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Expanding Public Value

By Deborah Howes

As you build bridges with communities, consider using dig…
Making It Visible

By Paul Marty and Kathy Jones

An oral history project shines a light on the invisible history of museum…
Mind the Gap

By Haitham Eid

The pandemic shone a bright light on the digital divide among museums, but with collective action digital equity i…
A Counterpoint to “Witch Kitsch”: Peabody Essex Museum’s New Salem Witch Trials Walking Tour

By Dinah Cardin

At 11:58 am, my finger hovered above the record button. I had set out on a hot August day to capture the noon bell chimes of the Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Salem, Massachusetts. My goal was to weave these ambient sounds into …
Museum Accessibility: An Art and a Science

By Laureen Trainer, Heather Pressman, Danielle Schulz, Caroline Braden, Charlotte Martin, Lynda Kennedy, and Alyssa Carr

Over the past decade, conversations about accessibility have increased within the museum field, and many organizations including AAM have identified it as a priority. There is not, however, a straightforward and approachable blueprint for …
Diversity, Equity To Become Required for Museum Accreditation, Standards

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 a multi-year initiative to transform the standards that guide …
Fall Advocacy Updates and Museums Advocacy Day 2023

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – October 14, 2022 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Take Action to Support Funding for Museums: Funding Decisions Are Being Made Now. Urge Your Legislators to Support the Office of Museum Services (OMS) and Include a …
Steps to the Future: Discovery Museum Builds Toward Carbon Neutrality

By Neil Gordon

The news about climate change, the environment, and the state of our planet is frightening and discouraging. In the face of it all, how do we create hope? According to noted conservation psychologist John Fraser, the answer is by focusing …
The Messenger Matters: How a Novel Partnership Is Enhancing Public Health in Philadelphia

By Dr. Jayatri Das & Deepa Mankikar

Bandaging skinned knees. Conducting health screenings. Managing care for chronic needs. Providing therapy and counseling. School nurses do all of this and more every day as they work with students, families, and staff. Throughout the …
Museums Can Help Transform Education

By Katherine Prince

Last week I spent an inspiring afternoon in a Zoom workshop dedicated to envisioning “liberatory futures” for P-12 education. How can we collectively create an educational future that is rooted in equity, self-determination, and the right …