Embracing Neurodiversity: Creating Inclusive Spaces in Cultural Institutions Workshop
Embracing Neurodiversity: Creating Inclusive Spaces in Cultural Institutions WorkshopHave you heard other museum professionals discussing “sensory-friendly” spaces, activities, or events and wondered whether your museum should offer these as well? Maybe you’ve heard the term “neurodiversity” before but aren’t sure what it means or what it has to do with your museum. Or maybe you’ve […]
Unlocking the Full Potential of OMA Membership Live Webinar
Unlocking the Full Potential of OMA Membership Live Webinar In the spirit of continuous learning, growth, and collaboration, we are thrilled to extend a warm invitation to you for a live webinar that promises to unveil the multitude of benefits available to you as acherished member (or potential member) of the Oklahoma Museum Association. When: […]
Oklahoma Museums Day at the Capitol February 15
Oklahoma Museums Day at the Capitol February 15 Oklahoma Museums Day at the Capitol February 15Register here Join the Oklahoma Museums Association and other Oklahoma museums advocates for a great morning at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Visit with legislators and colleagues about the importance of Oklahoma museums to the economy, education and quality of life for […]
Small and Rural Museums Invited to a Collections Conundrums Zoom Call on January 25
Small and Rural Museums Invited to a Collections Conundrums Zoom Call on January 25 The Oklahoma Museums Association is pleased to announce a FREE new program, Rural Museums Adapting to Contemporary Challenges. The goal of the program is offer online and on-demand practical museum collections information to museum workers (paid and volunteer), access to museum […]
Session Proposals Sought for 2024 Oklahoma Museum Conference
If you would like to submit a session for the 2024 Oklahoma Museum Conference which will take place September 11-13, 2024 at the Museum of the Red River in Idabel, please do so here. The deadline to submit is January 31. If you do not want to submit, but would like to suggest a topic, please contact the […]
Announcing the new OMA App
OMA Connects OMA Connects is an App powered by the Oklahoma Museums Association and is a free online community for staff, board members and volunteers of Oklahoma museums. The OMA App is for the community members of the Oklahoma Museums Association. OMA empowers Oklahoma museums. OMA loves Oklahoma’s 500+ museums and helps strengthen them to serve […]
OMA M!X Networking Event Dec 5
RSVP by November 28 by emailing sodaniel@okmuseums.org with the number attending.
Tips & Tricks to Fundraise More Effectively for Your Museum or Archives
October is Archives Month. Tips & Tricks to Fundraise More Effectively for Your Museum or Archives Webinar October 20, 2023 at 1:30pm CT. Free webinar but registration is required. Register here Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, ACNP, for a fast-paced session filled with tips for busy museum and archives professionals to get more fundraising […]
Oklahoma Museum Conference Registration is Open
2023 Oklahoma Museum Conference – Last Chance Registration Open Preliminary Program Here – Registration information on page 12 of program. Register online here Museums Blooming Over TimeSeptember 13-15, 2023Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference CenterBroken Arrow, Oklahoma Museums are amazing and wonderful places for all. They inspire creativity, preserve history, increase sense of wellbeing and so much more. Join us at […]
Rural Museums Adapting to Contemporary Challenges
Rural Museums Adapting to Contemporary Challenges Program Launched The Oklahoma Museums Association is pleased to announce a new program, Rural Museums Adapting to Contemporary Challenges, is being offered to the 65 museums in Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Johnston, Kiowa, Latimer, McCurtain, McIntosh, Okfuskee, and Pushmataha counties thanks to a grant from the […]
Smarties is a Wrap
Another great Smarties Virtual Trivia Night is in the books. Congratulations to Team Cerebros de los Muertos from the Oklahoma History Center for being the winning team and claiming bragging rights for 2023! Team Not the Cowboy from the Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Gaylord Pickens Museum claims second place, and The Home Fries from […]
2023 OMA Photo Fundraiser Winner
Congratulations to James Pepper Henry for winning the inaugural photography contest with his Winter Solstice photo taken at the First Americans Museum. The description of the photo is as captivating as the image. This image is the Winter Solstice sunset shining through the winter solstice tunnel at First Americans Museum on December 21, 2022. This […]
Vote for Your Favorite Photo in the 2023 OMA Photo Fundraiser
Vote for your favorite photo(s) by contributing $1 per vote. The photo with the most votes will be determined by the amount of money raised by 8pm CT on Friday, June 9, 2023 and announced during the Smarties Virtual Trivia Event and posted to the OMA website on Monday, June 12, 2023. Vote early and […]
It’s Smarties Time!
Smarties Virtual Trivia Night Register your team online here by May 31Be a sponsor of Smarties Virtual Trivia Night. Download the sponsorship form here or pay your sponsorship online here. WHEN: Friday, June 9, 2023. Individuals must login to the online trivia platform at 6:30pm to join their team’s virtual room and the first round of trivia play will start […]
OMA Awards Program Accepting Nominations
OMA Awards Program Accepting Nominations Oklahoma museums are encouraged to submit their best to the OMA Awards Program. Download all the information here. The deadline to submit an entry is Friday, May 19, 2023. The 2023 award season is about the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Awards, Grammys, and the Oscars to name a few. Now is also a […]
Blue Star Museums Program
Blue Star Museum Program It is time for museums to be a Blue Star Museum. Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, […]
OMA Photo Fundraiser
Love taking photos? We encourage you to submit your best museum related photograph to our contest. You will have a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card and help OMA raise funds for programs. Win-Win! OMA is hosting a first ever photo fundraiser. The rules are below. The public will be voting on their […]
Museum Accessioning and Registration of Collections Online Course
The Museum Accessioning and Registration of Collections Online Course, developed by the Oklahoma Museums Association and made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, is an on-demand course that can be completed at your own pace. This course teaches a solid foundation of basic museum collections knowledge and is great for staff, […]