October 20–22, 2025Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hosted at the Walker Art Center, the conference brings together cultural heritage professionals from museums and historic sites across North America and beyond. MCN 2025 offers an inspiring space for our community to connect, share knowledge, and explore the latest innovations in digital technologies for museums. During a time of great uncertainty, it’s more important than ever to learn, collaborate, and develop strategies for resilience together.
This year, you can expect:
The conference takes place over two days, and begins with Ignite on the evening of October 20. For the most up to date information about the conference, check out mcn.edu.
If you have questions about or need accommodations, please email [email protected].
You have until September 8 (six weeks before the conference) to cancel your MCN 2025 registration and receive a full refund, minus a $75 processing fee. Cancellations between September 9 and October 6 will receive a 50% refund, minus a $75 processing fee. Tickets after October 6 are non-refundable and may be applied to a future conference. You can transfer registration to another individual with a $75 processing fee any time before October 6.
For questions about your registration email [email protected].
Thank you to our Community Partners who are generously supporting the MCN 2025 conference!
Discounted early bird pricing for access to all events and programs(Available through August 20)
Standard price admission for access to all events and programs(After August 20)
Reduced price admission for non-profit institutions with annual operating budgets of less than $10M or for-profit organizations with fewer than 5 employees
Standard price admission for access to one day of sessions (October 21 or 22)
MCN envisions a world in which all museums are empowered digitally to achieve their missions. As a membership organization, MCN is dedicated to growing the digital capacity of museum professionals by connecting them to ideas, information, opportunities, proven practices, and each other.
The BIPOC Speakers Fund is one small step in increasing the engagement of BIPOC people at MCN 2025. Providing a platform for a diverse range of speakers will make for a better conference for everyone. The fund will be equally distributed among self-identified, self-nominated BIPOC conference speakers. Thank you for your support.
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