Wednesday, June 6 is Museum Day at BEA
BEA is excited to welcome museum store buyers to discover unique books, remainder books, stationery, educational toys and games, and other non-book items that will fly off your shelves and have your customers coming back time and time again.
As a museum store buyer, 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.
- Plus, you'll have the chance to meet, listen to, and get autographs from 500+ authors.
- 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 Art

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 February.
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.
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. Check back soon for the 2012 list of Museum Friendly Exhibitors.
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.