OMA Annual Conference 2022: Call for Proposals Now Open!

May 27, 2022

May 27, 2022

#OMAConf2022 Call for Proposals Now Open!

Proposals are Due by June 27!

2022 is the Ontario Museum Association’s 50th Anniversary, and we are so thrilled to welcome members back to both an in-person and online conference this year!

This year’s theme is Changing Directions: Practice over Permanence. This theme embodies the changing nature of museums and focuses on what museums are currently doing, rather than what they might do in the future.

The Call for Proposals includes subthemes of People, Purpose, and Process, and questions to help get you inspired.

Download the Call for Proposals HERE.

Download the Call for Proposals

Not sure how your session idea fits with our theme? The OMA is happy to discuss proposals before they are submitted for review. Contact us with your ideas and questions at conference@museumsontario.ca.

We invite proposal submissions from equity-deserving groups, all levels of museum staff, and volunteers, students, and members of the GLAM sector. We welcome submissions from presenters outside the museum field as well.

Proposals must be submitted using the online form by Monday, June 27, 2022 at 11:59pm.

Submit your Proposal HERE

Conference Format

This year’s conference will be two days – one in-person and one online. Limited time slots are available in each format. Please indicate in your proposal which format you would prefer, or if you are open to either or both.

Join us in-person!

Hamilton, Ontario
Monday, November 7, 2022

Join us online!

Monday, November 7, 2022 – select sessions will be live-streamed
Monday, November 21, 2022 – interactive online sessions

In-person Venue, Hotel, and Registration

We look forward to announcing our host hotel and more information about Conference registration soon--stay tuned to ONmuseums for all the details!

Ontario Museum Association
Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Toll-free in ON: 1-866-662-8672
Phone: 416-348-8672

As an organization of provincial scope, the Ontario Museum Association recognizes that its members and community live and work on the lands and territories of Indigenous peoples. Toronto, where the OMA offices are located, is the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Haudenosaunee and the Huron Wendat. We wish to express our gratitude for the resources we are using and pay respect to the rich and ongoing Indigenous history of what is now Ontario and Canada.

Our Mission

The Ontario Museum Association strengthens capacity among institutions and individuals active in Ontario’s museum sector, facilitates excellence and best practices, and improves the communication and collaboration of its membership. The Association advocates for the important role of Ontario’s museums to society, working with all stakeholders, related sectors and industries, and other professional organizations.

Our mailing address is:

Ontario Museum Association

50 Baldwin Street

Toronto, Ontario M5T 1L4

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