2018 – Page 26 – American Alliance of Museums

Seamless Coordination: 7 Reasons to Hire Your Architect and Exhibit Designer at the Same Time

By David Whitemyer, AIA

A museum expansion, or the design and construction of a brand new museum, usually begins by hiring an architect, and may also include bringing on engineers, estimators, interior designers, and other building specialists. This makes a lot …
Museums and Public Opinion

By Robert Stein

The news for museums is excellent. National public opinion polling shows that Americans overwhelmingly appreciate and recognize the work of museums as educational and economic assets to their communities. Even more, Americans broadly …
Museum Board Leadership 2017

By American Alliance of Museums

View the second iteration (2024) of the Museum Board Leadership report. Good governance is essential to the work of museum trustees and directors, providing the very foundation for the museum’s success. Together the board and the director …
Museums as Economic Engines

By Robert Stein

Museums play an essential role in cultural and social life across the US. They tell our stories, preserve our heritage, interpret the past, and explore the future. In this way, museums enrich our lives daily—feeding a hunger for knowledge …
Learn more about C.J. Roberts, the newest AAM Accreditation Commissioner

By Joseph Klem

The following is an interview with newly appointed Accreditation Commissioner, C.J. Roberts, on what this new appointment means to him and the field. 1. You were part of the Tampa Bay History Center from its inception. Tell me how that …
Bring the Future to Your Museum in 2018

By Elizabeth Merritt

One of my resolutions for 2018 is to be more proactive and intentional in the work I do with individual museums, companies, and conferences. This starts with being more transparent about the fact that I even do work like this. Most of the …
Time and Space Self-Care Plan

By Seema Rao

Resolution-makers often accidentally set themselves up for failure. They set goals that are totally out of character. They imagine they will change a dozen bad habits overnight. When within a few weeks, they somehow remain unchanged, the …
Artificial Intelligence in Accreditation

By Elizabeth Merritt

One of CFM’s goals is to help museums learn from other sectors, and help other sectors learn from us. For that reason, my colleagues and I cultivate a diverse audience for our work, drawing futurists, games designers, technologists, …
Museum Leaders to Shine New Light on Learning Opportunities at 2018 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Phoenix May 6-9

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2018 ARLINGTON, VA – The world’s largest gathering of museum professionals, the American Alliance of Museums’ (AAM) Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo planned for May 6-9 in Phoenix, AZ, is set to provide a …
Envisioning the Accessible Future of Peer Review

By Elizabeth Merritt

One of my favorite parts of putting together the recent “future issue” of Museum was asking my colleagues at AAM to imagine how their work, and the programs they staff, such as accreditation and advocacy, might be different in the year …