Members' Meetup

To stay closely connected with our network, we invite everyone working at NEMO member organisations to join our online Members’ Meetups. Taking place three times a year and free of charge, these sessions provide a welcoming space for exchange, peer learning, and mutual inspiration.

Each Meetup focuses on a specific theme relevant to current developments in the museum field. Members are invited to share experiences, present ideas or projects, raise questions, and take part in open discussion with colleagues from across Europe. The format encourages active participation and values both practical insights and reflective perspectives. 

Beyond thematic exchange, the Meetups also create opportunities to get to know fellow members, strengthen professional relationships, and foster a sense of community within the network. Member contributions are central to each session, making the Meetups a collaborative space shaped by the interests and expertise of the NEMO community.

Next Members' Meetup

The next session will soon be announced.

Previous editions

Curious to learn what we've covered? Explore some previous editions: 

  • 13 April 2026: Sharing perspectives and practices on how museums can collaborate to foster wellbeing, mental health, resilience, and care within their institutions and communities. Speakers: Aida Vežić (Balkan Museum Network), Brina Casey and Sinéad Rice (National Gallery of Ireland), Olivia Braun and Elfi Carle (leaders of NEMO’s newly established Working Group Resilience and Care), and Sandra Baranovska (Korsak Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art).
  • 12 March 2026: The situation of Ukrainian museums after four years of war. Speakers: Małgorzata Ławrowska – von Thadden and Anna Nagadowska (OBMIN), Oleksii Voronko (Odesa National Fine Arts Museum), and Dmytro Hainetdinov (National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War (Kyiv)).
  • 2 December 2025: How can museums nurture critical thinking - for their audiences, their teams, and the wider public - and why is this skill essential in today’s cultural landscape? Speakers: Sandro Debono (NEMO Board Member), and Caroline Wable (Universcience). 
  • 11 November 2025: Museums strengthening wellbeing for visitors, staff, and communities with first-hand accounts of outcomes from the recent NEMO European Museum Conference. Speakers: Zane Grinvalde (NEMO Board Member), and Claire Bown (creator of The Art Engager podcast).
  • 24 June 2025: What experiences have museums had with political influence and what challenges do they face? Speakers: Julia Pagel (NEMO Secretary General), Tina Altmayer (German Museums Association), and Marcela Kvetková (Bratislava City Museum).