This year’s Museum Workers Advocacy Day will take place digitally on April 19th and 20th, 2027. 

This year, guided by feedback from our members, we’re highlighting challenges facing the field such as: the lack of stable, full-time employment opportunities, chronic underfunding of museums, the struggle for workers to maintain a healthy work/life balance, growing concerns around censorship and institutional independence,the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) across the GLAMZ sector, and other concerns that create an uncertain future for professionals. 

Yet, the people whose daily lives are impacted most significantly by the challenges that exist in museums today are rarely included in the broader discussion about the direction of the museum field. Emerging professionals, frontline staff, interns and volunteers are the individuals who welcome visitors into the museum, run programming, care for collections, answer visitor's questions and connect with members of their local community.

As a result of working in this capacity each and every day, these individuals have firsthand knowledge of what occurs within the walls of a museum. These individuals' perspectives matter. However, it is often rare for these workers to have an opportunity to contribute to decision making processes regarding the future of the organizations they support.

Museum Workers Advocacy Day exists to change that. We believe those who do the work should have a voice in shaping its future, hence our 2027 theme The Future Is You. Museum Workers Advocacy Day is an opportunity to come together, share our experiences, and advocate for a more equitable field. 

Schedule TBD.