Jun 19 - 21, 2024 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
MSA Forward is built for museum retail professionals and nonprofit store leaders, connecting them with vendors through the conference and expo.
Exhibit Rentals for Museum Retail Vendors and Sales
May 19-22, 2026 | Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
MSA Forward is the Museum Store Association’s annual retail conference and expo, designed to connect vendors with qualified buyers from one-of-a-kind museum stores. The show format emphasizes education, networking breaks, and exhibit hall interactions that support real purchasing conversations.
- Make your technology easy to identify: State your core capability clearly. Highlight application areas, performance parameters, and system compatibility so researchers can quickly determine relevance.
- Support repeatable technical demonstrations: Design for continuous demos with stable power, vibration-safe mounting, and controlled traffic flow to support hands-on evaluation throughout the day.
- Enable focused discussions: Include a dedicated space for design-in conversations, specification review, and roadmap discussions with scientists, engineers, and product development teams.
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Turnkey Execution for MSA Forward
Booths designed for Museum Retail: Get booth designs built for rapid product discovery, clean merchandising, and short, high-value buyer conversations aligned to nonprofit retail purchasing.
In-house Production: About 97% of booth components are produced at our facilities, which supports tighter timelines for showcase builds, product walls, brand signage, and meeting areas, reducing third party dependecy.
Pre-show Trial Run: Your exhibit is assembled before shipping so you can confirm branding, product placement, storage access, and buyer flow.
All-inclusive, Itemized Pricing: Design, fabrication, graphics, logistics, installation, and dismantling covered in one scope so budgeting stays predictable.
Show-ready delivery and on-site execution: We manage install and dismantle at the show-site so your team stays focused on buyer relationships, not operational fixes.
End-to-End booth services: From design to dismantle, your trade show rental booth in Philadelphia is delivered by one dedicated team. This keeps build quality consistent and helps reduce coordination risk during MSA Forward week.
Why Choose Us for Your MSA Forward 2026 Booth in Philadelphia?
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Hear From the Exhibitors
Starmark @Global Pet Expo 2025, Orlando, FL
Mar, 2025
Our booth turned out great at Global Pet Expo, and we received several compliments from attendees! Your team was also nice to work with and very responsive to everything.
Starmark Team
Point Central @Apartmentalize Show 2024, Philadelphia, PA
Jun, 2024
Booth looks great!
Point Central Team
Repli 360 @Apartmentalize Show 2024, Philadelphia, PA
Jun, 2024
A+ Experience!
Repli 360 Team
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Frequently Asked Questions
Prioritize clear merchandising, fast product discovery, and order-friendly conversations. Buyers attend to source new merchandise and strengthen vendor relationships.
Museum stores often operate on nonprofit budgets with curated assortments. Exhibitors should clearly present wholesale pricing tiers, minimum order quantities, case packs, and reorder flexibility to support responsible buying decisions.
Both. Buyers attend to discover new, mission-aligned products while also strengthening relationships with existing vendors.
Yes. The exhibitor information states that all exhibitors must be current MSA vendor members.
Start 8-10 weeks ahead to finalize layout, graphics, product fixtures, and shipping. This is especially important if your booth needs extensive merchandising and storage.
Yes. We tailor display fixtures, signage, and product flow to your collections, price points, and retail themes so buyers can evaluate assortment fit quickly.
Yes. We can build booths for the Museum Store Association Expo, AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo, and others, helping your brand connect with museum retailers, cultural institutions, and experiential merchandise suppliers.
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