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By American Alliance of Museums

EPISODE 28 and 29: VIRTUALLY YOURS (PARTS 1 & 2) If there is a hot technology in museums right now, it is virtual reality–a technology sometimes credited as being the “ultimate empathy machine.” But can VR live up to the hype for …
Museopunks Episode 29: Virtually Yours (Part 2)

By Suse Anderson

If there is a hot technology in museums right now, it is virtual reality–a technology sometimes credited as being the “ultimate empathy machine.” But can VR live up to the hype for museums? What happens when VR technologies are used to …
Museopunks Episode 28: Virtually Yours (Part 1)

By Suse Anderson

If there is a hot technology in museums right now, it is virtual reality–a technology sometimes credited as being the “ultimate empathy machine.” But can VR live up to the hype for museums? What happens when VR technologies are used to …
What makes K-12 public school educators choose to use a museum as part of their curriculum?

By Amber Geary

In 2013, I became the Museum Educator for the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, a 200-year-old Liberal Arts college nestled in the foothills of Central New York. I was excited to welcome the throngs of eager K–12 school groups to …
Beyond the Block: Empowering Incarcerated Artists

By Michael Berlucchi

As I noted in TrendsWatch 2017, museums’ communities are being buffeted by the economic, cultural, and political fallout from current inequities in the justice system. Increasingly, museums are being called on to play a role in addressing …
American Alliance of Museums Announces Accreditations

By Joseph Klem

The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) today announced 22 museums were reaccredited, and one received its first-time accreditation, at the June 2018 meeting of the Accreditation …
Reinforcement Crew: A Look Back

By Libby Krecek,

As the Reinforcement Crew enters its second decade of serving museums, we thought it was only appropriate to take a look back at how this endeavor began as well as highlight some of the awesome projects our volunteers have helped with. The …
Summary: Moments at Reimagining the Museum

By Cecelia Walls

Watch a summary of the Reimagining the Museum conference held in Medellin, Colombia, November…
Join me in Detroit to Explore the Future of Immersive Practice

By Elizabeth Merritt

I’ve spent the past week designing some futurist exercises for a convening the Alliance is organizing at Detroit Institute of Arts, September 6-7. My colleagues and I are organizing Immersion in Museums: AR, VR or Just Plain R?, an intense …
After Louvre Abu Dhabi: Dreams of Potential Partnerships for Cultural Exchange

By Michael Conforti

We watched the opening of Louvre Abu Dhabi a few months ago, many having followed the saga surrounding the establishment of the new museum in the Gulf since its official announcement in January 2007. In spite of the politics, money, and …