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The Case for Change: Environmental controls in collecting institutions

By Danielle Sakowski

A new study examines the relationship between energy, carbon, and T/RH parameters in collecting institutions. As part of their mission-driven work, museums are committed to protecting and preserving the objects in their care. Yet …
Market and Meaning: Indigenous art at the crossroads of commerce and repatriation

By Maeve R. Donnelly

Maeve R. Donnelly is a collections assistant at the Syracuse University Art Museum in New York. The research presented in this article was conducted independently as part of her graduate studies in Museum Studies and does not reflect …
Achieving Active Collections: The Vermont Historical Society helping volunteer organizations

By Eileen P. Corcoran and Hannah Kirkpatrick

We had 175 chairs, 230 spoons, and 800 dresses. Do these items truly tell the story of Vermont? Established in 1838, the Vermont Historical Society (VHS) has been collecting objects and archival materials for over 175 years. By the 2010s, …
Designing and Implementing a Counterspace: The Burke Museum’s Research Family

By Rachael L. G. Tamngin

In the spring of 2013, a group of Pacific Islander students at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle created the first version of an initiative known as Research Family. As its name implies, Research Family brings family-like …
Join Me at The Museum Summit

By Elizabeth Merritt

How can your organization stay true to its mission and values in the face of funding constraints and mounting partisan pressure? What practices can make volunteering rewarding and accessible to people confronting their own challenges of …
Demographics of US Museum-Goers: 2025 Update

By Jessica Strube

This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2025 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, a national survey of American museum visitors from AAM and Wilkening Consulting. Every year, the survey partners with individual museums to research …
September Monthly Advocacy Alert: Federal Funding, IMLS, and Advocacy Webinar

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – September 12, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Updates and Take Action: Federal funding for IMLS and other agencies IMLS Funding This month, the House released its version of the Appropriations (funding) bill …
Ask the Expert: Collections Insurance

By American Alliance of Museums

Join Cecelia Walls, Assistant Director, Learning Content & Operations, Adrienne F. Reid, CIC, Senior Vice President at Huntington T. Block Insurance, and Carli Helfer, Account Executive at Huntington T. Block Insurance …
Handling the Heat: Steps Museums Can Take to Address Rising Temperatures

By Keith Cook

Large swathes of the US have been under heat advisories this summer, putting up to 174 million people at risk. From Phoenix to Boston, St. Louis to Tampa, cities are scrambling to provide emergency cooling shelters by extending the hours …
American Alliance of Museums and Coalition Partners File Amicus Brief to Protect IMLS from Unlawful Dismantling

By American Alliance of Museums

For Immediate Release Rhode Island–Today, after months of coordinated preparation, AAM and a broad coalition of leading library, museum, and cultural organizations, along with the nation’s largest labor union of cultural workers, …