May 2 SHRMF Meeting

The South Hampton Roads Museums Forum will meet on May 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum/USS Wisconsin. Check back for information about the speaker and program. We will vote on new officers at this meeting, and the board offers the following proposed slate:

President- Nicole Benson, Portlock Galleries at SoNo
Vice-president- Kathryn Fisher, Old Coast Guard Station
Secretary- Helen Kuhns, Portsmouth Museums
Treasurer- Odean Vanthul, Hampton Roads Naval Museum

Stay tuned for more information!

March 7 SHRMF Meeting

The South Hampton Roads Museums Forum will meet on March 7 from 2-4 pm at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk. Our guest speaker will be Jeff Harrison, Chief Curator of European Art and Acting Curator of American and Contemporary Art.

We are currently seeking people to fill key officer positions next year. If you are interested in serving as president, vice president, or secretary, please email Amy Walton, SHRMF President, at amy@cacv.org. A proposed slate of officers will be presented at the March meeting. Voting will take place at the May meeting.

SHRMF/PMF Meeting- January 10

There will be a joint meeting of the South Hampton Roads Museums Forum and the Peninsula Museums Forum on January 10 from 2-4 pm at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
The guest speaker is Cameron Kitchin, Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia and regional director for VAM. The roundtable topic will be summer camp programs.

November 1 SHRMF Meeting


The South Hampton Roads Museums Forum will meet on Wednesday, November 1, 2006, from 2-4pm at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. Our guest speaker will be Jennifer Weiskotten of the Virginia Association of Museums. She will speak on the Virginia Certificate in Museum Management Program. Please encourage anyone who may be interested in this certificate program to attend the meeting.

Our roundtable discussion will focus on community awareness of museums and other nonprofit organizations. Come and share what your organization is doing to promote itself and its programs!

October 4 SHRMF/PMF Meeting


There will be a joint meeting of the Peninsula Museums Forum and the South Hampton Roads Museums Forum on Wednesday, October 4, from2-4pm at The Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe in Hampton. Join us as we hear updates regarding the Casemate Museum's future as Fort Monroe prepares to close. Share your institution's public programming with your PMF and SHRMF colleagues, and enjoy visiting this historical treasure.

Directions will be emailed to members within the next couple of weeks.

September 6 SHRMF Meeting

The South Hampton Roads Museums Forum will meet on Wednesday, September 6, from 2-4pm at Portlock Galleries at SoNo. Our guest speaker is Michael Williams, Artistic Director for Young Audiences of Virginia. The roundtable discussion will focus on the publication and distribution of materials. We also have some great doorprizes to give away, so please bring your business cards!

Directions to Portlock Galleries will be sent in an email to members.

Questions? Call Amy Walton, President, at 425-0000, ext. 23.

Mission Statement

The South Hampton Roads Museums Forum is a non-profit organization of museum professionals dedicated to fostering communication among area cultural institutions, to increasing public awareness and support of area museums, and to developing professional training opportunities.

Welcome to the site of the South Hampton Roads Museums Forum. We are a network of museum and nonprofit professionals who are interested in expanding programs, effectively utilizing volunteers, and learning about trends in museum and nonprofit education and marketing. Check this site frequently for meeting information and postings by member organizations.

South Hampton Roads is an area rich in museums and cultural institutions. We encourage you to visit these institutions and to support their many programs and exhibitions.