2018 – Page 9 – American Alliance of Museums

Collections 2030 – What Future for Museum Collections in the UK?

By Alistair Brown

One of the five pillars of the Alliance’s strategic plan is global thinking. We know that US museums can become stronger by learning from their colleagues around the world. Case in point: what can we learn about the future of collections …
Confronting Canada

By Karine Duhamel

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of Museum magazine. In celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights attempts to tell the full story of the country’s history and treatment …
Full Engagement

By Yael Grauer

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the Museum magazine. Museums globally are expanding their social role—and value—by engaging underserved communities. During the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against …
Medellín, an Urban Palimpsest

By Juan Luis Mejía Arango

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of Museum magazine. The city, once beset by violence, is using its public spaces and cultural institutions to transform itself. This article is adapted from Juan Luis …
The 2017 Tax Law and Your Museum

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – August 30, 2018 How is the 2017 Tax Law Affecting Giving to Your Museum? The 2017 tax law vastly changed the charitable giving environment, lowering individual income tax rates, doubling the standard deduction, and …
It Takes a Village: Are You Getting These 6 Perspectives for Your Exhibition?

By David Whitemyer, AIA

Many exhibition development teams are made up of curators and content specialists, museum leadership, and designers (3D designers, graphic designers, and sometimes in-house fabricators). On occasion, department heads or Board members join …
YES, You Can Advocate! What Nonprofits Can and Can’t Do*

By Ember Farber

Did you know that museums and other nonprofits CAN engage in advocacy and lobbying? In fact, that they are encouraged to do so, and to participate in nonpartisan election activities? There’s a variety of important opportunities for …
Capturing the Spirit of the Field Museum

By Megan Williams

One of my current projects is helping museums figure out how to develop new mission-related-income streams. In 2016, I helped develop and teach a workshop at which staff from natural history museums worked on ideas to create products and …
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Attending Museum Conferences

By Cristina Toma

Two years ago, in 2016, I had the opportunity to attend the AAM Annual Meeting in Washington DC, thanks to the Getty Leadership and Career Management Program Fellowship. Little did I know the extent to which that experience was to …
A Conversation with Kathleen McLean

By Cecelia Walls

Kathleen McLean is the recipient of the 2018 AAM Distinguished Service to Museums Award, which recognizes an individual’s excellence and contributions to the museum field for at least 20 years. McLean is principal of Independent …