2022 – Page 16 – American Alliance of Museums

Now is the time to speak up for OMS funding for museums!

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – April 7, 2022 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Act Now: FY 2023 House OMS Funding Letter Now Circulating Good News in President’s FY 2023 Budget Proposal: Proposed Funding Increases for OMS, NEH, NEA House OMS …
Where to Find the Future at #AAM2022

By Elizabeth Merritt

We are having a real, face-to-face conference! Boston, May 19-22. I, for one, look forward to seeing you all in person (at least from the mask up), and plan to revel in the informal conversations, chance encounters, and pick-up coffee …
AAM Statement on The Montpelier Foundation Board and Montpelier Descendants Committee

By American Alliance of Museums

AAM stands with the descendants of the enslaved at Montpelier and the community’s right to define itself. In June 2021, The Montpelier Foundation (TMF) committed to, and confirmed in its bylaws revision, a highly-publicized decision to …
To NFT or Not to NFT: The View from Two Museums

By Carol Summerfield

A few weeks ago I published a post on blockchain collectibles, offering a primer on NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and exploring some factors, notably alignment with mission and values, that might inform a museum’s discussion about whether and …
Speak Up for Museums: Spring Advocacy Updates

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – March 24, 2022 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Museums Advocacy Day: Museum Advocates Make Their Voices Heard Good News in FY 2022 Omnibus: Funding Increases for IMLS, NEH, NEA Approved Senate Finance Committee …
Introducing the 2022 Edition of TrendsWatch

By Elizabeth Merritt

As a child, I fell in love with museums for the good they did for me: providing a place of wonder, exploration, refuge, and, as I aged into teen-dom, an opportunity for meaningful work as a volunteer. As an adult, I fell in love with …
How a Rapid-Response Pop-Up Inspired New Notions of Audience and Community

By Jeni O’Malley & Maggie Schmidt

The events of 2020 and 2021 forced museums to innovate in ways and at a speed that would have been unthinkable prior. Our hope is that 2022 brings about a time of reflection, where we take the time to process what we created under …
IMPs Talk: Pricing Your Projects

By American Alliance of Museums

Handout of additional resources Are you up nights wondering what to charge for your work? Do you suspect there’s a secret formula you just haven’t discovered? Watch this recording as IMPs Talk about pricing and structuring …
Introducing Your Do-It-Yourself Toolkit for Strategic Foresight

By Elizabeth Merritt

Check it out. I made something for you ↑ I’ve been teaching strategic foresight to museum people for fourteen years now, travelling around the country to give talks and lead workshops, brainstorming, and team-building exercises at museums …
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 12 Museums Receive this High Honor

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 announced two first-time accreditation awards and ten reaccreditation awards …