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The Most Important Question to Ask in a Capital Campaign

By Nina Simon

Nina Simon is the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and author of The Participatory Museum (2010), The Art of Relevance (2016) and the popular Museum 2.0 blog. This article was originally published on Museum …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 3/31/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s Roundup shares stories about catalyzing empathy, planning for Brexit-effects, decolonizing archives, recognizing video games and making a comeback. Enjoy! 1. The Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Miami-Dade Police Department, …
Trump Again Proposes Cuts to NEA and NEH

By American Alliance of Museums

Will you chip in $10 today to help us defend these vital agencies? As we’ve previously reported, President Trump has proposed in his preliminary FY 2018 budget to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National …
Cape Fear Museum Goes to Space (Place)

By Pepper Hill

Pepper Hill is a museum educator at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington, NC. The Cape Fear Museum of History and Science recently opened an interactive experience, called Space Place, inspired by and modeled after the …
Your Guide to the Future at the Annual Meeting 2017

By Elizabeth Merritt

The cherry blossoms have unfurled in DC—that’s my cue to post CFM’s annual guide to futures-related sessions at the AAM annual meeting. Advance registration closes April 10, so if you haven’t signed up to join us in St. Louis May 7-10, …
Teaching Students to be Change Makers: Civic Education at Morven Park

By Abby Pfisterer

Abby Pfisterer is the Director of Education at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia. In this role, she leads the development of K-12 school programs that teach students the skills, knowledge, and mindset they need to be leaders and change …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 3/24/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s Roundup shares stories about the importance of museums and why now is the time to advocate on behalf of funding sources, equity in our organizations and creative problem-solving. Enjoy! 1. More than 700 advocates …
Congressional Support Letter Now Circulating in the U.S. House

By American Alliance of Museums

Last week, we reported on the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget outline, which calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the National …
Breaking the Silence to Awaken Your Muse

By Detrice L. Roberts

Detrice Roberts is a graduate student, pursuing her M.A. in History from Jackson State University. Everyone has a muse – a source of inspiration. It’s what awakens inner beauty and arouses the artist within. Merriam-Webster defines art as …
Museums: NYT Special Edition

By Elizabeth Merritt

Last week the New York Times released its annual special section on museums. I LOVE curling up with the print version of these stories for a good read. The NYT gives non-subscribers access to a limited number of content pieces (articles, …