NEMO offers five travel and conference grants (500 euro lump sum, including a free conference ticket) for young museum professionals up to 33 years old based in the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), who are interested and/or active in the topic of AI and cybersecurity, and have a strong commitment to European collaboration and international networking.
The conference theme
How can museums stay centred on people, remain resilient, and prepare for the future as technologies and risks accelerate? This year’s conference, Human after all - Museums in the wake of AI, brings together museum and cultural professionals from across Europe to explore how AI, cybersecurity, and societal change are reshaping the sector. The programme highlights the organisational shifts driven by AI, the growing importance of digital security, and the vital civic role museums play in fostering trust, digital literacy, and open dialogue in our democracies.
Your contribution
We are looking for creative and interactive contributions that engage participants during breaks, transitions, and evening moments. Two types of contributions are possible:
- Interactive activities at stands during receptions and coffee breaks
We encourage dynamic, hands-on formats and invite participants to engage directly. These activities should animate the break areas and invite low‑threshold participation. Examples may include interactive mini‑installations, mini-games, experiments, DIY stations (post-cards, micro-zines, printing) – you are also welcome to come up with something entirely different. - Short, interactive interventions in plenary moments and the side programme
We also welcome brief interventions that activate the audience during plenary transitions, evening moments, or side events. Examples may include thought experiments, performative elements, (collective) singing or movement, short audience prompts, or co‑creation moments – feel free to surprise us. The interventions should be around 3-5 minutes and involve the audience meaningfully.
Interventions should be connected to the conference theme in a wide sense. Be creative and let us know how you imagine your contribution having the conference topic in mind!
Interested in a grant?
Please send us a brief video (max. 1.5 minutes) in English introducing yourself and sharing your motivation to join the conference and your idea for the conference contribution. Please also include your CV (with postal address as proof that you are based in the Baltics) and a summary of the conference contribution in writing (how will it look, what will you need, timing, format, goal).
- Deadline to apply: 30 April 2026
- Submissions and questions: office@ne-mo.org
- Find all details in the Call for participation
If the travel grant doesn’t suit your profile, but you would like to join the conversations in Vilnius, sign up for a reminder to register to secure your ticket to the conference.
