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American Alliance of Museums Honors Kathleen McLean with 2018 Award for Distinguished Service to Museums
For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, announced today that Kathleen McLean is the recipient of the 2018 AAM Distinguished … -
Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar – A Few Thoughts About Risk Factors
Ellen Endslow is the director of collections/curator at the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester, PA. Last December, a group of thoughtful and concerned museum professionals from across the country participated in Don’t Raid … -
Act Now: Urge Senators to Support the Office of Museum Services
Fresh off last week’s news of a $3 million increase to the FY 2018 budget for the IMLS Office of Museum Services, the process for determining funding levels for FY 2019 has already begun in earnest.After a record-breaking 183 … -
Engaging the System: Museums Working in the Incarceration System
Today’s preview of a session that will take place at #AAM2018 is contributed by Tramia Jackson, Program Associate, Methodology and Practice, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. You can scan all the sessions featured in CFM’s … -
American Alliance of Museums Recognizes Excellence in Museum Educators and Programs
For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – Two museum programs and one museum professional have gained accolades from the Education Professional Network (EdCom) of the American Alliance of Museums, the only organization representing the entire … -
Designing Exhibits for Historic Structures: 6 Things to Keep in Mind
“They aren’t purpose-built white-box spaces,” says Ken Turino, comparing historic house museums with a typical, larger institution gallery. “The rooms aren’t square. And you have to be very sensitive to the structure and every surface.” … -
Futurist Friday: urban delivery drones
This video from industrial design studio PriestmanGoode shows its vision for a fleet of urban delivery drones. As the designers point out, this solution to the “last mile” of delivery could relieve traffic congestion, and help … -
Tweetchat alert! Building on Museum 2040
I’m writing to invite you to contribute to our ongoing exploration of this future in a CFM tweetchat next Thursday, March 29, from 3 – 4 pm ET, hashtag #Museum2040. CFM’s most recent publication is the “future” issue of Museum magazine we … -
Seven Tips for Starting an Equitable and Inclusive Internship Program
Ayanna Reed is the Director of Human Resources at the Oakland Museum of California. One summer during my college years I interned for the Port of Oakland, one of largest shipping ports in the country. I was a business student at the time … -
Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Includes Good News for Museums!
Advocacy Alert: March 22, 2018 Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Includes Good News for Museums! Last night, congressional negotiators unveiled the details of a Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus spending bill that will determine funding for federal agencies …
Year: 2018
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