| AGENDA AT A GLANCE Friday, October 24, 2025 10:00 am Museum Visit #1 Blanton Museum at the University of Texas Campus - Meet at the Museum Lobby (no food or drinks) 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78712 11:30 am Museum Visit #2 Bob Bullock Texas State Museum - 1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701 Lunch (on your own) - There are plenty of restaurants close by 2:00 - 2:30 pm Museum Visit #3 Mexi-Art Museum - Meet in the lobby 419 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 3:00 - 4:00 pm Museum Visit #4 Austin Public Library - Meet in the lobby 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701 5:00 pm Downtown Happy Hour Meet at SoCo Bar and Bites in the Embassy Suites 300 South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 6:00 pm We will walk over to the Bat Boat Tour (Extra Ticketed Item: $20) – 5-minute walk Lonestar Sunset Bat Tour 6:30 - 7:30 pm Open-Air Boat
- You may want to bring a light jacket/no restroom on boat
- Katy Murphy will bring light snacks and beverages. The boat tour is BYOB. Dinner (on your own) or Tag along with a group of us! Recommendations in your confirmation email. Saturday, October 25, 2025 Host location: Matr Boomie- 204 W Powell Lane, Unit 1, Austin, TX 78753 9:00 am Check in – swag bag pickup & order your lunch for today 9:00 am Continental Breakfast - Fruit, Pastries, Coffee & Tea 9:30 - 10:00 am Exhibitor Show & Tell - Moderated by Katy Murphy, Narrative Material - 5 minutes for each vendor to show off a few of their products, introduce themselves and tell us a bit about their company. 10:30-11:15AM - Education Session #1 Panel Discussion for Everyone: Retail Storytelling We’ll touch on merchandising, signage & product development that reflects the individual nature of your space. + Retail Spooky Stories following a Q&A 11:00 – 11:45 PM Lunch provided by Thundercloud Subs 11:45-12:30PM Chapter Meeting - Mentorship & Growth Opportunities in MSA & Museum Retail
- Deep dive what it means to participate in MSA. Stories from leaders and news about member benefits. 12:45-2:00 pm | Education Session #2 The Life of a Product with Jessica from Golden Island + Ask A Vendor Q&A We’ll go into detail about how a museum store product comes to life. Golden Island, Mattr Boome, & Narrative Material.
We can give a detailed explanation on what it’s like to procure goods, materials, and import orders large and small in 2025.
At the end, we will give the floor to our museum buyers to ask vendors anything about the current trade war, realistic production capabilities, and challenges. 2:15-3:30pm Round Table sessions for Vendors & Institutions - For Institution Members: Buying & Budgeting for 2026
- For Institution Members: Engaging with our local community & commerce partners.
- For Vendors: Trade Flipped - How are you navigating global trade? How are you doing? How can MSA help in relaying messages regarding trade?
4:00 pm | Group Dinner @ Chuy’s Tex-Mex 10520 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Self-guided Museum site visits (on your own) Recommended Museum list coming soon! | 
