Recent Posts by Laura Lott
A Season of Kindness
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Influence of Museums
Much like museums, my daughter’s school distributes a quarterly calendar at which I typically glance to note important dates like the ubiquitous school closings, PTA meetings, and volunteer …
Leading By Example, Not by Mandate
Champion museums and nurture excellence in partnership with our members and allies. This is the Alliance’s mission statement and a call to action that is driving results across the museum …
With Liberty and Justice for All!
One hundred and thirty-three years after the Statue of Liberty first arrived in New York harbor, to the day, my husband and I took our daughter to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on …
Difficult but Necessary
I am privileged to be part of many special museum events—openings, re-openings, milestone anniversaries and the like. Each is special—for the museum; for the hardworking boards, staffs, and …
Sharing Outcomes from “Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar” – Opening remarks by Laura Lott
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Alliance Blog
This post is adapted from opening remarks made by Alliance CEO Laura Lott at “Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar: Creating Early Interventions to Prevent Deaccessioning Crises,” a …
It’s Okay to be Incomplete
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Annual Meeting
Prepared remarks of Laura L. Lott President & CEO of the American Alliance of Museums May 27, 2016 Opening session of the AAM 2016 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo Good morning! Welcome …