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Annual Meeting Featured Speaker Roundup, Round 2
I don’t know about you, but I think the food here in St. Louis, MO, is phenomenal! Last night was no exception. I spent the night with over 1000 of my closest friends at the Missouri Botanical Garden for Groove in the Garden. … -
Philanthropy in the Age of Scale: MacArthur Foundation 100&Change
Last year the MacArthur Foundation launched 100&Change—a competition for a $100 million grant to fund a single proposal to make measurable progress toward solving a significant problem. They invited proposals to address any critical … -
Annual Meeting Featured Speaker Roundup
Hello from a sunny and warm St. Louis, MO. We’re learning so much about Gateways for Understanding at the AAM Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. Today I thought I would give you a quick recap of what some of the attendees have been … -
Let’s Get More Comfortable About Getting Uncomfortable
Prepared remarks of Laura L. Lott President & CEO of the American Alliance of Museums May 8, 2017 Opening session of the AAM 2017 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo Good morning and welcome to the 2017 AAM Annual Meeting, the largest … -
Landmark Museum Governance Survey: CEOs and Board Chairs Identify Areas for Improvement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA–Eighty-seven percent of museum directors and board chairs rate their organizations as effective in fulfilling their missions, but there remains significant room for improvement when it comes … -
American Alliance of Museums Welcomes Four New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA– The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced that four leading professionals from the museum field and … -
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 5/5/2017
Hello from St. Louis where we’re kicking off #AAM2017! Enjoy this week’s Roundup and be sure to follow our Social Media Journalists at #AAMSMJ (on Twitter and Instagram). 1. The museum field got some good news earlier this week … -
Federal Funding Legislation Clears Congress with Good News for Museums
amerBetter late than never! Earlier today, Congress sent legislation finalizing Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations to the president’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law shortly. Despite very strict limits on total domestic … -
Build it and will they come? Co-working considerations for Museums
Tui Te Hau At the [2017] AAM Annual Meeting, I hope to see you at the session I’ll be moderating on the emerging trend of museums running business incubators and co-working spaces (Sunday, May 7, 4 pm). One of the newest of these … -
How Québec changed my mind about museums!
Katie attends John Early Museum Magnet Middle School in Tennesee. This is the first in a series we’ll be presenting from students attending John Early Museum Magnet Middle School. Spring break was approaching. I was told I would be going …
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