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AAM’s Strategic Framework: A Progress Report

Whether you’re new to the museum field or have been around for decades, you’ve probably noticed that the watchword of this moment is “change.” Our museums, which have conservation in their …

Building Community and Connection: Guidelines for Museum Educators Teaching Memory Care Programs

Beatriz Galuban

Alliance Blog

In the words of renowned museum educator and empathy expert Elif Gokcigdem, “Museums are safe, informal learning spaces, uniquely equipped to help audiences explore and imagine our human …

Virgil Ortiz Revolt 1680/2180: Runners + Gliders

Virgil Ortiz

Center for the Future Of Museums Blog

Today on the blog, Pueblo artist Virgil Ortiz tells us about his use of futures-inflected storytelling to illuminate the past, as embodied in his latest project, Revolt 1680/2180: Runners + …

Emerging Issues in Legislation

Elizabeth Merritt

Center for the Future Of Museums Blog

Forgive me for being biased, but I think Museums Advocacy Day is one of The Best Museum Events in the US every year. What’s not to like about hundreds of people descending on the …

Trusting the Process: The Collaborative Journey to Reframing a Problematic Object

Amy Gilman

Alliance Blog

“Put it in storage.” “Replace it with something else.” “Put up a new label.” “Do nothing.” These were some of the solutions offered up when the Chazen Museum of Art at the University …

A Short Rant About Quiet Quitting (or, Why Heroism Can Be Toxic)

Center for the Future Of Museums Blog

One of the things that fell to the cutting room floor as I edited this year’s TrendsWatch was a short rant about the phrase “quiet quitting.” In the published version of the essay on …

AAM Announces $1 Million Investment in the Museum Community

American Alliance of Museums

The AAM team is thrilled to launch a $1 million investment in an expanded Museum Community professional development and networking program. Beginning as early as this summer and over the …

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AAM’s Strategic Framework: A Progress Report

Building Community and Connection: Guidelines for Museum Educators Teaching Memory Care Programs

Virgil Ortiz Revolt 1680/2180: Runners + Gliders

Emerging Issues in Legislation

Trusting the Process: The Collaborative Journey to Reframing a Problematic Object

A Short Rant About Quiet Quitting (or, Why Heroism Can Be Toxic)

AAM Announces $1 Million Investment in the Museum Community

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