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In Pursuit of Cultural Property Ownership Disputes in Museums Today

By American Alliance of Museums

Museums are seeing new claims on objects, including large-scale demands for the repatriation of artifacts to their --countries of origin. When handled properly, these situations reflect well on museum leadership. An art insurer, a cultural …
More Than Words Solidarity Statements and Action

By American Alliance of Museums

When it comes to structural racism, museums must be honest about their past mistakes, including how they will address them and what they believe in now. Sites of Conscience members will discuss their museums’ statements in response to the …
Resilience for Museums: Strategies to Address Challenging Realities

By American Alliance of Museums

Times of extraordinary change and disruption demand flexibility, humility, perseverance, self-reflection, and responsiveness of museum leaders. Agile leadership requires mapping out a meaningful, relevant, and financially viable direction …
What Happens When Museums Close

By American Alliance of Museums

Watch this recorded discussion about what happens when museums close from the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Senior leaders with firsthand experience at a museum that has closed (or come close) will share their reflections and suggestions on …
What’s Your Sign?: Using Your Astrological Personality Traits to Plan Your AAM Annual Meeting Experience (Really!)

By Dianne Choie

Attending a huge conference like the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo can be overwhelming! With the plethora of session and poster offerings and a limited amount of time, how can you tell what will be most …
My High School Is in a Museum

By Andrew Farke

Followers of this blog will know I am a huge fan of museum schools. TrendsWatch: Museums as Community Infrastructure, the most recent CFM report, devotes one chapter to exploring how museums serve as essential pillars of education, in some …
Changing How They See

By Kate Mirand Calleri

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is decolonizing its collection with the help of local…
Bolstering Vaccine Confidence

By Vida Mikalcius

Pensacola MESS Hall met the community where it was to demonstrate the power of her…
ENACTing New Voices

By Ben Anthony

The Ohio History Connection is linking emerging new American leaders with community resources, networks, and civic education to empower their c…
From the President and CEO: Coming Together Again

By Laura Lott

The AAM team has been working hard to design a thoughtfully planned meeting that takes full advantage of this pivotal moment. Museums are at a turning point where we must make foundational decisions for the next era of our field, both to …