Futureproofing Natural History Collections: Creating Sustainable Financial Models for Research Resources
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Knowing Better, Doing Better: The San Diego Museum of Man takes a holistic approach to decolonization.
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Curatorial Practice
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. As museum professionals, we typically think of the word “curate” as a …
Speechless: A sensory exhibition charts a new path to accessibility in learning
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Accessibility
Museums are constantly experimenting with how we can present content in ways that engage and inform a wide audience. Part of the challenge is to consider issues of accessibility and …
Sustainable Investing Part 3: Case Study of the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
In parts one and two of this series, Anna Raginskaya introduced readers to sustainable investing, discussed its relevance to museums, and provided some practical advice for organizations …
Let it Bloom: Reconstructing a hurricane-stricken historic garden
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Facilities & Risk Management
Like many museum professionals, I am drawn to the idea that objects and places connect us to cultures throughout history. We handle the works entrusted to our institutions with extreme …
Teaching the World to Value Collections (while making some $$)
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
I hope you will join me later this month for a webinar exploring how museums can build income streams around their collections and win hearts and minds in the process. While the session is …
The Top Ten Alliance Blog Posts of 2019
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Alliance Blog
It was a whirlwind year of museums making themselves over for our changing world. Evolving ethics, social and technological transformation, and the looming presence of the bottom line are …
Toxic Philanthropy
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
We live in a time in which the public is hyper sensitive to the ethics of where money comes from, and where it goes. As I observed in TrendsWatch 2015, nonprofits don’t get a free pass in …
Take a Look Around: A customer journey analysis of the museum store
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Influence of Museums
Today’s successful museum operators are finding new ways to provide visitors with an active, interactive learning experience that recognizes personalized learning, social experiences, …
