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Hosted by the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath)

If you work with a math museum or want to create one; if you design, create, or operate math exhibits; or if you are involved or want to be involved in math outreach or creative math programming, then this is the conference for you!  Join us in New York City for an incredible experience sharing, networking, and learning at the sixth biennial MATRIX (and fourth joint MATRIX x IMAGINARY conference), to take place in July 2026 (July 18 to July 21), just ahead of the ICM conference.

MoMath will host the conference in its brand new 36,000 sq ft home at 635 Sixth Avenue, bringing together exhibit designers, museum founders, and math outreach innovators from around the globe.

Program highlights

  • A panel of Fields Medalists, moderated by Steven Strogatz, discussing why math outreach is important even to top research mathematicians
  • An opportunity to network with outreach experts, museum leaders, exhibit designers, and creative educators from around the globe.
  • Your chance to be among the first to explore more than two dozen new exhibits at the National Museum of Mathematics.
  • A truly New York experience, with unique social events under consideration including: an evening boat cruise past the Statue of Liberty, a World Cup Watch Party, an amazing evening at Monday Night Magic, and a group outing to a Broadway show.
  • Perfect timing to roll straight from MATRIX into ICM 2026.

Registration deadline

Registration will open soon.  Sign up for the MoMath mailing list for announcements!

Conference venue

National Museum of Mathematics
225 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
United States

Conference hotel and travel note

With World Cup visitors crowding New York, hotel rooms are limited; MoMath has reserved a fully refundable block of rooms (until July 16, 2026), available starting July 2025.

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The conference is organized jointly by the SwissMAP Research Station, the National Museum of Mathematics, and IMAGINARY.

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Previous MATRIX conferences

MATRIX x IMAGINARY 2024
MATRIX x IMAGINARY 2022
MATRIX x IMAGINARY 2020
MATRIX 2018
MATRIX 2016
MATRIX 2014