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Building Empathy by Developing an Ethically Sourced Materials Policy

By Douglas Flandro

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. If you don’t read the journal, become a member to receive your digital copy of the full upcoming issues or purchase the …
Witnessing Change: An Exhibition’s Enduring Impact on Museum Ethics and Practice

By Felix Berry, Matthew Cutler, and Lisa Quirion

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. If you don’t read the journal, become a member to receive your digital copy of the full upcoming issues or purchase the …
Ethical Deliberation in Divisive Times: Q&A with Janet Marstine

By Dr. Janet Marstine and Jeanne Normand Goswami

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. What do we mean by “ethics”? We think we agree on what ethical behavior is, but do we really? How can we continue to forge …
Leverage your data story

By Tessitura

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, …
Staying True to Mission: Why JANM Spoke Out

By Ann Burroughs

As my colleagues and I catalogue the damage being done to our sector, we take heart from a small but growing cadre of museums taking principled positions in the face of attacks on their institutions and the communities they serve. In 2019, …
Statement on the Tragedy Outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC

By American Alliance of Museums

The American Alliance of Museums mourns the tragic and senseless loss of life that occurred outside the Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, …
Behind the Image: Using Alt Text to Make Your Museum’s Website Accessible

By Michelle Padilla

This tipsheet was developed by Michelle Padilla, Digital Content Strategist at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. According to the American Foundation for the Blind, nearly four million Americans struggle to …
EO Impacts and the Next Era of Museum Funding: Part One

By Elizabeth Merritt

Earlier this month I gave a talk at the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo on the impact presidential executive orders are having on our sector, and the implications for museum business models. Short version: not pretty, some bright …
The Gen Z Guide to Civic Season

By Nia Mosby, Brooke Tran, and Camille Serrano

You may have heard of Civic Season, the annual civics-and-history learning sprint held between Juneteenth and the Fourth of July every summer. The program was created by, and is activated by, Made By Us, a network of more than four hundred …
May Advocacy Alert: IMLS Lawsuit, Take Action on Federal Funding, and more

By American Alliance of Museums

May 15, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: IMLS Lawsuit Updates On May 13, the Judge in the 21 states’ attorneys general case issued a ruling to halt the dismantling of IMLS and ordered the agency to revert back to pre-executive …