Back to AAM home Contact Us Search Login Join Back to AAM home
American Association of Museums
 Advertise with AAM
 AAM Annual Meeting
 Bookstore
 Press
Click to open menu listAbout AAM
Click to open menu listAbout Museums
Click to open menu listMembership
Click to open menu listMembers Only
Click to open menu listNews & Notes
Click to open menu listProfessional Education
Click to open menu listPrograms & Initiatives
 
To represent the museum community, address its needs, and enhance its ability to serve the public

Museums Celebrate America's Freedoms:
Joining Communities in a Day of Remembrance

About Celebrate America's Freedom: A Day of Remembrance
In the summer and fall of 2002 museums across the country responded to the call by the American Association of Museums and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to unite with their communities in remembrance of September 11, 2001. Museums served as gathering places and forums for remembrance and understanding. This initiative underscores museums’ roles as stewards of the nation’s stories and special places where people can gather.

AAM will not be collecting or listing activities, events, and exhibits of museums observing the second anniversary of September 11. Museums are welcome to use the resources of this site if they are planning an anniversary observance with their community.
 
Profiles of Participating Museums
Thank you to all the museum staff who submitted information on their activities, events, exhibits, and ceremonies commemorating the first anniversary of Sept. 11. The outpouring of notes, stories, and press releases was overwhelming. These listings are an account of the positive impact museums made in their communities during this difficult time.

View complete list
View alphabetic list of participants

Museums & Community
Museums that participated in the Day of Remembrance recognize the value of working with community. Sustaining our museums in the changing social landscape is not easy or instantaneous, but we can learn from the successes and failures of others. AAM has produced two publications, Mastering Civic Engagement: A Challenge to Museums and A Museums & Community Toolkit to encourage and help museum professionals in listening to community voices and establishing community relationships.

Learn more about Museums and Community.

Register for Building Community Connections seminar to learn how you and your institution can become more civically engaged and community conscious. AAM members can read about the seminar in “Cultivating Community Connections” in the May/June 2003 issue of Museum News.

  


Contact Us | About AAM | Copyright and Disclaimer Notice

American Association of Museums 1575 Eye Street NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 20005 202/289-1818