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The Ever Evolving American Identity: a New Mission at The Tenement Museum

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

What should a museum do when its subject matter becomes one of the most contested political issues of the day? This is the question I was quickly confronted with upon assuming leadership of …

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Technology

EPISODE 28 and 29: VIRTUALLY YOURS (PARTS 1 & 2) If there is a hot technology in museums right now, it is virtual reality–a technology sometimes credited as being the “ultimate empathy …

Reinforcement Crew: A Look Back

Libby Krecek,

Collections Stewardship

As the Reinforcement Crew enters its second decade of serving museums, we thought it was only appropriate to take a look back at how this endeavor began as well as highlight some of the …

What makes K-12 public school educators choose to use a museum as part of their curriculum?

Amber Geary

Education & Interpretation

In 2013, I became the Museum Educator for the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, a 200-year-old Liberal Arts college nestled in the foothills of Central New York. I was excited to …

Out of the Blue: A Punderful Session About Out-of-the-Box Thinking

Juliana Venegas

Exhibitions

I love a good pun, so when I saw a session at the 2018 Annual Meeting and Museum Expo about whales and puns, I was hooked! The session began with an emotional video about nine blue whales …

Speaking as a Listener

Sam Theriault

Career Management

Throughout the Annual Meeting, I became curious about how we, as museum professionals, share our learning experiences with each other. I found that my favorite speakers were master …

Opening Session and Keynote Speaker Kevin Jennings

Kevin Jennings

2018 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

Kevin Jennings, president of the Tenement Museum and Former Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education, shares how everyone's story is worth telling and reminds us that we're only a generation …

AAM’s New Code of Conduct Inspires Conversation About Gender

Andrea Jones

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

Each year, the Alliance recruits 10-12 people to be Social Media Journalists – to tweet and share conference happenings for those who don’t attend or just want to follow along with …

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Environment and Climate Network

The Environment and Climate Network (formerly PIC Green Museum Network) is a collaborative and pro-active community working to establish museums as leaders in environmental stewardship and sustainability, and climate action. During the …

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The New-York Historical Society

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites libraries and museums to participate in a webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 2 to 3 p.m. (Eastern). The New-York Historical Society …

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Spotlight: Three Must-Reads on Environment and Climate

The world is changing and if we don't keep up, there won't be a world to change with. Here are three articles that share new ideas and models that will help your museum becoming more environmentally sustainable.

The Ever Evolving American Identity: a New Mission at The Tenement Museum

The Latest from Museopunks!

Reinforcement Crew: A Look Back

What makes K-12 public school educators choose to use a museum as part of their curriculum?

Out of the Blue: A Punderful Session About Out-of-the-Box Thinking

Speaking as a Listener

Opening Session and Keynote Speaker Kevin Jennings

AAM’s New Code of Conduct Inspires Conversation About Gender

A World of Connections.

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Museums and their Observers Debate the Field’s Deaccessioning Ethics

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Beyond stereotypes: how Iranian art is challenging preconceptions

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Environment and Climate Network

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Stephanie Shapiro - Chair, Environment and Climate Network

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New-York Historical Society – The Citizenship Project

A Call to Action: We Are Still In

2018 Presidential Sites and Libraries Conference

A Call to Action: We Are Still In for Cultural Institutions

Spotlight: Three Must-Reads on Environment and Climate

Change is in the air!

How Green is Your Museum? A Call for Case Studies

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