Museums and how to get into their exhibitions and collections

May 18, 2025, 1 pm - 2:30 pm PST (90 minutes)

Now available as a video recording.

This is part three of a six-webinar series to help raise the career of any emerging artist. Webinars will be recorded and available to preregistered attendees. Save by preregistering for any three (under $40 each) or all six webinars (under $32 each).

Museums and how to get into their exhibitions and collections

Getting your artwork into museum exhibitions and permanent collections isn’t just an honor—it’s a game changer for your career. Collectors take notice. Galleries gain confidence. Your credibility skyrockets.

With more than 100,000 museums around the globe, the opportunities are vast—but only if you know how to approach them. This seminar offers a clear, step-by-step strategy to help you navigate the process: how to identify the right museums, prepare your work for review, make effective contact, and avoid common mistakes.

We’ll begin with exclusive, real-world advice gathered from conversations with over a dozen curators at major institutions. Their insights offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at what actually influences acquisition decisions and exhibition choices.

Whether you're emerging or mid-career, this seminar will equip you with the tools to take your museum goals from aspiration to achievement.

Additional webinars in this series:

Part 1 (Recording available): Who are you?

Part 2 (Recording available): How to Communicate with Collectors, Galleries and Museums

Part 4 (May 25, 2025): The importance of books and catalogs of your fine art photographs

Part 5 (June 1, 2025): Contests & Awards

Part 6 (June 8, 2025): The current market: What collectors are buying and why

Choose any three for $119, or all six for $185

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Comments about past seminars:

“We hosted Daniel Miller’s lecture at The Annenberg Space for Photography and it was one of our most popular events yet! His lecture was well-organized, informative, easy to understand, and applicable not just to photographers but really to any artist looking for inside information about the gallery world. Daniel spent extra time with our guests after his lecture to answer their specific questions and took many questions throughout the lecture. I’m confident our guests left happy and with great information to take back and apply to their careers.” – Eva Vieyra Osmand, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, CA

“We had excellent feedback on your seminar and your way of telling the artists how to move in this world of art. Thank you.” – Cristina Manasse, MIA Photography Fair, Milan, Italy

“Daniel has given several seminars at Foto Care on how to get your work into a gallery. He is always a huge draw for us. Attendees always rave about his unique and effective presentation and ask when he will be back. He is definitely one of our favorite speakers and we look forward to his next seminar.” – Linda Drummond, General Manager, Foto Care, Ltd., NYC

“Daniel’s seminar was a perfect follow-up especially for participants of the Eyes On Portfolio Review that was held just three months before. I personally enjoyed his entertaining and interesting presentation, which offered me also an inside view of the difference between the art world in the US and Europe. We had great feedback from the audience and sincerely hope to welcome Daniel back during our festival.” – Thomas Licek, Managing Director, Eyes On – Month of Photography Vienna, Austria

“Daniel brought an unprecedented crowd to RayKo Photo Center for his presentation of ’15 Things to do to Get Represented by a Gallery.’ Not only was his lecture informative and inspiring, full of insider tips and priceless advice, but he also stayed after the 3-hour presentation to further answer questions, both to the crowd and then even later to individual artists. I received many thank you notes afterwards for bringing him to the San Francisco Bay Area. I would have him return for another talk any day, absolutely worth the price of admission.” – Ann Jastrab, RayKo Photo Center, San Francisco, CA

“Terrific presentation! We are very happy you came to Madrid to give this seminar.” – Enrique Polanco, Madrid Foto