Small Museum Association
Small Museums Working Together
Small Museum Association
41st Annual Conference
Make It Happen
Is there an exhibit, program, or fundraiser that you've been talking about doing for years? Do you feel stuck because of procrastination, lack of board support, or insufficient funds? It's time to take action!
At SMA 2025, small museum professionals will share their tips and tricks of how they made it happen!
February 17 to 19, 2025
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
Gaithersburg, Maryland
About the Conference
The annual SMA conference attracts more than 300 museum professionals, board members, and volunteers from a wide variety of small museums. They attend sessions on topics ranging from collections and education to staffing and board issues. We offer a large Museum Resource Hall and plenty of informal networking opportunities for you to talk with (and get ideas from!) other small museum professionals and volunteers.
Hotel & Area Info
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Registration
Register for the conference and our add-on area bus tours!Sponsors & Exhibitors
Find out more and sign up!Scholarships & Awards
Publicly recognize your colleagues' work by nominating them for our annual awards, or apply for a scholarship to attend the conference. Find out more and apply here.
Accessibility
The Small Museum Association is committed to holding events and programs that are open and welcoming to all. Please see SMA's Accessibility Statement for more details.