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About the Conference:
In a city defined by innovation and reinvention, CAJM and AHO’s 2026 Conference will explore how museums can confront the urgent challenges of our time - from rising antisemitism and social fragmentation to new opportunities for collaboration, creativity, and renewed public trust.
Facing the Future: Museums as Catalysts for Change invites leaders from across the Jewish museum field and the broader cultural sector to examine how our institutions steward memory, strengthen civic life, and lead with purpose in a rapidly shifting landscape.
Our planning is guided by three core concepts:
Hope and honesty in equal measure - pairing optimism with clear-eyed engagement.
Detroit as a learning landscape - drawing insight from the city’s legacy of creativity, reinvention, and complex histories.
Museums as catalysts - fostering connection, deepening understanding, and modeling new pathways forward.
Antisemitism in America: The Past Is Present, Again
How can Jewish museums and institutions best leverage their knowledge of the past to help educate the public about antisemitism on the home front? Pamela Nadell, professor at American University and author of Antisemitism: An American Tradition, will discuss the issue and lessons from the past with Andrew Lapin, reporter at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and creator and host of the podcast Radioactive: The Father Coughlin Story.
We look forward to adding to this growing roster. If you know a corporate sponsor, nonprofit, foundation, or individual interested in supporting CAJM’s work and our conference cycle, please contact executive@cajm.net.
