NEW: Increase visibility to your product or service and become a Webinar Sponsor!
Deliver your 2-minute company introduction of your product or service at the beginning of the webinar. You also have the opportunity to introduce our webinar educator or moderate the Q&A and we will add your company logo on course marketing materials via email and our website. The cost of this opportunity is $250. If you are interested in learning more, contact education@museumstoreassociation.org
Virtual Talking Shop: University Museums Roundtable
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
2-3pm EST
REGISTER HERE
This roundtable will be moderated by Michelle Bourdon, Visitor Services, Store & Revenue Manager, USC Museums, and Julia Jordan, Retail Experience Manager, Edelman Fossil Park & Museum.
The “How-To” of Participating in Museum Store Sunday for MSA Vendors!
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
3:00 pm ET
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Come one, come all to this Vendor-focused Museum Store Sunday webinar! Our Museum Store Sunday experts will give vendors the lowdown on everything they need to know about vendor participation in MSA’s annual advocacy campaign.
Institution members are encouraged to join for a robust conversation and Q&A!
Don’t forget the 2025 Museum Store Sunday Informational webinar is taking place on Tuesday, September 16, at 12:30 pm ET! Look for registration details by email.
2025-2026 Webinar Series: Thinking Outside the Shelves: Turning Challenges into Opportunity
presented by Anne Cecil of ONO.
Unlock fresh perspectives and practical strategies to tackle retail merchandising challenges head-on. This series explores three powerful creative approaches—Design Thinking, SCAMPER, and Reframing—that will help you innovate product placement, store layout, and shopper engagement. Learn how to transform obstacles into opportunities that drive sales and enhance customer experience.
Webinar One: “Design Thinking — Human-Centered Retail Innovation”
August 27, 2025
3:00 PM ET
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In today’s evolving retail landscape, success lies in truly understanding your customer — not just what they buy, but how they feel, behave, and navigate your space. This webinar introduces Design Thinking, a problem-solving framework rooted in empathy, creativity, and iteration, to help retailers reimagine their stores from the shopper’s point of view.
All You Need to Know to Drive Success for Your Museum Store Sunday!
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EST
This webinar is for all members!
REGISTER HERE FOR YOUR ZOOM LINK
Whether this is your first year or year nine participating in Museum Store Sunday (particularly if you haven’t registered yet!), we hope you join us for this instructional webinar.
We will discuss what is new for 2025,a call to action to shop locally, and a plan for this year’s national PR campaign. Learn how to increase awareness of your store and drive traffic and sales with marketing, special events, and promotions on Museum Store Sunday.
Join Co-Chairs Stuart Hata, Director of Retail Operations, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Susan Tudor, Director of Retail & Visitor Experience, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, and Jonathan Ochart, Founder of The Postcard Agency as they take you through the ways you can get your Museum Store Sunday event out to the public! These best practices are tried and true!
