AAAM 2025 Schedule At A Glance

*Please note this schedule is subject to change.*

Schedule At-A-Glance

To view the concurrent sessions schedule, please click here.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

• • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Registration Open
  • 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Invitation Only Session
  • 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM: Invitation Only Session
  • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Downtown Charleston: Local Tour (REGISTRATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE)
  • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Lincolnville: Local Tour (REGISTRATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE)
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: AAAM x AACRN/Park History Convening
  • 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Exhibit Gallery Open
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: AAAM Advocacy & Action
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Opening Plenary
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Opening Reception: International African American Museum

  Thursday, July 24, 2025

  • 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Exhibit Gallery Open
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Morning Networking Lounge
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Opening Ceremony
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Concurrent Sessions
  • 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Keynote & Awards Luncheon
  • 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions
  • 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Directors & Trustees Listening Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Speed Networking & Mentorship Session
  • 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Concurrent Sessions
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Emerging Museum Professionals Meet Up
  • 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Evening Reception: Gibbes Museum of Art

  Friday, July 25, 2025

  • 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Exhibit Gallery Open
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Morning Networking Lounge
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Concurrent Sessions
  • 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Closing Plenary
  • 2:15 PM – 3:55 PM: If You Only Knew…Icabod Flewellen: Father of the African American Museum Movie Screening
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Becoming Thurgood – America’s Social Architect Movie Screening
  • 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Exhibitor Closing Mixer
  • 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Closing Reception: Montague Room

  Saturday, July 26, 2025

  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Penn Center/Hilton Head and Mitchelville Tour (REGISTRATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE)