News & Announcements

Oklahoma Museums Association Announces 2021 Award WinnersAwards to be Presented During Annual Conference The Oklahoma Museums Association (OMA) has selected award recipients to be honoring

Information on American Rescue Plan Grants Available to Museums State of Oklahoma ARPA Portal https://okgov.force.com/ARPAIntake/s/    The State of Oklahoma will be evaluating projects and ideas

Announcing Preservation Assessment Grants for Oklahoma Historical Records Collections – Museums are encouraged to apply Deadline for Applications: Friday, 5 pm, September 16, 2022 The Oklahoma Department

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act – Virtual No Longer an Option After June 2, 2021 Due to Governor Stitt lifting the COVID-19 emergency declaration on May

EACH YEAR, the OMA Awards Program honors outstanding museum projects and recognizes individuals and groups whose contributions have impacted Oklahoma museums and the museum profession.

Museums Serving the Military OMA is proud to announce the Oklahoma Arts Council granted OMA an Arts and the Military Grant to present Museums Serving

Early Bird Registration is Open for the Oklahoma Museum Conference Oklahoma Museum Conference Smooth Sailing: Museums Charting New Waters September 15-17, 2021 The Grand Casino

Entries for the 2021 OMA Awards Program are closed. The OMA Awards Improvement Committee revised and truly improved the Awards Program for 2020, but the

Updated information May 12, 2021 American Rescue Plan Funding UpdateShuttered Venue Operators Grant SVOG – SBA stated that there are still ample funds available and

2021 Professional Training Sponsorship Opportunities Together, we can strengthen Oklahoma museums. As a sponsor of professional training offered by the Oklahoma Museums Association, you will have

Information from Americans for the Arts Action Fund.   Arts Action Fund and Americans for the Arts will be conducting webinars on these and other COVID-19 Economic

Looking for information on mandating vaccinations in your museum workplace?  Download An Employer Playbook for the COVID “Vaccine Wars” at https://www.gibsondunn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/an-employer-playbook-for-the-covid-vaccine-wars.pdf for all the areas you need

Tips and Tricks to Keep Your Website Up-to-date and User Friendly Webinar is October 25 at 10:00am  CT FREE – Register here. After registering, you

Grant Writing Webinar Featuring Ken Busby Who: Museums, libraries and nonprofits What: Informative webinar on how to write successful grants When: Thursday, October 27 –

Strategic Planning 101 – Live, Online, Three-Part Course Presented by Ken Busby The Oklahoma Museums Association in partnership with Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and Oklahoma

OMA 2021 Smarties Virtual Trivia Fundraiser WHO: You, your colleagues, your friends, your family, your pets (why not, it’s your team!) WHAT: OMA 2021 Smarties

Oklahoma Museum Educators (OKME) to Meet on March 29 Join Oklahoma Museum Educators (OKME) on Monday, March 29 at 2:00pm on Zoom for an informal