Southeastern Museums Conference

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WHY JOIN?

The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) is the major regional networking organization for museums and their staff in the southeastern states.

A nonprofit membership organization, SEMC is an association of museums, museum staff, independent professionals and corporate partners. We focus on the Southeastern United State including: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands.

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RECIPROCITY PROGRAM!

Find out more about our SERM program and the participating museums

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Support SEMC and our programs with a donation to our Endowment or the Legacy Society.

AFFINITY GROUPS

Want to get more involved in a specific community of practice? Check out SEMC's Affinity Groups!

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registration for semc2025 is open!

Join US in Montgomery this fall!

October 20-22, 2025
Montgomery, Alabama

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March 2025

Directives from the new Administration have impacted diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and swiftly reduced the workforce of our nation's culture keepers. Together we must recognize the challenges and uncertainties that our institutions and the real people who uphold their missions now face. Despite these challenges, our commitment to fostering inclusive and equitable cultural spaces remains unwavering.

This spring SEMC will survey our members to gauge the impacts of the first 100 days and gather important feedback so we can produce programs that meet current needs and realities. We are also consolidating resources and tools that may be helpful during these unprecedented times. Check this link frequently.

Executive Order Resources

In the meantime, let’s continue to champion inclusivity, excellence, and equity in all our endeavors. The Southeastern Museums Conference stands beside you, offering support and resources during this transitional period.

With appreciation for all you do,

Zinnia Willits

SEMC Executive Director

ADOCACY ALERT!

Act Now to Help Save the Institute of Museum and Library Services!

READ THE CALL TO ACTION!

Looking for a little good news—or have some to share? Join us for this uplifting program presented in partnership with the six regional museum associations. For details and to register, head over to our Virtual Programs page!

The SEMC 2025-2027 Strategic plan is now available!

Make sure to enable "full screen" on the ISSUU platform for best viewing of this online publication!

Or view the Plan as a PDF

Read the winter 2025 edition of Inside SEMC!

Thank you to all who contributed!

The next submission deadline is July 30, 2025

Have you visited the Museum Learning Hub?

Free, self-paced technology training!

Visit the Hub!

Southeastern Museums Conference Land Acknowledgement

SEMC acknowledges that our offices in Atlanta, Georgia are headquartered on the traditional lands of the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee Peoples past and present. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it through the generations. As an organization, we commit to being better caretakers of the lands we inhabit and learning more about the native peoples that traditionally occupied these lands.