Southeastern Museums Conference

Thank you to the 600 attendees who joined us for SEMC2025!

October 20 - 22, 2025
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel, Montgomery, Alabama

Thank you for joining us in Montgomery for the 2025 Southeastern Museums Conference Annual Meeting! With more than 600 museum professionals coming together for three days of sessions, tours, conversations, and celebrations, this year’s conference was truly one to remember.

SEMC2026 Information Coming Soon!

Save the Date! September 28-30, 2026

About the 2026 Theme

Developed by the Winston-Salem Local Arrangements Committee, the 2026 theme, Forged in Culture – Focused on the Future celebrates the deep cultural and artistic roots that have shaped Winston-Salem and the Southeast, while also looking ahead to how museums and cultural institutions can evolve with purpose, creativity, and resilience.

This theme invites us to:

Honor the cultural legacies that define our communities;
Strengthen connections between art, history, and innovation; and
Envision the future of museums as inclusive, adaptive spaces that lead with intention.

As we gather in Winston-Salem — a city where art, history, and industry have long intertwined — we will explore how collaboration, creativity, and cultural identity can forge a shared future for museums across the Southeast.