Meet the new board members! We are pleased to announce seven new directors to serve on the Museum Education Roundtable board. They are doing extraordinary work in museum education across the U.S. and around the world. Read more about them here: www.museumedu.org/meet-the-new...
Museum Education Roundtable
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Sharing, teaching, listening, shaping. Museum Education Roundtable inspires innovative thinking for the field through engagement with scholarly and practice-based content explored in the Journal of Museum Education. https://www.museumedu.org/
Did you know you can read the Journal of Museum Education online? All MER members receive free online access to current and previous issues of the JME, from 1973 to today. Watch this video for step-by-step instructions! Not yet a member? Join us today at www.museumedu.org/join/
Want to connect with other museum educators in your field? Join our new MER Member Directory! Beginning on August 1st, MER members will be able to connect with roughly 400 other members from around the world. Not yet a MER member? Learn more and join us at www.museumedu.org/join/ !
Today's the deadline! bsky.app/profile/muse...
Call for Papers! Guest editors Natália Cândido and Wade Berger invite submissions for a 2027 issue of the Journal of Museum Education. Submissions are due via online form by 5pm ET Monday, June 15, 2026 Learn more & submit: www.museumedu.org/journal/call...
Just two more weeks! We look forward to reviewing all article proposals after the deadline. bsky.app/profile/muse...
Call for Papers! Guest editors Natália Cândido and Wade Berger invite submissions for a 2027 issue of the Journal of Museum Education. Submissions are due via online form by 5pm ET Monday, June 15, 2026 Learn more & submit: www.museumedu.org/journal/call...
Heads up, today's the last day to apply! bsky.app/profile/muse...
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply to join MER’s Board of Directors by May 29th, 2026. Learn more and apply at www.museumedu.org/about/board-... All applications must be submitted via the Google Form available on the website.
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply to join MER’s Board of Directors by May 29th, 2026. Learn more and apply at www.museumedu.org/about/board-... All applications must be submitted via the Google Form available on the website.
One more week to apply! bsky.app/profile/muse...
The Museum Education Roundtable (MER) is seeking qualified, committed, and diverse professionals for election to the MER Board of Directors! Learn more and apply at www.museumedu.org/about/board-.... Submit your application via Google Form by May 22, 2026.
On the blog! Dr. Marta Torres shares her perspective on serving as a MER board member and the space it has given her to build community, grow professionally, and think deeply about museum education. Curious about joining the MER Board of Directors? Learn more and apply on our website by May 22nd!
Call for Papers! Guest editors Natália Cândido and Wade Berger invite submissions for a 2027 issue of the Journal of Museum Education. Submissions are due via online form by 5pm ET Monday, June 15, 2026 Learn more & submit: www.museumedu.org/journal/call...
The Museum Education Roundtable (MER) is seeking qualified, committed, and diverse professionals for election to the MER Board of Directors! Learn more and apply at www.museumedu.org/about/board-.... Submit your application via Google Form by May 22, 2026.
LAST CHANCE! Fill out the survey and join us for a feedback session! Complete the 5-minute survey linked below by midnight today to get the chance at a complimentary year-long membership with access to the Journal of Museum Education JME! forms.gle/DRUZrLaTsBfA...
Join us for a Member Feedback Forum! Session options are: Monday, February 2nd, 7-8pm ET Friday, February 6th, 12-1pm ET Wednesday, February 11th, 12-1pm ET Thursday, February 12th 6-7pm ET Go to forms.gle/DRUZrLaTsBfA... to fill out the survey and sign up!
MER is embarking on a strategic planning process, and we want to hear from you! Whether you're a long-time member or new to our network, your insights will help us strengthen our programs, deepen our impact, and support the direction of the Journal of Museum Education. forms.gle/C9ARbf4PqXwb...
Calling all MER New Yorkers! Join members of Museum Education Roundtable and NYC Museum Educators Roundtable for a happy hour on Monday, September 29th, 5-7pm at Asset.
I am co-editing the Trans Museology issue with @magmidd.bsky.social ! Please share with your circles and consider submitting for this incredibly important issue!
We've got active two calls for papers out now! Trans Museology: www.museumedu.org/journal/call... Translating Museum Education: www.museumedu.org/journal/call...
We've got active two calls for papers out now! Trans Museology: www.museumedu.org/journal/call... Translating Museum Education: www.museumedu.org/journal/call...
New #job Freelance Facilitators @thelondonarchives.bsky.social Full details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/freelan... Apply by Mon 8 September 2025 #GEMJobs #Freelance #FreelanceJobs #EducationJobs #MuseumEducation #MuseumLearning #MuseumEd
Freelance Facilitators - GEM
We are looking to expand our learning programme and work with a group of freelance facilitators who have experience of delivering History workshops in a school and/or heritage setting. We […]
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Come work with a group of passionate museum educators! Happy to answer any questions about the position:
MER is hiring! We're seeking an Operations Manager to begin work with us in September. Applications are due 11:59pm ET on Friday, August 22, 2025, for this remote, part-time position. Learn more and apply at www.museumedu.org/about/jobs/. Details ⬇️
MER is hiring! We're seeking an Operations Manager to begin work with us in September. Applications are due 11:59pm ET on Friday, August 22, 2025, for this remote, part-time position. Learn more and apply at www.museumedu.org/about/jobs/. Details ⬇️
Photographs of early #Juneteenth celebrations across Texas and beyond: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/juneteenth-photographs #JuneteenthDay #juneteenth2021
"You see someone who needs help, you help them. Tidy up yr corner of the world the best you can, and maybe someone else will see that and take their own actions, and if enough of us do that, at least some of the world becomes better." Hanif A. on Opal Lee: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
At 98, the Grandmother of Juneteenth Still Has Work to Do
“When he calls me, I don’t plan to be in no rocking chair waiting for him," Opal Lee says. "Too much to be done.”
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
This #Juneteenth, we celebrate the museum educators who do the crucial work of cultivating, preserving, and sharing the history of Black struggle, liberation, and life in the United States. We hope today brings encouragement and fuel for the work ahead.
The JME/MER Author Panel is tomorrow! Reserve your tickets now for this online-only event, taking place this Thursday, June 19, at 7pm EDT. www.eventbrite.com/e/jmemer-aut... Today, we're featuring one of our panelists: Journal of Museum Education co-editor, Michelle Moon.
The JME/MER Author Panel is fast approaching! Reserve your tickets now for this online-only event, taking place this Thursday, June 19, at 7pm EDT. www.eventbrite.com/e/jmemer-aut... Today, we're featuring one of our panelists: Jessica Fuentes.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to write for the Journal of Museum Education? What’s it like to take an article from proposal to publishing? Join us for a virtual panel of authors published in the JME and on the MER blog discussing their work & the process of getting published.
Happening soon! At 1pm PDT, MER board memebrs Wade Berger and Nenette Luarca-Shoaf are presenting "The Future of Professional Organizations in Museum Education" at AAM. Don't miss this conversation amongst membership-based organizations for museum professionals and how they serve the field.
Did you catch MER board member Asami Robledo-Allen Yamamoto's AAM presentation on inclusive and accurate translations in museums? We'd love to hear what you learned and what you're taking away from this session and your time at the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo.