2024 Preparators Conference
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri
May 15 – 17th 2024
“Looking Back/Moving Forward”
As we enter the mid-2020s, we would like to look at how our profession has changed after
tumultuous start of the decade, and how we are planning for the future. While our last
convention in 2022 looked at the adaptation in our industry propelled by the events of 2020,
this year we focus on how those changes have become no longer reactive, but the new way of
doing things.
Conference Events
Museum Tour Day, May 15th
Our museum tours include the
National WWI Museum and Memorial; the
National Museum of
Toys and Miniatures; and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offsite storage facility located in a
repurposed salt mine.
Check out the scale model of the Nelson-Atkins galleries at the T&M Museum and get a short
presentation from the staff. You can read more about the model
here.
Since time only allows us to visit two sites in a day, there are three different tours to choose
from for experiencing
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