcome to Ogden! By:           &nbs...

2016 UMA Annual Conference Workshops By Miriam Sappington, Revenue Generating Programs Coordinator, Thanksgiving Po...

Poster Proposal Deadline – Magic Spell By Paul Stavast , Director of BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures...

The Proposed Utah Museum of History, Heritage, and Art: A Listening Session By: Jennifer Ortiz  ...

Apply for a Scholarship for the UMA Annual Conference By Casey Allen, Registrar and Web Manager, Nora Eccles Harrison...

Crowdsourcing the Conference: What questions do you have about permanent exhibitions? By Tim Glenn, Executive...

You can now register for the Annual UMA Conference in Odgen! By Jessica Weiss,  2016 UMA Annual Conference Pro...

Session Proposal Deadline Fa st Approaches       January 15 th is almost upon...

Session Proposal Deadline Extended to Jan 15 Every year our annual conference is full of thoughtful pr...

Find Your People! Group meetups and events at the Utah Museums Association Annual Conference   In add...