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The Oregon Museums Association (OMA) is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and services to over 250 museums, cultural institutions and associated professionals throughout Oregon.

Our Mission

The Oregon Museums Association empowers Oregon's museums to thrive. Valuing inclusion and friendship, OMA strengthens connections throughout the Oregon museum community with:

Lively discussion and networking at in-person events and via online media;
Insightful programming and training at our annual conference and workshops;
Targeted advocacy to advance the museum field.

Get involved! How to parter with OMA

As an OMA member, there are several ways to be a part of the online and in-person community.

Use our online forum. Post a question, respond to a request.
Plan a meet up in your community. OMA can help you organize and advertise a local meet up.
Post a job on our website.
Have your museum blog listed on our website.
Have your museum’s online collection listed on our website.
Send us photos of your institution. We need high-resolution photographs of our member museums, exhibits and events to feature on our website and printed materials.
Write to us with any questions, ideas or comments: connect@oregonmuseums.org

If you’d like to get more involved, we are looking for persons with the following skills and enthusiasm:

Funding. Help us search for and write grants.
Social media. Help with our social media accounts.
Membership. Invite local museums in your area to join OMA.
Advocacy. Monitor state and local activities and create alerts for our members.
Research. Help fill in the information about Oregon museums on our website.
Writing. Write an article for our newsletter or website.

Send us an email to get more involved: connect@oregonmuseums.org