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Lessons on Museums and Labor from the Southeast

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi all, Nicole here. Today, I want to share some of my thoughts about museums and the future of museum work that have evolved in the wake of last month’s inaugural Future of Education Road Trip. Over the course of the trip, I had a chance …
#DayofFacts Questions Answered

By Mara Kurlandsky and Allison Hartley

In a recent article, Alli Hartley and Mara Kurlandsky wrote about the inspiration and goals for the #DayofFacts social media campaign taking place on Friday, February 17. Over the course of the past few weeks, they’ve received a number of …
Confronting the Trauma of War

By Elizabeth Merritt

I’m often challenged by people outside our field to convince them that museums aren’t just nice, but necessary–that museums can and do serve essential human needs. Providing healing, catharsis, reconciliation—I can’t think of …
#DayofFacts Explained

By Mara Kurlandsky and Allison Hartley

#DayofFacts is an international social media campaign occurring on February 17, 2017. Alli Hartley and Mara Kurlandsky developed the concept as a day where institutions share mission-related content using the hashtag #DayofFacts. Alli and …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 2/10/2017

By Liz Neely

This week’s five opens access to 375,000 images, ponders preserving the spirit of punk rock, immerses into virtual reality, writes social stories and develops risk-takers. Enjoy! 1. Earlier this week the Metropolitan Museum of Art …
Future of Education Road-Trip: Some Thoughts and Thanks

By Elizabeth Merritt

Octavia in action Hi, Nicole here. Sage and I would like to thank all of the museum professionals, students, educators and artists who gave of themselves to support the inaugural Future of Education Road Trip! Thanks, as well, to the …
Activism, homelessness and a new kind of museum

By Elizabeth Merritt

Museum people are deeply engaged with the issue of whether, when, and how our organizations should take a stand on mission-related issues. When should museums be neutral and “just present the facts?” When should museums stake out a …
What Are You Going to Build?: Creating a ‘Brighter World’ through International Exchange

By Alexandra Roe

We stood near the back of a crowded art room surrounded by mismatched couches and stools where students fresh out of class and/or work for the day were seated: one rummaging through her backpack, a few typing away on their smartphones, …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 2/3/2017

By Liz Neely

Enjoy your weekend with this week’s five picks for the Roundup. 1. Black History Month in the U.S. is intended to honor, as President Ford stated in his 1976 address officially designating the month, the “too-often neglected …
American Alliance of Museums Names Dr. Nicole Ivy as Director of Inclusion

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA–The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today named Dr. Nicole Ivy as its new director of inclusion. In this …