Name: Women in the Museum Field
Start: 2025-03-26T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-26T20:00:00-05:00
Location: The Joseph Regenstein Library

Tour A Pressing Call: 500 Years of Women in Printing. Listen to a panel about the challenges and joys of being a woman working in museums.
About this Event

Event Description

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, CMEG will meet at the Joseph Regenstein Library at University of Chicago to walk through The exhibit explores the significant (but often silent) contributions women have made to printing and book production, as well as the social and economic drivers that both inhibited and encouraged their involvement.

After touring the exhibit, we’ll gather for a panel discussion with women who play different roles in Chicago’s museum field. The discussion will offer a look into the diversity of work that makes exhibitions possible, from curation to exhibit design, and from media to production—critical efforts that are sometimes not seen or fully understood by the public. The conversation will include a frank discussion of the state of the industry, what it’s like to advance in a career or promote a business, and strategies for thriving during a tumultuous era as a woman in the museum world.

Panel Speakers

Latoya Flowers, Senior Multimedia Creative, Field Museum
Rosie Stewart, Art Department Manager, Ravenswood Studio
Elizabeth Frengel, Curator of Rare Books and Director of the Kim-Park Program, University of Chicago
Chelsea Kaufman, Library Exhibition Designer, University of Chicago (moderator)

Event schedule:

5:00 PM Attendees arrive and tour the exhibit with a walkthrough led by the exhibit curators, Elizabeth Frengel and Rebbeca Flore
6:00 PM - Panel discussion with Latoya, Rosie, Amy, and Chelsea in an adjacent conference room
7:00 PM - Networking and snacks
8:00 PM - Event ends

Suggested Donation

There is a $20 suggested donation for this event. Please bring cash to pay the donation.
Your generous donation helps CMEG buy snacks, pay our speakers, and cover other expenses, like our website.
No one will be turned away from this event because they cannot pay.

About CMEG

Founded in 1991, The Chicago Museum Exhibitors Group (CMEG) brings together students and professionals involved in the design, development, and production of exhibits for museums and cultural institutions.