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The Virginia Association of Museums is one of the most active museum service organizations in the country. We provide high quality professional development, advocacy at the state and Federal level, and build an engaged museum community where members can meet, support, and learn from each other.
"...I first learned about VAM towards the end of my studies and while I was working part-time as a Historic Interpreter. I have been a member of the Virginia Association of Museums for over 10 years now and I can honestly say that I would not be where I am today without VAM. After several of my coworkers had attended the conference and I learned about all the different training opportunities that were available and I was instantly hooked..."
- Paige Gibbons-Backus, Historic Site Manager at Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation, VAM Council Vice President of Member Engagement
#2024VAM Conference
The theme for 2024's conference is Building Community: Engagement, Access, and Support.
VAM 2024 invites our museum community to add your experiences, challenges, successes, failures, and more to the discussion on the value and means by which we build community inside and outside of our walls. We look forward to these discussions with you all in Virginia Beach!
After March 3, you can register in person for the conference and/or additional events each day of the conference. See the schedule-at-a-glance for those open registration dates.
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Explore our Career Center for downloadable resources on internships, questions to ask in an interview, and resume tips. Then search our job board for open positions, or request a review of your resume (member benefit.)
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Visit VAM's museum directory to find out more about Virginia's museums. We are proud of our diverse family of museums and hope you enjoy exploring all of the art, history, science, and heritage that our Virginia museums have to offer to visitors.