2026 Calendar & MoM Membership Cooperative

A new year is unfolding at the Museum of Motherhood—and it’s already full of momentum. 🌱 From board leadership and strategy sessions to festivals, conferences, and community celebrations, 2026 is shaping up to be a year of action, reflection, and collective joy. Our latest blog lays out what’s ahead, why it matters, and how you can be part of it—from January goal-setting to a fall focus on maternal mental health. Take a look, mark your calendar, and step into the year with us.

MaMaPaLooZa Rocks St Petersburg

Get ready to ROCK with the 2nd annual local MaMaPaLooZa May 4th in partnership w/ FloridaRAMA at The Factory. This FREE Family festival features a music stage, discounted tickets to FloridaRAMA and MoM’s Escape Womb Experience, raffles, giveaways, sampling, health resources and kids activities that celebrate m/others and the people who love them. See you from 11AM – 4PM for a very cool one-of-a-kind day. FYI, MaMaPaLooZa began in NYC in 2003 and went on to pop up in 25 cities and 4 countries over the course of the next ten years. In 2011, attention turned to the Museum of Motherhood and its activities, though MaMaPaLooZa continued to thrive in a variety of locations. Read more in the Tampa Bay News this Sunday!

Health, Wellness & Black Maternal Health Week at MoM

Our impact over the course of the few few weeks was 200 + American and international guests that began with a tour with Girls Rock, St Pete on March 13th at MoM and was followed by the USF sponsored Annual MoM Conference 14-16 and ended with the MoM Art Auction on March 18th in Tampa. Thanks to everyone who participated!

April begins with Health, Wellness & Education event access for ALL at the Museum of Motherhood. MoM is FREE and OPEN to the community at large. Join us now in-person, remotely and online.

TRACKING THE COURSE OF MUTINY AGAINST THE TYRANNY

Op-ed, Martha Joy Rose May 13, 2019  Despite headlines and discourse, the most unchanging thing about motherhood is how much it doesn’t change. While parenting narratives in the public arena are more visible than ever, while books on mothers and mothering are written and published at a dizzying pace (see Demeter Press among others), andContinue reading “TRACKING THE COURSE OF MUTINY AGAINST THE TYRANNY”