The Society of Automotive Historians was well represented at the 2026 NAAM [National Association of Automobile Museums] annual conference, held April 20-23, 2026 at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The four-day conference incorporated presentations on a variety of topics of interest to auto museum personnel and auto historians alike. Each day was divided into morning sessions and afternoon field trips to transportation-related museums and companies, which included the British Transportation Museum, National Museum of the United States Air Force, Carillon Historical Park, Champaign Aviation Museum, Robert McConnel Race Car Collection, Euro Classics Collection, and Exhibit Concepts, Inc. The NAAM Banquet and NAAMY Awards presentation topped off a great week of learning, networking, and fun. (cl)
Photos: America’s Packard Museum, Top Left: SAH Board Member Mark Vargas and team presenting “Grants 101”; Top Right: 2025 SAH FAH winner Matt Short presenting “Future of Automotive Exhibitions and Experiences”; Bottom Left: WIMNA [Women in Motorsports North America] co-founder Cindy Sisson with SAH member Lauren Goodman presenting “Interpreting, Preserving and Activating Women’s Stories in Motorsports Museums”; Bottom Right: Wright Brothers National Museum at Carillon Historical Park. Photos courtesy of Sean Mathis and NAAM.