2022 – Page 10 – American Alliance of Museums

AAM Statement on the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

By American Alliance of Museums

The recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is an assault on human rights, with people of color and people from low-income backgrounds suffering the greatest consequences. The ruling–which will inarguably deepen the …
Bringing Our Resources to Bear

By Natalie Marsh & Kristina Durocher

Academic museum professionals can use their institution’s resources to help the wider community better understand the clim…
Let’s Go All In

By Patrick Hamilton

The international climate conference makes clear that we all must do our part to slow the clim…
Climate Change at Home

By Kelsey Brow

At King Manor, education about the environment and the historic house go ha…
Doing Our Part

By Douglas Flandro, Cecile Shellman, and Jeff Baker

Museums can simultaneously make their exhibitions more sustainable and improve soc…
Protecting Earth’s Heart

By Claudia Pineda Tibbs

Monterey Bay Aquarium is doing its part to cut emissions and waste to keep the effects of climate change from further affecting oc…
Everything RFP: Running Your Business Series

By American Alliance of Museums

Handout of additional resources For independent museum professionals, a Request for Proposal or RFP is a great way to identify projects and partnerships with museums. However, the RFP process is often unclear and requires a lot of work…all …
‘Relationships Don’t Have an End Goal’: A Q&A with the Burke Museum’s Decolonization & DEAI Team

By Joseph O'Neill

Some of the newest, and most defining, jobs in the current era of museums are those focusing on decolonization and diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. In recent years, as more institutions have come to prioritize undoing …
Measuring Social Impact for Strategic Change

By American Alliance of Museums

Compared to economic and educational impact, social impact is elusive and challenging to measure. The Measurement of Museum Social Impact (MOMSI) project is working to create a valid instrument museums can use to measure their own social …
Increase Engagement & Protect Collections with Visible Storage

By Willow Stewart

At a time when museum professionals are seeking new and meaningful ways to engage visitors, the concept of visible storage has emerged as a practical way to promote better access while also protecting collections. Because exhibition space …