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Core Concept Primer: DEAI work must be measured and assessed

By American Alliance of Museums

The current system in which we operate and live is one that allocates resources and opportunities unequally, creating disparities within and outside of our institutions. Pursuing and ultimately achieving equity within our museums requires …
Core Concept Primer: DEAI is an ongoing journey without a fixed endpoint

By American Alliance of Museums

A museum’s DEAI work should be a process of continual assessment, recognizing and reflecting the changing environment not just within the institution’s walls but in the wider world. No singular policy change or anti-oppression action can …
Core Concept Primer: DEAI is the responsibility of the entire organization

By American Alliance of Museums

Sustained, meaningful, and impactful DEAI work must be reflected in all aspects of museums, from individuals to organizational culture, to policy and process. This work must not solely rely on the people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, or …
Core Concept Primer: DEAI demands an ongoing commitment of resources

By American Alliance of Museums

Just as embarking on your museum’s DEAI journey is a task with no defined endpoint, allocating resources to this work must be ongoing. Implementing equity cross-functionally and sustaining excellence requires museums to commit significant …
The Best Museum Bathrooms, According to Museum People

By Joseph O'Neill

When you think of all the memorable, thoughtfully designed spaces in museums, the bathrooms may not be the first thing that come to mind. They aren’t usually considered the feather in an architect’s cap, and they can often feel more like a …
Museums Discover Impact Investing

By Laura Callanan

CFM first flagged impact investing as a trend of significance to museums in 2013, inspired by a talk Seth Miller gave at SXSW in which he declared that “every time you spend a dollar, you are creating the world you live in.” Impact …
Engaging Multilingual Audiences through Translation

By Jill Kushner Bishop

This post is an advertorial written by a company that serves the museum field. The views, opinions, and positions expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or …
How Museum Educators Are Using Strategic Foresight to Address Climate Change

By Mickey Maley and Daryl Jorgenson

In this series of posts, EdCom’s Trends Committee is taking a deeper look at emerging phenomena identified in the 2021 edition of TrendsWatch from the Center for the Future of Museums. In this post, they explore examples of how museums …
NFTs: Museums Can Build Other, Better Digital Stuff

By Elizabeth Merritt

“When I was a congressional aide, we had an expression, ‘No idea was too stupid to say out loud,’ so here it is, hear me out. Instead of buying these ships? Don’t buy these ships. Buy other ships. Better ships. That’s my …
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 23 Museums Achieve This Distinction

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 4 first time accreditation awards and 19 reaccreditation awards made …