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What Can Medical Students Learn from the Art History of Epidemics?

By M. Jordan Love

It is an unusual feeling as a medieval art specialist for my subject to suddenly feel globally significant. I suspect some of my colleagues in Renaissance art feel this as well. For those of us who have studied art created after the Black …
From In-Person to Virtual Programs: A Case Study of Challenges & Successes

By Emily Sachar

No sooner had I learned that Zoom meant more than the loud whoosh of a sports car than I was engulfed in planning how to move a creative aging playwriting course to the platform. COVID had arrived in full force. Our state was quickly …
United States May Lose One-third of All Museums, New Survey Shows

By American Alliance of Museums

For Immediate Release Arlington, VA—The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today warned that one out of every three museums may shutter forever as funding …
A Snapshot of US Museums’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 2020)

By American Alliance of Museums

On June 8, 2020, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) launched a survey designed to capture a snapshot of the state of US museums during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the time the survey closed on June 30, directors of …
How Museums Can Generate Revenue Through Digital Content and Virtual Experiences

By Brendan Ciecko

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced museums of all kinds to close their doors, many have responded by shifting their attention to engaging audiences through virtual and remote channels. Through social media initiatives, virtual tours, …
Digital Gold: Queering Flat Spaces

By Eli Burke

As museums address issues of access to collections, galleries, and education during COVID-19, many have chosen to shift to a digital space to connect with the public and continue their missions as community and cultural institutions. As a …
American Alliance of Museums to participate in NEH Held in Trust: A National Convening on Conservation and Preservation

By American Alliance of Museums

For Immediate Release ARLINGTON, VA – The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) has been awarded a three-year cooperative agreement totaling $500,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to evaluate current …
Looking Ahead: Sustainability Adding Value to Reopening (Update)

By American Alliance of Museums

View this recorded webinar presented by AAM's Environment & Climate Network in which leaders from across the museum field convened in partnership to share their approaches to environmental sust…
How to Use Storytelling to Build and Engage Audiences

By Josette Souza

As far as museums go, the National Geographic Museum is unlike any other. With access to over 130 years’ worth of photos, footage, data, and archival materials—plus a built-in audience already hooked on the National Geographic …
“Pay As You Stay” – an alternative pricing model for museums?

By Elizabeth Merritt

This year’s TrendsWatch cites buy-ahead pricing as one tool for enhancing revenue and managing attendance. In today’s guest post, Managing Director Tom Schoessler tells us how the Weserburg Museum tried flipping that model, charging …