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Reboot
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 threw museums into uncharted territory, simultaneously rendering their physical spaces inaccessible and triggering a mass shift to the digital sphere. As museums jumped into … -
AAM Statement on Museum Ban in U.S. House of Representatives Community Project Funding (Earmark) Guidance
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM)—representing over 35,000 individual museum professionals and volunteers, and museums of all types and sizes across the country—is outraged by the U.S. House … -
Museums Advocacy Day 2023 Welcome Remarks
Prepared Remarks of Laura L. Lott President and CEO, American Alliance of Museums Welcome session from Museums Advocacy Day 2023 February 27, 2023 —– Hello, museum advocates, welcome to Museums Advocacy Day 2023! As many of you … -
Hundreds of Advocates Meeting in Washington, D.C. with Members of Congress on Museums Advocacy Day 2023
For Immediate Release Washington, DC – More than 250 staff, students, board members, volunteers, supporters, and independent professionals who work for and with museums traveled to Washington, DC, from across the country to advocate … -
Speak Up for Museums During Museums Advocacy Day 2023
Advocacy Alert – February, 24 2023 Speak Up for Museums During Museums Advocacy Day 2023 We look forward to gathering in person with museum advocates in Washington, D.C. for Museums Advocacy Day 2023 on February 27-28. With a new … -
Trusting the Process: The Collaborative Journey to Reframing a Problematic Object
“Put it in storage.” “Replace it with something else.” “Put up a new label.” “Do nothing.” These were some of the solutions offered up when the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison began exploring how to confront … -
What Does a Curator of Sustainability Do? A Q&A with Chris Hobbs
In recent years, sustainability has gone from a buzzword for museums to an action step, as our organizations increasingly confront and prepare for the adverse effects of climate change on their sites and, more importantly, their … -
AAM Announces $1 Million Investment in the Museum Community
The AAM team is thrilled to launch a $1 million investment in an expanded Museum Community professional development and networking program. Beginning as early as this summer and over the next several years, this investment will deliver new … -
Press Release: AAM Announces $1 Million Investment in the Museum Community
For immediate release Arlington, VA – The AAM team is thrilled to launch a $1 million investment in an expanded Museum Community professional development and networking program. Beginning as early as this summer and over the next … -
A Short Rant About Quiet Quitting (or, Why Heroism Can Be Toxic)
One of the things that fell to the cutting room floor as I edited this year’s TrendsWatch was a short rant about the phrase “quiet quitting.” In the published version of the essay on workplace trends,* I merely noted that “confusingly [the …
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