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A Toolkit to Measure Your Museum’s Social Impact
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Alliance Blog
While social and community impact is increasingly viewed as central to museums’ missions as acknowledged in the Alliance’s most recent strategic framework, the issue of measuring that …
Museums as Disaster Responders: A Q&A with Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate
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Alliance Blog
Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a strong, lively community? Recently, this question led me to revisit the work and writings of Ray Oldenburg, who first developed the concept …
Take a Deep Dive into the Future of Museums this November
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Have you registered for the Future of Museums Summit? Taking place from 1-5 pm ET November 1 and 2, this virtual conference will explore four themes from the current edition of TrendsWatch: …
Collective Action with the California Association of Museums
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Museum Magazine
Working with the California Association of Museums, a fundraiser with the San Diego Natural History Museum gained valuable advocacy …
Audio Spotlight Focused Sound Technology Delivers Messages of Peace at the United Nations
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Industry Advertorial
The United Nations Technology Museum at UN Headquarters in New York City utilizes a tight row of Audio Spotlight directional speakers to provide immersive, focused sound fields at key …
Can You Help Us Build the Ultimate Museum Resource Library?
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Alliance Blog
Looking for something to help you at work? Tips for acing a job interview, a guide to writing a strategic plan, best practices for accessibility at a virtual event? AAM’s Resource …
A History of Museum Resilience: Q&A with Author Samuel Redman
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Alliance Blog
When the pandemic arrived and made its far-reaching impact on our people and institutions, many wondered if we would ever recover. Few could recall such an existential crisis during their …
Empowering Provenance Research in the Age of Big Data and (Re)Generative Artificial Intelligence
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Six years ago, I started a project called ReMasterpieces that used some of the leading AI techniques of that time to recreate works of art that were stolen and subsequently lost or …
