Welcome!
BEA is thrilled to unveil a full line up of events and education for museum store buyers at this year's show. Here are just some of the things that may be of particular interest to you:
- The largest show floor in North America with 1,300+ exhibitors displaying their upcoming titles—in all formats and every genre, from across the country and around the world.
- Gift Shop Pavilion—uncover those one-of-a-kind non-book items to add distinction to your museum store.
- Global Market Forum: Russia—Meet with representatives from Russian publishing.
- CIROBE Remainders Pavilion—choose from a wide array of remainder books.
- Digital Discovery Zone (D2Z) brought to you by IDPF and IDPF Digital Book 2012—learn more about the digital revolution and what it can do for your store.
- BEA Education Program: Dedicated sessions in the BEA Education Program that will help you add value to your museum store. Featuring: Museum Store Opportunities – Merchandising & Marketing Ideas - Wednesday, June 6, 9:30 am - 10:20 am, Room 1E11.
- Plus, you'll have the chance to meet, listen to, and get autographs from 500+ authors.
If you are a museum store buyer and are interested in attending BEA, email Lisa Montanaro for more information and to learn how you and your team can join us this year.
Invitation-Only Museum Store Networking Reception
Co-Hosts: The International Spy Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston
Founding Co-Hosts: The Brooklyn Museum and The San Francisco Museum of Modern Artt
BEA will hold its second Museum Store Networking Reception on Wednesday, June 6. This high-end networking breakfast is exclusively for key buyers from museum stores and is invitation-only. Museum store buyers will be receiving a printed invitation in April.
Check out the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Pinterest pin board that the BEA team worked on with Sean Halpert, senior buyer-books, Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Visit these Museum Friendly Exhibitors!
BEA has more than 1,300 exhibitors for you to see but be sure to stop by museum friendly exhibitors who especially cater to Museums. See the 2012 list of Museum Friendly Exhibitors.
Network and Connect with fellow Museums
The following Museum Store representative will be attending BEA this year. If you are attending and would like to your name added to the directory, email Cristian Robalino. (And check out the list of NYC Museums below if you want to do some museum visiting during your stay!)
Discover New York City Museums
New York City is filled with museums. Take a moment to view all of the wonderful options available to you and then plan a trip during your visit to BEA. Download PDF Version of NYC Museums.