ARC @ 2025 National Museum Publishing Seminar
Baltimore, MD
29 June – 1 July 2025
Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, MD
Founded in 1989, the National Museum Publishing Seminar is a unique event that convenes publishing professionals, academics, and other key stakeholders from the publishing and museum sectors.
The three-day Seminar features a wide array of panel discussions to foster innovation, forge connections, and facilitate dialogue on the importance of museums as cultural repositories. The discussion will illuminate the crucial roles museums and their publications play in uplifting the communities and collections they serve.
On 30 June, ARC Executive Director Julie Trébault will participate in the panel “Publishing Without Fear or Favor: Maintaining Trust with Authors, Artists, and Audiences.” The enriching discussion will speak to the importance of artistic freedom and institutional autonomy, strategies for building trust among audiences, and ways to ensure that museums remain freeing spaces for constructive conversations on vital issues of shared importance. Please see below for more details on the event. A full speaker list is forthcoming.
Publishing Without Fear or Favor: Maintaining Trust with Authors, Artists, and Audiences
Monday, 30 June, 2025
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Marriott Waterfront Hotel
A museum is often a trusted space to have challenging conversations, explore controversial topics, and connect across differences. Publishing this content and producing text for a related exhibition can be difficult to navigate from start to finish. It involves building trust with all stakeholders—from museum leadership and funders, artists and authors, to audiences and the press. It often requires solid defense of decisions large and small, including essay content development, cover art, and even word choice. This discussion hopes to uncover ways the museum can continue to be a successful forum for healthy debate and shared learning through what and how they publish.
Speakers
Julie Trébault
Julie Trébault is the Founder and Executive Director of Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), a global organization dedicated to safeguarding artistic freedom and supporting artists and cultural workers under threat. Under her leadership, ARC provides critical resources and support to more than 2,000 artists facing persecution from state and non-state actors, empowering them to overcome challenges to their creative expression. Prior to founding ARC, she served as director of public programs at the Museum of the City of New York and the Center for Architecture.
Please note: A full speaker list is forthcoming.