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Our Institutions as Sanctuaries

By Eduardo Díaz

Eduardo Díaz is the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center and a 30-year veteran of arts administration. He is an advisor to the Smithsonian’s Secretary and Provost/Under Secretary for Museums and Research as well as to Congress and …
American Alliance of Museums Names Arthur Affleck as VP of Development

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA–The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today named Arthur Affleck as its new vice president of development. …
Meet Arthur Affleck, the Alliance’s New VP of Development

By Joseph Klem

On March 20, AAM welcomed Arthur Affleck as our new vice president of development. Arthur will lead all aspects of the Alliance’s fundraising programs and activities with the primary goal of building a culture of philanthropy in support of …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 3/17/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s Roundup shares stories of the federal budget, the role of museums as hosts for dialogue in difficult times and a story of cross-cultural empathy. Enjoy! 1. It’s official folks, the president’s first budget formally …
Act Now: Help Fight Proposed Elimination of IMLS, NEH and NEA

By American Alliance of Museums

This morning, the Trump Administration formally proposed eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in its preliminary …
American Alliance of Museums Statement on the President’s Preliminary Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2018

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2017 Arlington, VA – Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, issued the following statement today in response to the preliminary Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal announced by …
FutureLab: Hiring Bias

By Nicole Ivy

Since the start of my fellowship over 18 months ago—and certainly before that–the Center for the Future of Museums has been exploring new hiring practices and thinking about how companies are disrupting the hiring process to create …
Measuring Impact in the Cultural Sector: Catching up with Harry Verwayen of Europeana

By AAM Editor

Though Washington D.C. didn’t get the worst of spring storm Stella, the weather promised just enough snow and ice to cause cancellations, delays, and low-level havoc on people’s schedules. Due to the impending weather, the Smithsonian …
Dealing With Disruption

By Elizabeth Merritt

Each year I look forward to Museums Advocacy Day as an opportunity to focus my futurist lens on political trends. In the past, I’ve invited attendees to consider the future of nonprofit status in the US, the future of education, and even …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 3/10/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s Roundup shares stories of diversifying museum personalities, managing museum reputations, studying the impact museums as part of the education ecosystem and working with board and staff to best support museum …