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American Alliance of Museums Statement on the President’s Budget Proposal Details for Fiscal Year 2020
For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA—Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, issued the following statement today in response to Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal details released by the White House, which call for … -
American Alliance of Museums announces seven new museum accreditation awards and 15 reaccreditations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today announced seven new museum accreditation awards and 15 reaccreditations made … -
Data Driven Society
Watch this keynote from the two-day convening titled, "Museums and New Intelligences," hosted by the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, Florida. Surya Mattu, artist, engineer, and investigative journalist, discusses biases and the role they … -
Artificial Intelligence for Interactions and Understanding
Watch this keynote from the two-day convening titled, "Museums and New Intelligences," hosted by the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miam… -
The Mission-Driven Café: When doing the wrong thing is the right thing to do
Ask most museum directors, restaurant consultants, and other knowledgeable folks and they will tell you: “Hire an outside food-service company to run your café.” Well, that makes perfect sense—that is what most museums choose to do. The … -
Introducing our Aroha Fellow for Museums & Creative Aging
I am pleased to announce that, with support from Aroha Philanthropies, the Alliance is launching an initiative to explore how museums can engage with the rapidly-growing field of creative aging. Our new Aroha Fellow for Museums and … -
Info Session for AAM’s Fellowship Program for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion: Video and Transcript
Transcript Tonya Matthews, Director of Inclusion: So, we want to get started with a bit of logistics and overview. My name is Dr. Tonya Matthews. I am the Director of Inclusion here at the American Alliance of Museums. I am supported this … -
American Alliance of Museums Publishes Toolkit for Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – March 11, 2019 – The American Alliance of Museums and the LGBTQ Alliance’s Task Force for Transgender Inclusion today released Gender Transition and Transgender Inclusion in the Museum Workplace: A … -
Four Things I Learned When I Started Thinking about Museum Accessibility
I first started working with the Disabilities community in 2011. Over the years, I’ve worked with individuals of all ages in their homes, at their jobs, and in their communities. The state I live in, Rhode Island, has had to … -
New Insight and Inspiration at #AAM2019
Watch this video to see how attending the AAM Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo helps you gain new insights and inspiration to move forward in your work. We hope you will join us May 19–22 for the 2019 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in …
Year: 2019
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