Advocacy

Every Museum Has a Story to Tell: Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum

Who: Museums and elected officials around the country! What: 7th Annual Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum week. When: August 6-10, or whenever your elected officials and staff can make …

Board Power: When the High Desert Museum suddenly lost state grant funding, current and former trustees sprang into action.

Dana Whitelaw

American Alliance of Museums Statement on the President’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2018

American Alliance of Museums

Dealing With Disruption

Elizabeth Merritt

How to Promote Museums’ Significance in our Nation

Lindsey Steward

Trusted Sources: Why Museums and Libraries Are More Relevant Than Ever

Dr. David Skorton

Fifty Percent More Advocates Will Visit Capitol Hill on February 28 to Speak Up for Museums

American Alliance of Museums

#DayofFacts Questions Answered

Mara Kurlandsky and Allison Hartley

#DayofFacts Explained

Mara Kurlandsky and Allison Hartley

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Upcoming Events

The New-York Historical Society

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites libraries and museums to participate in a webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 2 to 3 p.m. (Eastern). The New-York Historical Society …

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Presented by: American Association for State and Local History

Washington, DC

Presented by: Environment and Climate Network

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Latest Stories from AAM

On Cross Collecting, or Cross-Over Buying

David Bellingham, Sothebysinstitute

Curatorial Practice

Since the start of the new millennium, there has been an increase in cross-collecting (sometimes called 'cross-over buying'). This might seem like a recent phenomenon according to what we …

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Attending Museum Conferences

Cristina Toma

Global Thinking

Two years ago, in 2016, I had the opportunity to attend the AAM Annual Meeting in Washington DC, thanks to the Getty Leadership and Career Management Program Fellowship. Little did I know …

A Conversation with Kathleen McLean

Career Management

Kathleen McLean is the recipient of the 2018 AAM Distinguished Service to Museums Award, which recognizes an individual’s excellence and contributions to the museum field for at least 20 …

Every Museum Has a Story to Tell: Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum

Board Power: When the High Desert Museum suddenly lost state grant funding, current and former trustees sprang into action.

Truth and Reconciliation: Museums As Advocates For Human Rights And Healing

Museums and Tax Reform: Get the Facts and Take Action Today!

How are you advocating for #museums this summer?