American Alliance of Museums homepage

Editor's Picks

Museum sector enjoyed growing numbers of visitors in 2021

By Bea Mitchell, Blooloop
Category: Attendance
The Art Newspaper has unveiled the 100 most popular art museums in the world in 2021 in its annual visitor figures survey, with the museum sector welcoming back growing numbers of visitors. …

Community and collaboration at the High Museum of Art

By Lalla Merlin, Blooloop
Category: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

Randall Suffolk has been the director of the High Museum of Art since 2015. Previously, he served as director of Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and as director of The Hyde …

After MoMA Stabbings, Museums Review Their Safety Protocols

By Zachary Small, Nytimes
Category: Labor

Violent acts in museums are rare, experts say, but the seriousness of the recent attack at the Museum of Modern Art has focused attention on protecting visitors and employees. Karissa …

Universal Hip Hop Museum Planning Metaverse Experience before Construction of Venue Completed

By Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton, Black Enterprise
Category: Technology

The birthplace of hip-hop, the Bronx, NY, will have its own museum in approximately two years when the construction of the two-floor Universal Hip-Hop Museum is completed. According to …

In Dubai, the Museum of the Future Conveys a Message

By David Belcher, Nytimes
Category: Facilities

The Museum of the Future, the $136 million government-sponsored museum that opened last month, gives visitors a peek into tomorrow. Surrounding the 189,444-square-foot facade are 1,024 …

Museums Are Cashing In on NFTs

By Scott Reyburn, Nytimes
Category: Technology

There's money to be made, though most institutions are wary of getting involved. LONDON - "To wake up to one of these things is pretty special - to have a Leonardo at home," said Joe …

Museums are in a race to save America’s treasures from climate change

By
Category: Environmental Sustainability

The nation's museums are facing increased flooding and more frequent wildfires, and all that history inside is at risk. The value at stake is incalculable. Now the rush is on to make the …

Reopening America’s Black Holocaust Museum

By
Category: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

On 25 February 2022, America's Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened its doors to the public for the first time since 2008. The museum, which is both a historical …

See all Editor's Picks

Featured Professional Network

Security Network

This photo shows a security guard standing in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, United States.

Our mission is to serve the members and non-members of AAM by providing security expertise to the museum community. We want the AAM security network to fulfill its distinct mission but to also serve as a supporting body for the ASIS …

Continue reading about Security Network

Leadership of this professional network

Headshot of a man with grey hair wearing a peach colored shirt.
Chris Provan - Chair, Security Network
  • Facilities and Security Manager
  • Longyear Museum of Anthropology & Picker Art Gallery, Hamilton, NY
Robert Carotenuto - Vice Chair, Security Network
  • Associate Vice President for Security
  • New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY

Latest headlines about this professional network

Is Your Museum Prepared for Ransomware?
Logo of Center of the Future of Museum's Space Slug
By Elizabeth Merritt
Category: Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
View all AAM Professional Networks

Upcoming Events

View All Events

Spotlight: Most-read posts from the Alliance Blog this week!

How the Anchorage Museum is Telling the Story of Climate Change

Headshot of Julie Decker
By Julie Decker

Museopreneur: How museums are leaping into new business models with entrepreneurial spirit

A white male stands in front of a red cinderblock wall looking straight at the camera wearing dark rimmed glasses a suit and tie.
By Brendan Ciecko

On the Ground: How Visitor Experience Teams Are Teaching Front-Line Staff to Be DEAI Advocates

Headshot of Andrea Gallagher Nalls
By Andrea Gallagher Nalls

Subscribe to Field Notes!

Packed with stories and insights for museum people, Field Notes is delivered to your inbox every Monday. Once you've completed the form below, confirm your subscription in the email sent to you.

If you are a current AAM member, please sign-up using the email address associated with your account.

Are you a museum professional?

Are you a current AAM member?

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription, and please add communications@aam-us.org to your safe sender list.