July 2025 – American Alliance of Museums

Now Available: On-Demand Sessions from AAM 2025

By American Alliance of Museums

Couldn’t make it to Los Angeles this spring for the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo? Wishing you could replay a session that’s been on your mind ever since? Good news! A select number of recorded sessions are now available …
Year-round Advocacy

By American Alliance of Museums

Effective advocacy is not a “one and done” activity. It is a continuous process, rather than something you do only when an issue is urgent. Join Brandy Dillingham, AAM’s Director of Advocacy and Alexandra Coon, Executive …
AAM Announces Latest Accreditation Awards: 48 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 8 first time accreditation and 40 reaccreditation awards made …
The New Stablecoin Legislation and Why Museums Should Care

By Elizabeth Merritt

Today’s post exemplifies the service the Center for the Future of Museums provides to the museum people: helping you stay abreast of emerging trends, understand the implications of significant events (in this case, legislation), and factor …
Beyond the Tour: Building Trust by Reimagining Public Programming

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Museums are trusted to be good stewards not only of their collections but also of their communities. Fulfilling this important aspect of public trust requires …
Creating Trust through Exceptional Visitor Engagement & Employee Experience

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Learn how two museums built trust within their communities by refining visitor engagement standards and examining the employee experience. Gain insights …
In Our Voices: Designing Victim-Centered Exhibits about Human Rights Issues

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. In a recent survey, a major Holocaust museum unearthed a disturbing truth: Far more students could name Nazi officials than Holocaust victims. Sites that tell …
What’s An Image Worth? Rights Management 101 for Non-Lawyers

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Whether selecting images for an exhibition, celebrating successes in a publication, or sharing updates on social media, museums rely on good images. But what’s …
Delivering Difficult, Human Stories of Incarceration

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. The Old Idaho Penitentiary (OIP), a prison that operated from 1872–1973, holds difficult stories and controversial subjects. Navigating these topics requires …
Out of Our Depth: Navigating Discomfort, Growth, and Trust in Leadership

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Taking on a leadership role comes with high expectations. What happens when you step into a position that feels larger than you imagined—meaning you must guide a …