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Content Warnings in Museums and Galleries: Taking a Proactive Approach

By Jackie Armstrong

I began writing and speaking about the need for trauma-informed practices in museums several years ago, and while I haven’t seen any big changes in the time since, I have seen small shifts happening that make me hopeful. I’m noticing more …
Neuroarts 101: How the Arts and Aesthetic Experiences Advance Health and Wellbeing

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. This workshop provides an overview of neuroarts: the study of how the arts and aesthetic experiences measurably change the body, brain, and behavior and how this …
Healthy Museums, Thriving Careers: Mastering Project Management Essentials

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Whether you come from a large institution with a project management office (PMO) or you are an individual contributor who plays a role in shepherding projects of …
Destigmatize Addiction Disorder: Fostering Partnerships for Systemic Change

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Through a shared purpose to destigmatize addiction disorder and make social change, in the summer of 2023, a museum, an artist educator, and three organizations …
Take Action Now! Urge Senators to Support Funding for IMLS

By Cecelia Walls

Advocacy Alert – July 24, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Take Action Now! Urge Senators to Support Funding for IMLS NEH/NEA: Amendments to Slash Funding Fail on House Floor Take Action Now! Urge Senators to Support Funding for …
Mental Health for All

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is an excerpt from TrendsWatch: Museums as Community Infrastructure. The full report is available as a free PDF download. “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” — Glenn Close, …
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 35 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 2 first time accreditations and 33 reaccreditation awards made at …
Urgent – Oppose Drastic House Funding Cuts to IMLS

By Cecelia Walls

Advocacy Alert – July 19, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: URGENT! Oppose Drastic House Funding Cuts to IMLS #InviteCongress 2024: Use Our How-To Guide to Participate Civic Holidays 2024: Find Resources to Participate and Get …
Creating Inclusive Tours: Five Strategies for Engaging English Learning Visitors in Museums

By Yuna Dranichnikova

If working at a big art museum taught me one thing, it is how unexpectedly diverse visitor groups can be, both culturally and linguistically. As a museum educator with a thick accent myself, I prefer to get ahead of the questions and ask …
F&B/Retail and Rentals that Consider Mission, Community, and DEAI

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. This well-rounded panel of museum leaders present an engaging presentation regarding food, beverage, event rentals, and retail within their museums. …