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From the President and CEO: Seeing the Future

By Laura Lott

This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2023 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. What if someone had told you in 2012 that something called augmented reality would soon take hold in museums? Or in 2016 …
A Digital (R)evolution

By Elizabeth Merritt

Has the pandemic sparked an evolutionary leap i…
The Post-pandemic Workplace

By Elizabeth Merritt

How can museums build the workforce they need while creating better, more equitable labor…
Welcome to TrendsWatch

By Elizabeth Merritt

This issue of Museum is also the 2023 edition of TrendsWatch—the 12th installment of AAM’s annual forecasting report. Produced by the Alliance’s Center for the Future of Museums, TrendsWatch examines the forces shaping the museum sector in …
The Museum System Upgrade: A Q&A with András Szántó

By Adam Rozan

In the early days of COVID lockdowns, longtime cultural consultant and writer András Szántó began interviewing dozens of museum leaders around the world. As the pandemic simultaneously slowed down schedules and accelerated the field’s pace …
Register Now for Museums Advocacy Day 2023 and Good Funding News for Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – January 6, 2023 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Register Today: Make Your Voice Heard at Museums Advocacy Day 2023, Feb. 27-28 in Washington, D.C. Good News for Museums: FY 2023 omnibus package includes increased …
“Wait, What? Toddlers in an Art Museum?”

By Nicole Cromartie & Bailey Placzek

Caitlin Mock Wilson, a mother of two young children and a Clyfford Still Museum (CSM) member, often went to museums with her parents as a young child. When she had her own children, she said it “felt natural” that she would also bring them …
Forecasting 2023

By Elizabeth Merritt

In 2023, we, as individuals and organizations, are faced with choices that will determine what the post-pandemic future will look like. Will we try to rebuild a version of 2019, in so far as we are able, or will we use disruption as an …
CARE-apy: On the Road to Welcome: Starting your accessibility journey

By Cecelia Walls

The concepts of accessibility and inclusion are not new. There is not, however, a straightforward blueprint for doing this work in a clear-cut and approachable way, meaning many museum workers are often left wondering “how do I get …