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Museums are important! Perspectives from kids at work.

By Cecelia Walls

The third Thursday of April is National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This annual program is more than simply “shadowing” a grownup; it helps kids see that what their parent or mentor does during the day is important …
Making Professional Development Work for Small Museums

By Aimee E. Newell

“We had been talking about going to different conferences for years, usually in a joking, musing way, so it is awesome to be able to do it.” When I asked my colleague Mark Riccetti, our organization’s director of operations and programs, …
Representatives to Consider IMLS Funding; Thank Senators for Support of OMS

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – April 22, 2019 Two Action Items for Museum Advocates 1. Urge Your Representative to Support the Office of Museum Services Following the Alliance’s recent live testimony on Capitol Hill (starting at the 1 hr 36 …
For Your New Orleans Itinerary

By Haitham Eid

As a climate conscious traveler, I try to make my carbon miles count. When I do go on the road, I pack as much value as I can into each trip—visiting museums, connecting with colleagues, and finding opportunities to learn and share. In …
How We Maximized Our Museum Building’s Impact on Human and Environmental Health

By Richard V. Piacentini

Abundant research demonstrates the efficacy of a building’s design to enhance and support human and environmental health. Peer-reviewed professional studies in journals such as Indoor and Built Environment, Journal of the Illuminating …
TrendsWatch 2019: Give Me Shelter: Everyone deserves a place to live

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “You call this progress, because you have motor cars and telephones and flying machines and a thousand potions to make you smell …
TrendsWatch 2019: Confronting the Past: The long, hard work of decolonization

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “Colonialism and imperialism have not settled their debt to us once they have withdrawn their flag and their police force from our …
American Alliance of Museums Releases TrendsWatch, A Look At the Future of Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – March 19, 2019 – Trust in government, media, academia, industry, and even nonprofit organizations is at an all-time low. Given these declines, how can nonprofits in general, and museums in particular, …
TrendsWatch 2019: Ledger de Main: How blockchain is transforming transactions

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation—powered by blockchain …
TrendsWatch 2019: Truth, Trust, and Fake News

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “Trust is the foundation of society. Where there is no truth, there can be no trust, and where there is no trust, there can be no …