Upcoming Events
NEMO European Museum Conference 2026 – Vilnius, Lithuania
11th – 13th October 2026
The NEMO European Museum Conference will explore how AI, cybersecurity and digitalisation are reshaping cultural institutions, and how museums can foster trust, participation and resilience.
Registration opens in June 2026.
Museums Association Conference 2026: Museums Connecting Communities – Birmingham, UK
2nd – 4th November 2026
This year’s conference celebrates how the sector is finding inventive ways to work with communities through challenging times to create a positive future for all.
We explore how museums are helping to restore civic pride, create hope and encourage social change by forging deeper and more meaningful links with the communities that they serve.
European Registrars Conference 2026: Museums Connecting Communities – Berlin, Germany
4th – 6th November 2026
We are truly delighted to welcome you to the upcoming European Registrars Conference (ERC), which will take place in Berlin and is proudly hosted by Registrars Deutschland. It is a special honor for us to organize this significant gathering of registrars from across Europe and beyond—22 years after the very first ERC was held.
Since that (inaugural) conference in Wolfsburg, Germany, our profession has undergone a remarkable journey of growth and professionalization. We have witnessed—and actively contributed to—the development of a strong, vibrant, and ever-expanding network of registrars, both nationally and internationally.
SFPE Engineering Solutions Symposium: Fire Protection of Cultural and Heritage Sites – Venice, Italy
12th – 13th November 2026
Join us in Venice, Italy, for an engineering symposium dedicated to the complex fire safety challenges faced by cultural and heritage sites. As historic structures evolve in their use, the responsibility to protect irreplaceable architecture, artifacts, and cultural legacies grows more crucial. The 2026 SFPE Engineering Solutions Symposium brings together international experts to explore the strategies required to safeguard these treasured environments.
Cultural Enterprises Conference 2027 – Birmingham, UK
22nd – 24th February 2027
The Cultural Enterprises Conference is where creativity, enterprise, and collaboration come together. Join us next year when we’ll be back in Birmingham on 22-24 February 2027– tickets will be on sale later this year.
Heritages 2027 – UNESCO Perspectives on Cultural Pasts and Urban Futures – Porto, Portugal
6th – 8th July 2027
This University of Porto conference marks the 55th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. It explores changing ideas of heritage across art, architecture, history, museums, digital culture, tourism, sustainability and communities, bringing interdisciplinary perspectives to cultural pasts and urban futures.
Twentieth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum – Kraków, Poland
13th – 15th September 2027
The Inclusive Museum Research Network is brought together by a shared concern for the future role of the museum and how it can become more inclusive. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.
Museums Association Conference 2027 – Belfast, UK
14th – 17th November 2027
The Museums Association’s annual conference 2027 will take place on 14-17 November 2027 at ICC Belfast.
We’ll hold an opening party on the evening of Sunday 14 November, followed by two days of talks, workshops and sessions on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 November. An optional day of tours across the city takes place on Wednesday 17 November.
More information and booking details will be available in due course.
