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Gadsden Arts Center & Museum
Quincy, Florida

Art, Culture, History, Historic House

The Gadsden Arts Center is a cultural gem is located in the heart of downtown historic Quincy, Florida, right on the courthouse square. Only 20 miles west of Tallahassee, the Gadsden Arts Center presents a wide variety of exhibitions representing nationally recognized to local and emerging artists, and art of cultural or historical importance, and artwork by area school children. The Gadsden Arts Center Gift Shop offers unique art and crafts by over 100 regional artists.

Garnier Post Office Museum
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

History, Historic House

The Garnier Post Office Museum is an educational museum which strives to present artifacts from the early rural postal era in a small community in the Florida Panhandle. The building serves to foster understanding and appreciation of the history of this community through educational programs and special events in conjunction with the Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum.

Goldenrod Historical Museum
Goldenrod, Florida

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Specialized

Ten years of hard work and dreaming on the part of many Goldenrod citizens came to fruition on Friday, August 11, 2000. On that day, the Goldenrod Historical Society accepted the keys to the Goldenrod Fire Station from Orange County as the first step in developing a new Community Center to be called the Goldenrod Station and Museum. Celebration of the Grand Opening of the Museum was held on October 6, 2001. As a community center the renovated Fire Station is also available to the community for business meetings, club meetings and social events. The rentals from these events help defray the cost of maintaining the Station.

Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Breeze, Florida

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military, Natural History, Nature Centers, Park, Science

The nation's largest national seashore, Gulf Islands,provides recreational opportunities and historic sites in the panhandle of Florida. Visitors can visit historic Fort Pickens, Fort Barrancas, and the Advanced Redoubt and see coastal defense batteries.

Gamble Plantation State Historic Site
Ellenton, Florida

History

Provide resource-based recreation while preserving, interpreting and restoring Florida's natural and cultural resources.

Gold Coast Railroad, Inc.
Miami, Florida

History

The mission of the Gold Coast Railroad Museum is to collect, restore, and preserve historic railroad objects and equipment and to exhibit and operate these objects and equipment for the general public in order to disseminate knowledge of the important role that railroads have played in Florida's and the nation's, history.

Grand Oaks Museum
Weirsdale, Florida

Culture, History, Library

The Grand Oaks Museum is home to one of the world’s largest private collections of carriages and equine artifacts. Step back in time and enjoy the elegance and pageantry of over 160 European and American Carriages, including the elaborate 1850 Armbruster Dress Chariot once owned by Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph, and his wife, Elisabeth. Our Museum uniquely offers a glimpse into the history of the relationship between man and horse and clearly defines the manner in which the horse has helped shape the history of man.

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Oregon Museum Association 2024 Conference

September 8, 2024 - September 10, 2025

North Bend, Oregon

Oregon Museum Association 2024 Conference

Sunday, September 8, 2024 - Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The Mill Casino

North Bend, Oregon

Hosted by: Oregon Museums Association

As we gather for the Oregon Museums Association 2024 Annual Conference in Coos Bay, the conference theme “Ebb & Flow” acknowledges the nearby coastline while providing a metaphor to reflect on the work of Oregon’s museums today

It can feel like the sands are shifting as museums face challenges and opportunities like changing patterns of visitorship, evolving technologies, revised funding strategies, and peoples’ desire for community.

The 2024 conference will explore contemporary issues facing museums, so that together we can take the helm to identify solutions and successfully steer our work forward

Whether you are an emerging professional just getting your feet wet, in the mid-career flow, or an established leader navigating the depths of museum work, we invite you to join us at The Mill Casino Hotel in Coos Bay, September 8-10, 2024.

For more information, please email connect@oregonmuseums.org.

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

Tuesday, February 18 - Saturday, February 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

Hosted by: California Association of Museums

CAM is hard at work planning for the 2025 conference, set to take place from February 18–22, 2025 in San Francisco. We look forward to highlighting best practices and innovative ideas from California's museum community

The California Association of Museums is excited to continue offering in-person programming for 2025. We will not be requiring proof of COVID vaccination/s, but highly encourage vaccination and boosters. For the health and safety of our colleagues, masks are also encouraged (but not required). Capacity and spaces will be thoughtfully considered in the planning of this event.

For more information, please email programs@calmuseums.org.

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