2018 – Page 12 – American Alliance of Museums

Recess Gets Underway, Share Your Story with Your Elected Officials

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – July 30, 2018 Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum – Use the AAM “How To” Guide! We’re thrilled to be hearing from museums that are scheduling and planning for their upcoming Invite Congress …
Futurist Friday: Redemptive VR

By Elizabeth Merritt

Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination has released the first story in its Crowd Futures project. In this experiment in collaborative storytelling, authors and illustrators will invite members of an …
Out of the Blue: A Punderful Session About Out-of-the-Box Thinking

By Juliana Venegas

I love a good pun, so when I saw a session at the 2018 Annual Meeting and Museum Expo about whales and puns, I was hooked! The session began with an emotional video about nine blue whales that died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. People …
Speaking as a Listener

By Sam Theriault

Throughout the Annual Meeting, I became curious about how we, as museum professionals, share our learning experiences with each other. I found that my favorite speakers were master listeners—those who elevated other voices in addition to …
We Are Still In: A look at how the cultural institutions sector has responded to the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

By Stephanie Shapiro

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 edition of Museum magazine. On June 1, 2017, President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the multinational effort to take concrete steps …
UPDATE: House of Representatives Defeats Proposed Cuts to NEH & NEA

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – July 19, 2018 UPDATE: House of Representatives Defeats Proposed Cuts to NEH & NEA Congratulations museum advocates! Thanks to your calls and emails this week, the Grothman amendment to cut NEH and NEA funding was …
Introducing the TrendsWatch 2018 Scenarios

By Elizabeth Merritt

Why Tell Stories About the Future? Plans based on one anticipated future are brittle: they are prone to failure if the underlying assumptions turn out to be wrong. Many a strategic plan has met its demise as the economy shifts, popular …
Tips and Takeaways from the Historic House Summit: Starting the Marathon of Digital Content Strategy

By Zachary Wnek

During the end of March 2018, the American Alliance of Museums hosted the Historic House Museum Summit at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. I have decided that trying (and failing) to tell you about all of the fantastic sessions, topics …
Museums In 2040 Webinar

By American Alliance of Museums

Watch this recorded webinar, hosted by Blackbaud, exploring several potential futures for museums through scenarios published by the American Alliance of Museu…
House to Vote on NEA & NEH Budget Cuts – Call Your Representative Today!

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – July 17, 2018 HOUSE TO VOTE ON NEA & NEH BUDGET CUTS – CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY! The U.S. House of Representatives today will begin consideration of spending measures on the House floor, including the …