2018 – American Alliance of Museums

Museums and AI: Could Robots Be Your New Coworkers?

By Seema Rao

What is AI? How does it impact our lives every day? How are museums already using it? How might they use it in the future? This post, one of three on the topic of artificial intelligence in museums, introduces the technology and answers …
Museopunks Episode 32: Changing the Canon

By Suse Anderson

Museum collections in established institutions come with long histories. So how do you change a museum’s canon? In this episode, we speak with Christopher Bedford, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director of The Baltimore Museum of Art, about the …
Congratulations Museum Advocates – House Passes Reauthorization of IMLS!

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – December 20, 2018 Victory for Museum Advocates! House Passes Reauthorization of IMLS Museum advocates scored a major victory last night when the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 331 to 28 (170 …
5 Questions on the New Equity and Inclusion Statement at the Science Museum of Minnesota

By American Alliance of Museums

Earlier this year the Science Museum of Minnesota unveiled a new Statement on Equity and Inclusion. We recently asked Kim Ramsden, director of communications for the museum, how this statement came about and how the museum moved it from a …
Decolonisation: we aren’t going to save you

By Puawai Cairns

In today’s guest post, Head of Mātauranga Māori (Head of the taonga Māori collection) at Te Papa, Puawai Cairns (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga) reflects on what decolonisation means to the museum sector and what it …
Last Chance to Pass IMLS Reauthorization This Year, Please Contact Your Representative Today!

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – December 17, 2018 Last Chance to Pass IMLS Reauthorization This Year, Please Contact Your Representative Today! IMLS Reauthorization Current Status Critical legislation for the future federal support of museums is …
Making SPACE: An innovative high school program creating artists and winning awards

By Lydia Ross and Ricardo Gamboa

This post originally appeared on the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) DNA blog on October 3, 2018, and is republished here with permission. Each year AAM’s Education Committee (EdCom) Professional Network recognizes outstanding museum …
Introducing TrendsWatch2018: The Scenario Edition

By Elizabeth Merritt

“The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.” —Mary Catherine Bateson TrendsWatch 2018: The Scenario Edition has been released into the wild! This installment of the Alliance’s annual forecasting report …
CAMPing Out: Making Museums More LGBTQ-friendly with Chicagoland Alliance of Museums with PRIDE

By Katie Slivovsky and David Carrasquillo

Part 1: Katie Slivovsky, Exhibit Development Director, LGBTQ Access & Inclusion Chair, Chicago Children’s Museum Something wonderful is brewing in Chicago—and I don’t mean craft beer. I’m talking about the 80-plus staff from over 25 …
Registration Now Open for Museums Advocacy Day 2019 Feb. 25-26!

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – December 10, 2018 Registration Now Open for Museums Advocacy Day 2019 Feb. 25-26! Plus Important Legislative Action Item Below A new Congress convenes in 2019, facing an enormous list of policy issues, including …