2018 – Page 7 – American Alliance of Museums

Crowdsourcing a Conference on Creative Aging

By Elizabeth Merritt

Would your museum like to host a national convening on museums and creative aging? Rather than figuring out the best site for such a meeting on our own, my colleagues and I at the Alliance are inviting you to speak up. Let’s call it …
Exploring the Explosion of Museum AI

By Elizabeth Merritt

Here are five good reasons you should join me in Miami Nov 1-2 to explore how museums can use artificial intelligence to fuel their work (illustrated by recent news): AI can help users in and out of the museum explore collections in new …
Attack of the 100-Year Old Startup

By Brendan Ciecko

At first glance, museums and startups may not seem to have an overwhelming amount in common. The majority of museums are not-for-profit, mission-driven institutions and operate in a different realm than the high-growth (and high risk) …
Nevada Museum of Art, Bartlett Design Garner Top Prize in Alliance 2018 Publications Design Competition

By Joseph Klem

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ARLINGTON, VA – “Unsettled,” the exhibition catalog from the Nevada Museum of Art, has been honored with the best-in-show award in the 2018 Museum Publications Design Competition of the American Alliance of Museums …
The Future is Climate

By Sarah Sutton

Until we perfect my AI-powered digital avatar, I rely on an informal network of correspondents to cover critical events taking place around the globe. In today’s guest post, Sarah W. Sutton reports from the Global Climate Action Summit …
A discussion with Franny Award winning designer, Brad Bartlett

By Dean Phelus

We recently had the opportunity to learn more about the design of Unsettled (Nevada Museum of Art), the 2018 Frances Smyth-Ravenel Prize for Excellence in Publication Design, from designer Brad Bartlett of Brad Bartlett Design. The book …
Great News – $2 Million Increase for IMLS Signed into Law Today!

By American Alliance of Museums

Great News! $2 Million Increase for IMLS Signed into Law Earlier today the president signed into law the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Labor-HHS-Education and Defense appropriations package that includes a $2 million increase for the Institute of …
Futurist Friday: Poetic Lions

By Elizabeth Merritt

As I prepare for the Alliance convening “New Intelligences,” I found this gem of an AI-powered art project installed this summer in Trafalgar Square. “Please Feed the Lions” is an interactive sculpture created by …
The Citizenship Project

By Samantha Rijkers

It is shortly after 6 pm on a rainy summer evening in New York City. Ten adults are gathering in a classroom at the New-York Historical Society, carrying umbrellas, notebooks, and pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution. They come from the …
A New Equilibrium: Making the best of a world that’s a lot like today, only more so.

By Elizabeth Merritt

Introduction to This Scenario “A New Equilibrium” describes a future that might result from existing limits and challenges as they play out in coming decades. Using mainstream projections from credible sources, we envision where our …