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Stop, Look, Think: How to manage digital vulnerabilities.

By Elizabeth Merritt

Digital information is inherently far more ephemeral than paper. —Natalie Ceeny, CEO, National Archives (UK) This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2025 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. The world’s first …
Message from the President: Preparing for Tomorrow

By Marilyn Jackson

This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2025 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. Picture this: your museum is blessed with such high attendance that the line of people purchasing tickets snakes out the door …
For Your Radar: Managed Retreat and Targeted Universalism

By Elizabeth Merritt

A brief guide to terms that may be popping up in your newsfeeds. This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2025 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. Managed retreat: the proactive relocation of people and …
The Next Era of Volunteerism

By Elizabeth Merritt

Volunteering creates a national character in which the community and the nation take on a spirit of compassion, comradeship, and confidence. — Brian O’Connell, past President, Independent Sector This article originally appeared in …
Trend Alert: An Artifact from the Future – the 990 of 2035

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February 2025 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. Numbers can tell stories just as effectively as (and sometimes more honestly than) words. A museum’s mission statement …
Short Take: Pulled in All Directions

By Elizabeth Merritt

“Social media enables the viral spread of outrage, to the point where sentiment often outpaces an organization’s ability to respond in a thoughtful and measured way.” This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s January/February …
Cultivating the Next Generation of Black Museum Leaders: The AAAM x Howard University Advanced Executive Training

By Vedet Coleman-Robinson

The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) stands as the principal voice of the African American museum movement, providing support, respite, and abundant educational opportunities. For more than four decades, AAAM has successfully …
Speculative Options for the Future of Democracy

By James Leventhal

Many pundits are warning that our current version of democracy itself may be in danger, and research suggests the public may agree. If so, what’s next? How can we expand our thinking, before defaulting to the easy (and frightening) …
January Advocacy Updates – Museums Advocacy Day Registration Closes Soon

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – January 10, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: One Week Left to Register: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 President Trump to Take Office, 119th Congress Convenes: Museums Need to Mobilize Now Take Action: What You Can …
Reduce Uncertainty, Increase Confidence: How Internal Audit Supports Museums’ Success

By Laura Hopman, Christienne Johnson, Cynthia Liriano, and Roman Lindauer

We’ve all seen the dreaded headlines: “How many treasures have been stolen from the British Museum?” “Grief and Anger Mingle After Devastating Brazil Museum Fire” “How the Mona Lisa almost came to a watery end at the Metropolitan Museum of …