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Wednesday, August 20
 

7:45am EDT

8:00am EDT

9:15am EDT

Session 3: NYC Emergency Management - Protecting Our People, Protecting Our Heritage
Session Description: This session provides an overview of NYC OEM’s work, emphasizing its partnerships
with cultural heritage institutions. It includes a tour of the Incident Command Center, serving as one of
the educational sessions during the conference’s attendance at OEM.
Wednesday August 20, 2025 9:15am - 9:45am EDT
New York City Emergency Management Department

9:45am EDT

Session 4: Lessons Learned from Museum Decarbonization
Session Description: This session explores museum decarbonization, covering national trends, regulatory
pressures, and technologies like heat pumps and geothermal systems. It shares lessons from the North
Dakota Heritage Center’s all-electric geothermal system and Bowdoin College’s museums, helping
facility administrators understand and implement decarbonization strategies.
Wednesday August 20, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
New York City Emergency Management Department

10:30am EDT

Break
(Leighton Deer, HGA; Thomas Job, North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum; and John Simoneau, Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College)
Wednesday August 20, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
New York City Emergency Management Department

11:00am EDT

11:30am EDT

Benchmarking
Bob Lambe CFM, Facilities Issues
Wednesday August 20, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
New York City Emergency Management Department

12:00pm EDT

1:00pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

2:15pm EDT

Session 5: Progressive Preparedness at MoMA - A Holistic Approach to Museum Resilience
Wednesday August 20, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Session Description: This seminar and panel discussion explores MoMA’s holistic approach to inculcating
a culture of preparedness in daily operations. It addresses expanding threats to museums and how
security and facilities leadership can empower staff to respond confidently to incidents affecting the
museum.
Wednesday August 20, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Museum of Modern Art

3:00pm EDT

Session 6: Prioritizing Facility Capital Expenditures: Strategies for Reviewing Building System Replacements and Extending their Useful Life
Wednesday August 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Session Description: This panel discussion reviews strategies for prioritizing capital expenditures using a
holistic approach. It explores ideas on extending the useful life of building systems while maintaining
integrity, leveraging related repairs to minimize costs and time impacts, and balancing current
technology with pending legislation to provide practical, sustainable solutions for museum needs.
Wednesday August 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
The Museum of Modern Art

4:00pm EDT

Tour Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Wednesday August 20, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Tour MoMA on your own / Free evening after the conclusion of your time in MoMA
Wednesday August 20, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
The Museum of Modern Art
 
Thursday, August 21
 

8:00am EDT

Travel to The Jewish Museum (on your own)
Thursday August 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Transportation to the Jewish Museum (TJM):  

Uber/Lyft or a taxi is the easiest and most efficient way to arrive at TJM. Plenty of cabs are available in front of the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. The fare will be approximately $45.00 (it can vary based on traffic conditions, etc.). The approximate travel time is 30 minutes.

Subway — leave the Sheraton, turn right on 7th Avenue to 55th Street, and take the Q Train only (Yellow Line) five stops going uptown towards 96th Street and 2nd Avenue. Then, take a 15-minute walk going west (towards Central Park) on 96th Street, then a left onto 5th Avenue down three blocks to 92nd Street to the Jewish Museum. The approximate travel time is 45 minutes.

The subway offers "tap to pay" services. You tap your contactless-enabled credit card at the turnstile and can then enter the subway platform.

If you would like to use your smartphone to navigate your trip, please click on the following link and then press the directions button - The Jewish Museum
Thursday August 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Transportation on your own

9:00am EDT

9:15am EDT

Introduction to Jewish Museum
Thursday August 21, 2025 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
Session Description: Using Vizcaya Museum and Gardens as a case study, this session explores the
challenges of executing a long-term Master Plan. It addresses how to update the plan to reflect current
needs, priorities, and thinking in the face of changes in leadership, staff, technologies, and unanticipated
needs over time.
Thursday August 21, 2025 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
The Jewish Museum

9:30am EDT

Session 7: Mastering the Uncharted: Navigating an Ambitious Blueprint - A Case Study of Master Planning at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Thursday August 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am EDT
Mastering the Uncharted: Navigating an Ambitious Blueprint—A Case Study of Master Planning at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (Martha Akins, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens)
Thursday August 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am EDT
The Jewish Museum

10:15am EDT

Session 8: Mitigating Pollutants in Exhibit Case Interiors
Thursday August 21, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Session Description: This session addresses the discovery of efflorescence in exhibition cases at NMAI-
NY. It covers the chemical reactions causing crystal formation, progress in implementing active air
filtration, and ongoing research into cleaning methods for impacted objects. The work aims to deepen
understanding of case volatiles, their mitigation, and impact on cultural heritage objects.
Thursday August 21, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
The Jewish Museum

11:00am EDT

Tour of Jewish Museum
Thursday August 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Thursday August 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
The Jewish Museum

11:45am EDT

Walk to Liederkranz Building
Thursday August 21, 2025 11:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Thursday August 21, 2025 11:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Liederkranz Club

12:00pm EDT

Lunch at Liederkranz Building
Thursday August 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Thursday August 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Liederkranz Club

12:45pm EDT

1:15pm EDT

1:30pm EDT

Session 9: Ensuring Asset Excellence to Combat Deferred Maintenance and Achieve ESG Goals
Thursday August 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
Session Description: This interactive panel discusses implementing asset excellence programs to combat
deferred maintenance in museums. It explores strategies for maintaining facilities despite reliance on
donor/public funding, focusing on achieving ESG goals set for institutions.
Thursday August 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
Museum of the City of New York

2:15pm EDT

Session 10: Reducing Carbon Emissions in a Complex Environment
Thursday August 21, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Session Description: This session covers Heritage Museums & Gardens’ strategy for reducing carbon
emissions across its campus, including existing and new buildings, gardens, and landscapes. It discusses
the institution’s successful 50% carbon reduction, lessons learned, and how to implement similar steps
at other institutions. The session also addresses public education, measuring carbon sequestration in
landscapes, and incorporating sustainable design into building projects.
Thursday August 21, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
Museum of the City of New York

3:00pm EDT

4:00pm EDT

 
Monday, September 8
 

8:45am EDT

National Air and Space Museum - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Introduction
National Air and Space Museum - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Introduction - Coffee and Light Refreshments Available
Monday September 8, 2025 8:45am - 9:30am EDT
National Air and Space Museum - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

9:30am EDT

10:15am EDT

11:00am EDT

3:00pm EDT

3:15pm EDT

4:00pm EDT

4:30pm EDT

 
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