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MER is embarking on a strategic planning process to chart the next five years, and we want to hear from you. Your insights will help us strengthen our programs, deepen our impact, and better support the direction of the Journal of Museum Education.

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LAST CHANCE! Fill out the survey and join us for a feedback session!

Complete the 5-minute survey linked below by midnight today to get the chance at a complimentary year-long membership with access to the Journal of Museum Education JME!

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Sessions will be held via Zoom and survey respondents will receive more details about the sessions after completion of the survey. So click on that link in the post above ⬆️ and we’ll see you in the next two weeks!

Join us for a Member Feedback Forum!

Session options are:

Monday, February 2nd, 7-8pm ET
Friday, February 6th, 12-1pm ET
Wednesday, February 11th, 12-1pm ET
Thursday, February 12th 6-7pm ET

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MER Member Survey Welcome! Help shape the future of Museum Education Roundtable (MER). Complete this 5-minute survey for the chance at a complimentary year-long membership with access to the Journal of Museum Education...

Complete the 5-minute survey linked below by Monday, February 2nd, to ensure that your feedback is taken into account and get the chance at a complimentary year-long membership with access to the Journal of Museum Education JME!

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A teal graphic says, “Shape the future of MER! The MER membership survey is now available. Fill out the survey by February 2nd and be entered to win a free year of MER membership plus access to the JME.”

MER is embarking on a strategic planning process, and we want to hear from you! Whether you're a long-time member or new to our network, your insights will help us strengthen our programs, deepen our impact, and support the direction of the Journal of Museum Education.

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Excited for folks to connect with us and the good people over at @nycmer.bsky.social !

Connect with other museum educators and professionals, socialize with your peers, and learn more about what MER and NYCMER have on offer for museum lovers like you.

Asset is located at 329 Columbus Ave, New York NY 10023.

Same details as in the post- Happy Hour on September 29, 2025, 5-7pm EDT at Asset (329 Columbus Ave, New York NY 10023)

Calling all MER New Yorkers!

Join members of Museum Education Roundtable and NYC Museum Educators Roundtable for a happy hour on Monday, September 29th, 5-7pm at Asset.

I am co-editing the Trans Museology issue with @magmidd.bsky.social ! Please share with your circles and consider submitting for this incredibly important issue!

Spread the word!

Consider pitching an article showcasing innovative strategies, describing case studies, and research that advance linguistic equity in museums.

Potential topics include:
-Global perspectives on multilingual museums
-Multilingual access programs & evaluation
-Second language acquisition in museum learning
-Indigenous languages & culturally sustaining pedagogy
-Linguistic diversity beyond programming
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From Black English to Sign Language, from code-switching to translanguaging, we want to hear how museums around the world are moving beyond monolingual norms and embracing multilingual approaches in programs, interpretation, and institutional culture.
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For Translating Museum Education

We’re seeking articles on multilingualism in museum education for a special issue exploring how linguistic diversity transforms visitor engagement and belonging.

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We welcome challenges, critiques, provocations, and confrontations.

Potential topics include:
-Trans methodology
-Trans labor in museums
-New strategies for interpreting trans content
-Intersections with race, indigeneity, disability
-Anti-colonial approaches

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There's a gulf between the theory discussed in dissertations and the practice conducted within museum walls. We seek to bridge this gap by inviting a variety of trans museum professionals to offer the insights they have gleaned in their careers and their visions for the future of museum practice. ⬇️

For Trans Museology:

We’re seeking articles on trans methodologies in museum education for a special issue, which will put a variety of perspectives from transgender museum professionals in conversation with one another.

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Journal of Museum Education | 51.3 | Fall 2026 Call for Papers: Trans Museology Deadline: October 15, 2025

Journal of Museum Education | 51.4 | Winter 2026 Call for Papers: Translating Museum Education Deadline: October 31, 2025

We've got active two calls for papers out now!

Trans Museology: www.museumedu.org/journal/call...

Translating Museum Education: www.museumedu.org/journal/call...

Freelance Facilitators - GEM We are looking to expand our learning programme and work with a group of freelance facilitators who have experience of delivering History workshops in a school and/or heritage setting. We […]

New #job Freelance Facilitators @thelondonarchives.bsky.social

Full details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/freelan...

Apply by Mon 8 September 2025

#GEMJobs #Freelance #FreelanceJobs #EducationJobs #MuseumEducation #MuseumLearning #MuseumEd

What a great way to connect with the community!

Come work with a group of passionate museum educators! Happy to answer any questions about the position:

This position plays an essential role in promoting the organization and its publication, meeting the needs of MER members, supporting and advancing MER’s equity and inclusion work, and, in doing so, furthering scholarship in the field of museum education.

The OM attends monthly virtual Sustainability Team meetings, quarterly board meetings, and an annual retreat (virtual or in-person), reporting on membership analytics, and supporting other MER projects.

The role reports to the President of the MER Board of Directors, and is a highly collaborative position that liaises with other board members, the JME’s publisher (Taylor & Francis) and paid contractors (including the JME Co-Editors and especially with the Communications Manager).

The Museum Education Roundtable (MER) seeks a part time contract Operations Manager (OM). This role oversees the organization’s operational activities, administrative functions, and contributes to its membership strategy which supports MER’s primary product: the Journal of Museum Education (JME).

MER is hiring! We're seeking an Operations Manager to begin work with us in September. Applications are due 11:59pm ET on Friday, August 22, 2025, for this remote, part-time position.

Learn more and apply at www.museumedu.org/about/jobs/.

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Photographs of early #Juneteenth celebrations across Texas and beyond: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/juneteenth-photographs #JuneteenthDay #juneteenth2021

At 98, the Grandmother of Juneteenth Still Has Work to Do “When he calls me, I don’t plan to be in no rocking chair waiting for him," Opal Lee says. "Too much to be done.”

"You see someone who needs help, you help them. Tidy up yr corner of the world the best you can, and maybe someone else will see that and take their own actions, and if enough of us do that, at least some of the world becomes better." Hanif A. on Opal Lee:
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Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting