January 2020 – Page 3 – American Alliance of Museums

Somewhere Near the End

By Dr. Virginia Tandy

Creative aging is a global movement, and the demographic phenomena behind it are happening in many countries beyond the United States. Today’s guest post on the Ad Summa blog comes from a leader in the UK’s creative aging movement, Dr. …
Forging Deeper Connections

By Redmond J. Barnett, Elisa Phelps, Jennifer Schantz, and Pam Schwartz

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. A look at two museums that are successfully engaging their audiences through their collections. By Redmond W. Barnett and …
A Modest Proposal for Museum Collections: Apply the principle of direct costs for deaccessioning

By John Wetenhall

Some years ago, shortly before I assumed the directorship of the Ringling Museum of Art—the state art museum of Florida—the leader of the Florida Legislature declared, “I love Rubens.” The Ringling was widely known for its rare and …
Connect and Network with 50,000 with AAM Membership

By American Alliance of Museums

AAM membership connects you to thousands of museum professionals from around the world. Whether you want to connect one-on-one, belong to a group of like-minded museum professionals, or network with 5,000 others at AAM’s Annual …
Why Should You Attend AAM’s Annual Meeting?

By American Alliance of Museums

AAM’s Annual Meeting is the largest museum conference in the U.S., where you will connect, collaborate, and share ideas with over 5,000 museum professionals. Transcript Auntaneshia Staveloz: Coming to AAM is like a big family reunion. …
Conferencing While Introverted

By Hannah Hethmon

Something that I hear a lot of first-time museum conference attendees say is that they’re worried about being an introvert in such a demanding, extroverted environment. So I thought, for my official blog post as a 2019 Social Media …
American Alliance of Museums Condemns the Targeting of Cultural Sites for Destruction

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums condemns the targeting of cultural sites for destruction. Our nation has a long history of safeguarding cultural resources, particularly in nations experiencing …
Teaching the World to Value Collections (while making some $$)

By Elizabeth Merritt

I hope you will join me later this month for a webinar exploring how museums can build income streams around their collections and win hearts and minds in the process. While the session is formally pitched at natural history research …
Funding for Creative Aging Programs

By Bill Tramposch

Without exception, the idea of initiating creative aging projects and programs at our museums is a very attractive one, but finding support to launch such efforts is another matter altogether. But let’s look on the bright(ening) side. More …
Curators Take Flight: Four curators cast a wide eye on the shifting landscape for curatorial practice

By American Alliance of Museums

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. It’s an exciting time to be a curator. The role is evolving and the field is broadening. Recently, four professionals at …