AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo

Museum directors, curators, educators and vendors; the field's flagship meeting.

Dates
May 5 to May 8, 2027
Where
Houston, TX
Cost
Ticket $275 to $1,045. Member $595 super early (to Jan 22), $675 early, $750 advanced, $820 onsite; non-member $795 / $900 / $975 / $1,045. Student member $275-$325.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
American Alliance of Museums
Audience level
Early career, Mid career, Senior, Executive
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Student member $275; presenter $425-$450; one-day $395-$495; expo-only $150; joining AAM cuts $200.

Speaking opportunities

Open call for speakers · deadline September 21, 2026

2027 call closed Sept 21; notifications in December.

How to apply to speak

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Arts, culture and museums

Roles: museum director, arts administrator

Levels: Early career, Mid career, Senior, Executive

The field it serves: Nonprofit & Social Impact

Verified open jobs
about 8,360

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$105,000 a year (middle half $79,000 to $152,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,133 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
30% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Full Nonprofit & Social Impact snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

  • Allied Universal Sponsoring 2026
  • Athenaeum of Philadelphia Sponsoring 2026
  • Carpenters' Hall Sponsoring 2026
  • Choptank Foundation Sponsoring 2026
  • Cumming Group Sponsoring 2026
  • Da Vinci Science Center Sponsoring 2026
  • Donorbox Sponsoring 2026
  • Imagine Exhibitions Sponsoring 2026
  • Roto Sponsoring 2026
  • Veevart Sponsoring 2026
  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History Sponsoring 2026

Read from the event’s own pages: annualmeeting.aam-us.org.

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Houston, TX. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

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  • 2027: May 5, 2027 to May 8, 2027, Houston, TX
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