AAAM2026 THE CULTURE ROLL – Association of African American Museums

AAAM2026: THE CULTURE ROLL
Our Stories. In Focus.
The official photo archive of AAAM2026

Before we begin, we’d like to thank the small BUT MIGHTY AAAM TEAM for their hard work executing a SOLD OUT conference! We’d also like to thank the amazing HOST COMMITTEE for making certain that we thoroughly enjoyed our time in Philadelphia!

Philadelphia gave us a moment. Now, we get to relive it.

AAAM2026 brought our community together for three unforgettable days of scholarship, fellowship, celebration, connection, and culture. From the conversations that challenged us to the reunions that restored us, every room held a story…and every photograph preserves a piece of the history we made together.

For the fourth consecutive year, AAAM’s Resident Photographer, MegaPixels Media, was there to document those moments: the people, the programs, the details, the joy, and the energy that made AAAM2026 a sold-out experience.

Below, explore the official AAAM2026 photo galleries, organized throughout the conference. Find yourself. Find your colleagues. Revisit your favorite moments. And see the conference through the lens of our community.

This Land Holds Our Stories. These images help us remember them.

Photography by MegaPixels Media, AAAM Resident Photographer.

Share the Moment

See a photo you love? We encourage the AAAM community to celebrate and share moments from AAAM2026. When posting images from these galleries, please credit MegaPixels Media (@MegaPixelsMedia) and AAAM (@BlackMuseums).

Photography appearing in these galleries is the work of MegaPixels Media and remains subject to the photographer’s applicable usage and copyright terms.

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