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The Business of Being an Independent Museum Professional

By American Alliance of Museums

Learn about the business of being an independent museum professional from two experts in this recorde…
Collection Ranking: Making deaccessions work for you

By Caitlin Podas

For all the objects in a museum’s collection that meet the standard criteria for accessioning—they fit the museum’s mission, are in good condition, and have thorough provenance—a significant percentage meet only one (or none) of these …
How Science Museum of Minnesota Put Its Collections and Research on the MAP

By Charlie Iverson

The timing was right for Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) to participate in the Collections Stewardship Museum Assessment Program (MAP) program in 2018. Since our last MAP, in 1985, we had experienced many changes. Most recently, our new …
An International Collaboration to Promote STEAM Experiences

By Susan Dorsey

As museum educators, we often teach children to appreciate art as a method of self-expression, but we can also use it to engage them with challenging educational subjects. Research suggests there is educational value in interdisciplinary …
When Museum Neighbors Include Neighbors without Homes

By Melissa Prycer

TrendsWatch 2019 draws attention to the rising rates of homelessness across the world, including the U.S., and profiles the work of several museums working specifically with and for people experiencing housing insecurity. But many museums, …
Day 3: A Visit from the Authorities

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is the third installment of a “diary of the future” I wrote a decade ago, exploring what the world might be like in 2019. My story takes place in a scenario created by the Institute for the Future for their Superstruct forecasting …
Meet the Facing Change Senior Diversity Fellows

By Ibrahim Shafau

Only nine short months have passed since AAM began its initiative Facing Change: Advancing Museum Board Diversity & Inclusion, which provides training, support, and resources to help museum leadership become more representative of the …
Praise Be to AARP

By Bill Tramposch

One of the many benefits of advanced age is that one can become a member of AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons. But despite the name, the word “retired” seems to be losing its applicability, if one reads any of AARP’s …
Copyright at the Crossroads: A call for museum engagement at the international level

By Rina Elster Pantalony

On October 18-19, 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will be holding an open two-day meeting in Geneva about copyright exceptions for libraries, archives, and museums. The meeting is being held to summarize the …
Two Scoops: The Museum of Ice Cream

By Elizabeth Merritt

A recent discussion thread on Museum Junction debated whether the Museum of Ice Cream really counts as a museum. I’m interested in why they choose to self-identify as a museum, and what value that has contributed to their brand. …