Register today to join hundreds of advocates from across the country at Museums Advocacy Day 2025 in Arlington, VA and Washington, DC on February 24-25, 2025!

Museums Advocacy Day 2025 provides a critical opportunity to make the case for museums early in what is sure to be a high-stakes year for museums and other causes.

For over 15 years, Museums Advocacy Day has been providing the essential training and support advocates need to meet effectively with members of Congress and their staff. This is a unique opportunity to unite with museum colleagues and supporters from across the country as one voice to reaffirm our essential value, collective contributions, and aspirations.

Get a preview of what to expect at Museums Advocacy Day 2025. Learn more about the power of participating in Museums Advocacy Day and explore success stories.

Thank you to our Museums Advocacy Day 2025 Supporters!

New headquarters

The new Museums Advocacy Day headquarters hotel, where Monday programming takes place, will be the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel.

Learn more in the Frequently Asked Questions.

2025 Registration Rates

While we estimate participation in Museums Advocacy Day to cost at least $300 per participant, the registration rates below are designed to minimize barriers to participation while ensuring the event continues to be sustainable. Learn more. We are grateful to the individuals and our partners whose financial support helps keep registration as affordable as possible.

If you are able, we hope you will support our cause further by registering at the Sustainer, Champion, or Super Advocate rate—your registration supports this critical work for our field!

All registration rates include access to all Museums Advocacy Day 2025 programming and events. Registration is for in-person programming and participation only (there is not a virtual or hybrid registration option).

Did you miss Museums Advocacy Day 2024?

Learn what to expect at Museums Advocacy Day 2025, and explore a recap below of last year’s unique gathering of museum advocates!

Join our collective cause

Why participate?

Museums Advocacy Day harnesses the collective power of our voices.

Together as a field, we’ve defeated several threats to eliminate federal agencies supporting museums and helped secure billions of dollars in financial relief that enabled many museums to survive and saved thousands of museum jobs. As museums across the country continue to recover and serve their communities in powerful ways, we must keep making our case to Congress. 

As a constituent, you are in the best position to create lasting change. It’s up to each of us to speak up and make the case for museums and tell the story of why museums are essential in our communities.

Get unique learning and advocacy experience.

Get timely, insider information from policy leaders and the tools and information you need to be a successful advocate for museums. Network with peers from your region, hear from federal agency and nonprofit leaders, and build your own professional and leadership skills.

Learn advocacy strategies and techniques you can use not only on Capitol Hill, but also year-round during virtual visits, with your city council and state legislators, with local and regional funders, and to advocate for yourself throughout your career.

Museums Advocacy Day is inspiring, energizing, and impactful.

Unite with museum colleagues and supporters from across the country as one voice by connecting with lawmakers to reaffirm our value, collective contributions, and aspirations.

Lawmakers need to hear from you loud and clear the urgent and continued need for economic assistance for museums, and how you and your museum are serving your community in unique and critical ways.

Your support makes the difference!

Together with one voice we reaffirm our essential value, collective contributions, and aspirations while making the critical case for museums directly to Congress. Learn how you can contribute.