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Reflections on the Historic House Summit from Scholarship Attendee Abigail Winslow

By Abigail Winslow

On February 3-5, 2019, AAM’s Historic Houses and Sites and Environment and Climate networks hosted a rare convening of experts at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida, for “Sustainability: Governance, Relevance, and the …
Meet the #AAM2019 Social Media Journalists

By Cecelia Walls

Selected from a stellar pool of applicants who are passionate about museums, social activism, sustainability, diversity, and social media, this year’s cohort of social media journalists are truly inspiring. Each of these unique …
The Self-Care Ritual of Retreats

By Michelle Dezember

One reason I love museum people is that they work so hard to make the world a better place. But all too often, I see colleagues burn out and leave our field because they did not make time to care for themselves. Hence my recent dive into …
Collecting Girlhood: Why the new activist museum is virtual

By Tiffany Rhoades Isselhardt

The assumption that museums must be permanent buildings with physical collections is no longer sustainable. With decreased funding, increased competition, and the burden of care, museums have had to reimagine themselves. Some small …
Visit These Museums During #AAM2019 in New Orleans

By American Alliance of Museums

Why come to New Orleans for the 2019 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo? In addition to picking up new skills, sharing your knowledge and expertise, and finding new tools to help you succeed, there are all of these fascinating museums to …
Outside the Collection Box: Connecting community with collections via augmented reality

By M. Anne Basham

Immersive technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and cross reality (XR) are quickly gaining momentum as a mass media tool deployable in all areas of industry and society, which has …
Museopunks Episode 33: A Museum for Everyone

By Suse Anderson

OF/BY/FOR ALL is a global movement and a set of tools to help community institutions around the world become more representative OF and co-created BY their communities. In this episode, we’re joined by OF/BY/FOR ALL founder Nina Simon and …
Handing the Mic to People Experiencing Homelessness

By Terence Lester

For me, the most exciting part of publishing TrendsWatch is making new connections with people doing great work around each issues’ themes. One of the topics we address in TrendsWatch 2019 is homeless and housing insecurity. In a happy …
Act Now: Urge Your Senators to Support the Office of Museum Services

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – April 1, 2019 Act Now: Urge Your Senators to Support the Office of Museum Services The process for determining federal funding levels for FY 2020 has already begun in earnest. After a strong showing of 178 bipartisan …
Meet Marabou! The furry, friendly creature reimagining the museum

By Megan Elevado

When you visit a museum, do you feel empowered? Do you feel like you have authority and control of your experience? That’s why Marabou is here: to remind us that we all have agency in our museum experiences. Marabou is a rainbow-colored …