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Museum Work as Socially Engaged Art

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi, Nicole here! During January’s inaugural leg of the Future of Education Road Trip, my fellow fellow Sage Morgan-Hubbard and I were wowed (and not a little moved) by our meeting with Socially Engaged Artist daniel johnson at …
How to Promote Museums’ Significance in our Nation

By Lindsey Steward

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When Leaders Won’t Lead: Taking Action on Climate Change

By Elizabeth Merritt

Museums can change the world, especially when they recruit their visitors to take action. When the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site speaks out against mass incarceration, the B.B. King Museum fights for childhood health in …
Museums Are a Force on Capitol Hill During Museums Advocacy Day

By American Alliance of Museums

Last week, hundreds of museum professionals, students, and trustees visited 423 Congressional offices to advocate for museums. Advocates made the case that the charitable deduction must be preserved because charitable donations provide …
The Alliance Announces Six Newly Accredited Museums and Nine Museums Re-Accredited

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA–The American Alliance of Museums has announced that six museums were newly accredited and nine museums earned re-accreditation in the most recent round of decisions by the Accreditation …
TrendsWatch 2017: Report Helps Museums Prepare for Change in US and Worldwide

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA–Today the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) released TrendsWatch 2017, an annual report that summarizes museum trends identified through research conducted by the Center for the Future of …
All Kids Need Museums: The Funding Hunt

By Amanda Spencer

Amanda Spencer is the grants manager at the Reading Public Museum in Reading, PA. You can reach Amanda and the museum on Facebook @readingpublicmuseum, Instagram @rdgmuseum & Twitter @rdgmuseum. “Thank you Reading Public Museum and …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 3/3/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s Roundup shares stories of a big art museum resignation, new museums opening, a whole country celebrating International Women’s Day through its museums and some thoughts about relevancy in these times. Enjoy! 1. The …
Unpacking “Gravitas” A museum director reflects on gender inequities in the museum field.

By Kaywin Feldman

Kaywin Feldman’s remarks during the general session of the 2016 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo were considered by many to be the highlight of the conference…
Strategizing Me: Making a Personal Career Plan Effective leaders create mission statements to shape their museum careers.

By Anne W. Ackerson

The one thing that can be said universally about people who work in the museum profession is that they’re here by choice. Nobody really twisted anybody’s arm to work among beautiful objects or bewildering specimens, with fascinating or …