TAM 2021 Virtual – Roots And Reckoning: Museums Respond And Redefine
Event Date:
Presented by:
Texas Association of Museums
American Alliance of Museums homepage
Featured stories
Up Close and Personal: Finding Connection through Virtual Education Programs
By
Category:
Education & Interpretation
My husband is a registered nurse, so his impact in our current reality is immediate and tangible. He has been working with patients since the beginning of the pandemic, and now is teaching …
Information for the Museum Field on the COVID-19/Coronavirus
By
Category:
Health
With the continued spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and as public spaces, employers for over 726,000 individuals, and institutions that hold significant public trust museums must be well …
Thriving as a Virtual Museum: The National Museum of American Jewish History’s Playbook
By
Category:
Technology
Like many museums, the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH)’s doors have remained closed to the public since March 2020. Our physical doors, that is. Our museum is very much …
An “Empathy Bridge” Helps the Woodland Park Zoo Drive Social Change
Category:
Education & Interpretation
Any cultural institution can benefit from understanding and fostering meaningful, emotional experiences for our audiences, especially those whose missions emphasize individual, community, …
Investing for Values and Mission
By
Category:
Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Editor’s Note: This year AAM’s TrendsWatch leads with a call for museums to help close the racial gaps in wealth and power that divide the United States. As the report points out, one way …
Obtaining Government Funding for Education Programs
Category:
Education & Interpretation
In this series of posts, EdCom’s Trends Committee is taking a deeper look at emerging phenomena identified in the 2020 edition of TrendsWatch from the Center for the Future of Museums. In …
Using Local Data to More Fully Understand the Visitor Experience During COVID
Category:
Audience Research and Evaluation
At Thanksgiving Point Institute—a farm, garden, and museum complex in Lehi, Utah—we’ve been wondering how visitor agendas are changing during the current health crisis. Understanding …
How the Frazier History Museum Is “Bridging the Divide” in Its City
By
Category:
Public Programming
The Frazier History Museum is located on Main Street in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, at the corner of Ninth Street. What makes our address significant, historically significant, is that …
