This event will provide space for members that are Black in NHMs to introduce themselves on social media either directly through their accounts or indirectly by submitting video introductions. The event will also “Allow us to reintroduce ourselves, our name is BlackInNHMs”. We will engage in conversation about our roles as the first board members of Black in Natural History Museums. We will discuss the broader vision of our organization and the plan going forward. We will use this space to also gather community input from members that are BlackInNHMs.

This event will explore the career trajectories of Black curators. By the end of the panel, the audience will understand the role of a curator in NHMs and will hear the various paths our panelists took to these positions. Panelists will also share their perspectives on the importance of capacity building for collections, including strategies for broadening participation.

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This event will open the cabinets to reveal resources that are lacking to support Black folx in natural history museums. Understanding money matters as an important resource, we will have a 2-hour session to discuss means to obtain funding. This session will consist of a 45-minute talk from NSF program officers (Herron, Marenda, Kearney, Fehlberg), and 45 - 60-minutes questions (panel style with the NSF program directors).

The list of scavenger hunt items will be released, so you can take a
trip to your local museum. On this day we hope that people share what they found at the musuem. If you don't have the time to participate in our scavenger hunt, please highlight some of your favorite spots, places, exhibits, artifacts, and more in your museum. 

This event will look at NHMs as libraries of life and highlight the specimens, artifacts, and objects that have contributed to our basic understanding of life on earth. We will also highlight younger researchers (postdocs & graduate students) and show the innovative science that is possible because of these invaluable specimens.