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Creative Aging Strategies from Abroad
A couple of years ago, New Zealand’s Office for Seniors initiated the development of a “Healthy Ageing Strategy.” Toward that end, they invited leading national organizations and agencies to contribute thoughts to their … -
Social Media Can Transform Your Museum: An interview with Lanae Spruce
I’ll never forget the moment I began to understand the true power of social media. It was 2015 and I was working for a popular online feminist magazine. My job involved reading every one of the hundreds of Facebook comments that would pour … -
Group Learning, Individual Work: An approach to DEAI
Many years ago, I had the opportunity to prepare my museum and the local communities for a science exhibition presenting race as a social construct. As we discussed the best way for our internal team to support visitors in the exhibit, we … -
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Archivist of the United States’ Letter to the Museum Field
Many in our field have expressed concern over the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) troubling alteration of a 2017 photograph of the Women’s March. Since that time, the federal agency has removed the altered photograph … -
Serving Broader Audiences, Museums Engage Communities with Public Space
Many of today’s museum leaders recognize a need to engage more closely with the public, and a related desire to make their facilities and programs more flexible and valuable. In order to achieve these goals, it can be useful to explore new … -
Access Thousands of Museum Resources with AAM Membership
AAM membership connects you to the resources you need to keep up with best practices in an ever-changing field. From research and reports to toolkits and professional development programs, AAM membership brings you a wealth of knowledge to … -
A Historic Textile Mill Inspires Creative Agers at Museum L-A
In 2018, twenty organizations enrolled in a special museum cohort of Aroha Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts program. With funding from Aroha, and training provided by Lifetime Arts, these museums are developing high-quality, intensive … -
What Kind of Ancestor Will You Be?
As Facing Change Senior Diversity Fellows, I and my associate fellows have been tasked with supporting museums as they address the lack of racial diversity in the governances of their institutions. In this journey, I’ve been reminded of a … -
Programming Through the Lens of Empathy
At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, two new public programs and one new high school tour are built on the premises that empathy is worth cultivating and listening to the perspectives of others is valuable.[1] These programs …
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I am happy to announce that applications are now open for the CFM Foresight Scholarship, …