2019 – Page 5 – American Alliance of Museums

Leveraging MAP for Capacity Building: The Sierra Mono Museum experience

By Sam Shogren, MPA

The Sierra Mono Museum and Cultural Center—a small, rural, nonprofit museum set in the California foothills just south of Yosemite National Park—is today undergoing a one-million-dollar renovation thanks, in large part, to its recent …
Museums Advocacy Day: Rena Calabrese – Telling Our Powerful Stories

By American Alliance of Museums

Museum Advocate Rena Calabrese, President & CEO, Naper Settlement, speaks about the critical importance of advocacy for museums and shares her museum’s story of the resulting “funds and dreams” made possible through their advocacy …
Museums Advocacy Day: Stephen White – Working Together Toward a Common Goal

By American Alliance of Museums

Museum Advocate Stephen White, Vice President of External Affairs, Center of Science and Industry (COSI), speaks about the powerful role of museums in shaping their communities, museums’ unique ability to deliver opportunities to …
Museums Advocacy Day: Using Our Voice to Speak Up for Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

Museum advocates from around the country share their stories about the experience of advocating, why they participate in Museums Advocacy Day, and the importance of advocating for museums. Transcript Jennifer Novotney: So I’m really …
2019 Award Winner for Excellence in Practice: David Rios

By David Rios

According to his nominator, David Rios, Director of Public Programs and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), “excels in building experiences and shaping content in ways that create engagement and …
How Museum Stores Support Their Institutions and the Public

By Stuart Hata

Throughout my thirty years as a museum retail professional, I have often had to explain to others—whether colleagues, friends and family, or complete strangers—how museum stores support their institutions and the public at large. From my …
From For-Profit to Nonprofit: Evolution of the International Spy Museum

By Elizabeth Merritt

Next up in my exploration of museum business models, a conversation with Tamara Christian, president of the International Spy Museum. The Spy Museum is the first museum I’ve found that has operated as both a for-profit and a nonprofit …
You’re Doing What?!: Becoming “The Founder”

By Elizabeth Williams

Museum professionals have creative aging journeys of their own, which might mean figuring out how best to cap off a career in the field. But in today’s world, with more people enjoying active and engaged lifestyles later into life, …
Inclusion at the Heart of Well-Being

By Norman Burns

Conner Prairie’s focus on inclusion has led to community partnerships and programs that positively impact the well-being of its community. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit …
Becoming OutGoing: How museums serve as social and psychological catalysts

By Rachel Tova Winer

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. “In forty years of medical practice,” wrote the late neurologist Oliver Sacks, “I have found only two types of …