2022 – Page 17 – American Alliance of Museums

NFTs, Cryptocurrency, and Museum Practice

By Elizabeth Merritt

I am going to break a long silence to weigh in on the current conversation around NFTs, addressing four issues that have come up repeatedly in my conversations with people inside and outside the museum sector. These questions are (loosely …
Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey “How to” Webinar

By American Alliance of Museums

Cycle 3 of the Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey – funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – opened to art museums across North America on Monday, February 7. To support the data collection process, Ithaka S+R staff used part of this …
How the Greenwood Art Project United a Community in Reflection and a Vision for the Future

By Jerica Wortham, Anita Contini, and Stephanie Dockery

By 1921, the thriving Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had generated one billion dollars of collective wealth in today’s economic terms. Nicknamed “Black Wall Street” by W.E.B. DuBois, this neighborhood on the north side of the city …
Measuring Up

By Various

A new national study is quantifying the social impact of …
Point of View: The Relational Museum

By Cara Courage, Ph.D.

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2022 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Museums have potential as placemakers to support and strengthen their communities. In my work in and with museums across the …
From the President and CEO: Museums Matter

By Laura Lott

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2022 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. We just concluded one of my favorite events of the year—Museums Advocacy Day! During this critical annual event, and throughout …
A Time of Transformation

By Arthur Cohen

A special edition of the Culture Track research initiative provides an update on how audiences are…
Beyond the Walls: Demonstrating the social impact of museums is critical to their success.

By Carol Scott

There is a widely held view within the museum sector that visitors’ personal experiences with museums make a positive difference to society. But, overall, the evidence to support this view is limited. And that needs to change. This article …
The Greatest Work of Art

By Howard Taylor

The community is always the focus of San Angelo Museum of…
What Does it Mean to Trust a Museum?

By John Voiklis and John Fraser

Last September, AAM released Museums and Trust 2021, a survey that measured how museums were performing during a time of record public distrust in a wide range of institutions, from news outlets to the government. As with any good …