July 2025 – Page 2 – American Alliance of Museums

Recap: Recovery and Resilience: Cultural Institutions in Response to Environmental Disaster

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. From wildfires and hurricanes to floods, recent environmental disasters have tested our communities and cultural institutions—both as vulnerable entities and as …
Balancing Act: Honoring Feedback While Staying True to Your Mission

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. As museums take on challenging topics, audience reactions may be strong and varied. In this session, consider how museums can utilize feedback while remaining …
Artificial Intelligence in Museums: Discussing Ethics and Protocols

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. AI is used to generate marketing graphics, design websites, curate exhibitions, write text for educational …
A Holistic and People-Centered Approach to Accessible Exhibition Design

By American Alliance of Museums

This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Developing an accessible exhibition requires collaboration among museum staff, artists, and audiences. In this session, learn how presenters developed guidelines …
Museums, What’s Your Gen Z Score?

By Caroline Klibanoff

The United States is experiencing its most age-diverse society ever, as lifespans get longer and a tidal wave of young people prepare to enter adulthood. As a result, museums are facing greater demands to serve multiple generations and …
Museum Exhibition Materials Pledge: Sustainability Goals into Action webinar

By American Alliance of Museums

Watch this recorded webinar with Douglas Flandro from CambridgeSeven Associates, Inc., Brenda Leigh Baker from the Madison Children’s Museum, Stephanie Ratcliffe of The Wild Center, Pamela Caserta Hugdahl, Rochester Art Center, …
The Sounds of Change

By Meeghan Kane

I have an enduring interest in multi-sensory museum experiences, especially when they bring in outside experts to expand a museum’s sensory impact. My collection of favorites include the Brooklyn Museum appointing a Cellist in …
From the Trenches: Advice from an Emerging Museum Professional

By Neecole A. Gregory

I didn’t always see myself working in museums. For most of my life, I was immersed in archaeology and the ancient world—focused on digs, research, and physical culture. At the time, I thought museums were places to visit, not places to …
Civics on View: Using Museum Collections to Foster Greater Civic Knowledge and Understanding

By Ruby Stricker and Gerrie Bay Hall

At a time when much of the nation is thinking about what citizenship means, museums, historic sites, and other cultural organizations are uniquely poised to offer the public opportunities for civic engagement through direct encounters with …
The Formula for Relevance

By Alex Fraioli

I love finding examples of museums that use their resources to boost the fortunes of makers, craftspeople and local businesses. The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center fostering Native-led food start-ups, the Empowerment Hub at …