8th Annual MOM Conference at the 1st-ever Museum Of Motherhood in New York City

Online, May 10, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The MOM Conference and MAMA Expo is an annual event, supporting academic excellence and creative collaboration in the area of Mother Studies.

Each year, organizers work with universities, and performance arts venues to create an experience that is both educational in nature, and supportive of women in the arts. The International Museum Of Motherhood (M.O.M.) burst onto the scene in September of 2011, embodying a living, breathing, community-centered arts, media and social change space focused on amplifying the voices and experiences of mothers, and connecting 'the cultural family' while pioneering new areas of academe in mother studies.

M.O.M. is the first and only facility of this kind, and is the proud organizer and host of this year's events.

FEATURING: Academics, PhD students, artists and authors from around the world for presentations, panels, readings, workshops and more, at the Museum of Motherhood in New York, NY.

May 17, 10-5PM - Daytime Conference, 7-9PM Evening Performance with the MOM EGG
May 18, 10-5PM - Daytime Conference , 7:30PM Evening Performance with Voices Of Women
May 19, 10-3PM - Daytime Conference
May 20 - (Sun) 11-5PM 9th Annual MAMAPALOOZA Outdoor Extravaganza at Riverside Park So. NYC with Summer On The Hudson, New York (entrance at West 68th St and the Hudson River) FREE

The Museum of Motherhood is proud to partner with GYMBOREE, Working Mother Magazine, Motherhood Foundation Inc., and MAMAPALOOZA, Inc., to make this event possible.

Day passes for the conference are available online ($55 per day, discounts for multiple days and student rates); visit http://www.mommuseum.org/upcoming-conferences for full conference program and ticket purchases for conference and evening events.

The Museum of Motherhood is located at 401 East 84th St. (@1st Ave), lower level, New York, NY.