September 4 | 2026

Know Before You Go!

Whether this is your first SEMC Annual Meeting or your fifteenth, we want you to arrive in Winston-Salem ready to make the most of your conference experience.

Join us next week for one of two virtual Know Before You Go sessions. We’ll talk through what to expect, helpful conference logistics, ways to connect, and answer your questions before you arrive.

Spend a Night with the Slave Dwelling Project at Old Salem

SEMC2026 attendees have a unique opportunity to participate in an overnight experience with the Slave Dwelling Project at Old Salem Museums & Gardens on Monday, September 28.

This immersive experience offers participants a rare opportunity to engage with history in the extraordinary setting of Old Salem during the SEMC Annual Meeting.

Participation is limited to just 20 people, so advance registration is required.

At AAAM2026 in Philadelphia, SEMC Executive Director, Zinnia Willits, had the opportunity to serve as a table leader for Navigating Change: Holding the Line, a conversation exploring what museum professionals are being asked to navigate, protect, and sustain in a period of significant change.

The conversation is now expanding beyond the room, and we would love to see voices from across the SEMC community represented.

Museum professionals are invited to complete a brief survey exploring ethical leadership, shared accountability, and the challenges and opportunities facing our institutions and our profession. Responses will help identify common themes and experiences that can inform continued conversations and support for the field.

Image credit: BeauMonde Originals

The survey closes September 11.

There is still time to join us!

Come together with museum colleagues from across the Southeast in Winston-Salem, September 28–30, for three days of learning, conversation, connection, and celebration as we mark 75 years of SEMC and look toward the future of our field and our professional network.

Come for the program. Come back for the people.

Hundreds of museum professionals from across the Southeast have already made plans to join us for SEMC2026. We hope you will be one of them!

September 28–30, 2026 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Online registration closes September 21st!

REGISTER TODAY

SEMC staff and the amazing event team from Hutchinson Design Group, are excited to welcome attendees to Winston-Salem later this month!