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Connect and Network with 50,000 with AAM Membership
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?
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
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
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 $$)
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
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
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 … -
The Museum Inside Out: The Chicago History Museum’s three decades of transformation offers a window into the changing role of curators and community engagement.
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Founded in 1856, the Chicago Historical Society was imagined at a time of dramatic change in the city. Despite being only … -
Knowing Better, Doing Better: The San Diego Museum of Man takes a holistic approach to decolonization
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. As museum professionals, we typically think of the word “curate” as a verb meaning “to collect, organize, and present” a … -
Speechless: A sensory exhibition charts a new path to accessibility in learning
Museums are constantly experimenting with how we can present content in ways that engage and inform a wide audience. Part of the challenge is to consider issues of accessibility and disability, to develop different ways of communicating …
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