Skip to content

Bill Tramposch

2019 Aroha Fellow for Museums and Creative Aging, American Alliance of Museums

Recent Posts by Bill Tramposch

The Illusion of Old Age

Category: Alliance Blog
One of the lesser-known essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson is on the topic of old age, or rather the illusions surrounding and benefits of advanced years. Curiously, in 1862 he was describing …

Simplifying Creative Aging

Category: Alliance Blog
“What’s creative aging?” is a question that usually comes fast on the heels of mentioning the term. I have tried to explain it so many times that, for economy’s sake, I’ve developed ways to …

Revisiting the Summit on Creativity and Aging in America

Category: Alliance Blog
The 2015 Summit on Creativity and Aging in America represented a key turning point in our country’s conversation about creative aging. Co-presented by the National Endowment for the Arts …

A Comedian’s Take on Aging

Category: Alliance Blog
I once heard a comedian say that life is wonderful, just backward. He said that if he were God he would have had us born into old ague-ridden age (a seven, say, on the Shakespeare scale of …

The Upside of Aging

Category: Alliance Blog
Paul Irving is the president of the Milken Institute, where he leads initiatives to improve public health and aging across America and the world. I have had the pleasure of communicating …

Creative Aging Strategies from Abroad

Category: Alliance Blog
A couple of years ago, New Zealand’s Office for Seniors initiated the development of a “Healthy Ageing Strategy.” Toward that end, they invited leading national organizations …

Subscribe to Field Notes!

Packed with stories and insights for museum people, Field Notes is delivered to your inbox every Monday. Once you've completed the form below, confirm your subscription in the email sent to you.

If you are a current AAM member, please sign-up using the email address associated with your account.

Are you a museum professional?

Are you a current AAM member?

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription, and please add communications@aam-us.org to your safe sender list.