Fifty Percent More Advocates Will Visit Capitol Hill on February 28 to Speak Up for Museums
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2017 ARLINGTON, VA–More than 350 staff, students, board members, volunteers, supporters and independent professionals who work for and with museums will travel to Washington, DC from across the country to …
#DayofFacts Questions Answered
In a recent article, Alli Hartley and Mara Kurlandsky wrote about the inspiration and goals for the #DayofFacts social media campaign taking place on Friday, February 17. Over the course of the past few weeks, they’ve received a number of …
#DayofFacts Explained
#DayofFacts is an international social media campaign occurring on February 17, 2017. Alli Hartley and Mara Kurlandsky developed the concept as a day where institutions share mission-related content using the hashtag #DayofFacts. Alli and …
Shaping the First 100 Days
I hope you read my colleague Gail’s Tuesday post encouraging museumers to participate in the upcoming Museums Advocacy Day(February 27-18). And in a nice bit of timing, the first episode of 100 Days for Good, a new podcast from Independent …
Be a Truthteller. Advocate for Museums.
Today Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied, Vice President for Government Relations & Communications here at the Alliance, can help rebuild an appreciation for facts in a year awash in fake news. There are dozens of reasons to be part of Museums …
Election 2016: What it means for museums
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A Voice For Museums
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. With preparations underway for a new Congress and for the seventh annual Museums Advocacy Day (Feb. 23–24), Alliance President Ford W. Bell …
Advocating for the Future of Education
From Getmot.com I’m going to interview Abraham Lincoln. You can help. February 25-26 is the 5th annual Museums Advocacy Day. This year the Alliance is offering a free virtual conference so you can take part even if you can’t get to D.C. …
Down by the Riverside: A Conversation with Phil Hardberger
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 edition of the Museum magazine. Phil Hardberger has devoted his life to serving his community, his state, and his country. An attorney, Hardberger was mayor of San Antonio from …
Making the Most of What We Have: Museums & Collaboration
Yesterday, at the orientation for Museums AdvocacyDay, deputy director Cora Marrett of the National Science Foundation predicted that, in a future of increased resource constraints, museums will need to collaborate on competitive funding …
