Mountain-Plains Museums Association

The Mountain-Plains Museum Association (MPMA) will create a retiree think tank to identify effective ways to bring retirees back into the museum field as participants, volunteers, trainers, and mentors. With the baby boom generation turning 65 at a rate of about 8,000 per day, MPMA will explore how museum retirees are redefining this life stage through a year-long series of meetings designed to develop no-and low-cost ways for retired museum professionals to have easier access to and better involvement with the museum community. With a cohort of retirees who want to stay connected to the museum field, MPMA will test multiple ideas to create a model that supports the implementation of this kind of programming by individual museums. MPMA will document the most promising findings to share with other museum associations to replicate in their regions.