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Rescuing Puerto Rico’s Cultural Heritage
Janet Vaughan is Vice President, Membership & Excellence for the American Alliance of Museums. Not one, but two powerful hurricanes devastated Puerto Rico in less than two weeks’ time in September. The eye of Hurricane Irma passed … -
Inviting Children In: Valuing The Youngest Museum Visitors
Is your museum seeking ways to activate its spaces with the enthusiasm of young learners? As museums strive to be more diverse and inclusive, museums of all types can embrace the larger movement to meaningfully engage young children. In … -
A letter to MUSEUM magazine and AAM from 250 Miles up at the International Space Station Museum
I continue to be gratified by the feedback on our “future” issue of Museum magazine. (Your digital copy available here.) Comments coming in through Twitter, email, and text message include “weird and wonderful,” … -
Meet the Jurors for the 2018 Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition!
The 2018 Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition is open for submissions! Consider sending in some of your organization’s best recent labels for the chance to be featured in the competition’s display at the Marketplace of … -
It’s Okay to be Incomplete
Prepared remarks of Laura L. Lott President & CEO of the American Alliance of Museums May 27, 2016 Opening session of the AAM 2016 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo Good morning! Welcome to the 2016 American Alliance of Museums’ Annual … -
Building a National, Distributed Museum
It sometimes seems like every new museum with national ambitions wants to be located in DC. Near, if not on, the National Mall. This despite the difficulty of succeeding in the shadow of the fabulous, free Smithsonian museums (a challenge … -
Giving Thanks!
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s important to take a moment to recognize and celebrate all of the people whose unique contributions make the American Alliance of Museums such a wonderful community. First, I must thank the … -
The Connected Museum of 2040
I hope you’ve had a chance to read your print copy of Museum 2040, or to download a digital copy. If you’re a little confused about why the magazine is set in the future, read my introduction to this special issue. As I noted in that … -
Can a Toolkit Help a Museum Manage their Volunteer Program?
Exciting Update (12/12/19): In response to the survey results discussed in the November 2017 blog post below, our new toolkit Designing A Museum Volunteer Program is now available! I am so pleased to be part of an effort that began as a … -
The Alliance Announces Three Newly Accredited Museums
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2017 Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums has announced that three museums were newly accredited and 21 museums earned reaccreditation at the October 2017 meeting of the Accreditation …
Year: 2017
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