2024 – Page 10 – American Alliance of Museums

How Spacesaver Revived a Historic Church Studio with Customized Storage Solutions

By Spacesaver

This post is an advertorial written by an organization 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, …
Reviving Roots: Clyfford Still Museum and the Colville Confederated Tribes Partner for the Future

By Bailey Placzek & Michael Holloman

As part of the Alliance’s current Next Horizon of Museum Practice project, CFM has been highlighting stories of museums trying to redress the cumulative historical effects of harm to Indigenous communities, including damage to mental and …
Reducing Carbon Emissions in a Complex Environment

By American Alliance of Museums

In this recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo, learn about the Heritage Museums and Gardens’ Strategic Sustainability Plan, which outlines the institution’s strategies and tactics as they aim to become carbon …
Museum Apprenticeships as Entry Points for Future Leaders

By Margaret Koch, Samantha Garza, and Minsu Kwon

Earlier this year, the National Council of Nonprofits released a report documenting that workforce shortages continue to be a major problem for US nonprofits. The report also identified strategies being successfully deployed to recruit and …
August Appropriations Update: Keep Speaking Up for Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: August Appropriations Update: Keep Speaking Up for Museums – Contact Congress #InviteCongress 2024: It’s Time for Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum Civic Holidays 2024:Resources to Get #VoteReady Today …
Not the F Word You Know: Embracing Failure to Move Forward

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. In the museum field, we work tirelessly to create safe environments where our visitors can explore, build skills, discover, and learn – but how are we creating …
Algorithms & Artifacts: Deciphering AI’s Role in Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. As museum professionals, understanding the basics of AI and its implications to our industry is crucial. If the museum community can approach AI with a balanced …
Getting Art Out of Storage with Art Bridges Foundation

By Art Bridges Foundation

Everyone, no matter where they live, deserves access to art, and expanding arts access is critical to the development of our communities. That's why at Art Bridges, we believe that by engaging with artworks that expose visitors to …
Catching the Data Bug: A Q&A with Colleen Dilenschneider

By Adam Rozan

I’m not sure how I first came across Colleen Dilenschneider—whether it was hearing her speak at a conference or reading one of her articles on the Know Your Own Bone blog, where she shares critical market research from IMPACTS Experience …
Join Me for a New Series to Chat About the Future

By Elizabeth Merritt

Starting in August, AAM is piloting Future Chats, a series of short dives into some of the latest news. These one hour, online sessions will be dedicated to informal, interactive conversations about trends and events that are changing our …