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MPMA CONFERENCE 2026 PROGRAM

The MPMA Conference 2026 will be held at the Antlers Hotel from October 15, 16, & 17, 2026, in Colorado Springs, CO.

Join us for three days filled with fantastic tours, enlightening workshops, engaging keynotes, informative sessions, and exclusive evening events. The Mountain-Plains Museums Association’s Annual Conference is known as a premier training and networking venue for those who work in MPMA’s region of ten states in the west. This is where the networking begins. Provocative programming will get you thinking about all the possibilities in your museum or in your career. Learn what is new in the profession, come away inspired and energized. Then, go back home and make a difference in your community.

The preliminary program is below, it is subject to change or modifications.

Preliminary FULL Program (with Sessions)

Tour Descriptions

Workshop Descriptions

Evening Event (Thursday, Oct. 15)

Evening Event (Friday, Oct. 16)

Schedule At-A-Glance

Tour Descriptions

Workshop Descriptions

Evening Event (Thursday, Oct. 15)

Eventing Event (Friday, Oct. 16)

Schedule At-A-Glance

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