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The National Civil Rights Museum is launching a platform that reminds everyone that their vote matters

Your museum can join the National Civil Rights Museum in encouraging voter participation. Visit https://www.aam-us.org/programs/advocacy/nonprofit-voter-resources/ to access nonprofit voter …

Advocacy is (Always) Essential

Do you have five minutes to take a small action that could make a big impact? I know, it sounds like a cheap sales pitch, and if you work in a small museum, your answer may be no. Whether …

Senate Letter Supporting $2 Billion for Museums Now Circulating – Ask Your Senators to Sign On Today!

Support Field-Wide Advocacy for Museum Relief: The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we …

Urge Congress to Support Museum Community in Phase 4 Economic Relief

Support Field-Wide Advocacy for Museum Relief: The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we …

TrendsWatch: Building Financial Resilience in a Time of Crisis

Here at the Alliance, we know that COVID-19 is inflicting severe damage on museums. Our sector is just beginning to assess the impact of closures, travel bans, cancellation of major events …

American Alliance of Museums Urges US Congress to Include $4 Billion for Nonprofit Museums in COVID-19 Economic Relief Legislation

For Immediate Release March 19, 2020 Arlington, VA-The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, urges the U.S. …

When a Private Museum Has Massive Public Support

Even before the 2008 financial collapse only 56 percent of museums received support from local government, and that funding made up about 10 percent of their overall operating budget. The …

Museums Advocacy Day: Rena Calabrese – Telling Our Powerful Stories

Museum Advocate Rena Calabrese, President & CEO, Naper Settlement, speaks about the critical importance of advocacy for museums and shares her museum’s story of the resulting “funds and …

Museums Advocacy Day: Stephen White – Working Together Toward a Common Goal

Museum Advocate Stephen White, Vice President of External Affairs, Center of Science and Industry (COSI), speaks about the powerful role of museums in shaping their communities, museums’ …

Museums Advocacy Day: Using Our Voice to Speak Up for Museums

Museum advocates from around the country share their stories about the experience of advocating, why they participate in Museums Advocacy Day, and the importance of advocating for museums. …

Copyright at the Crossroads: A call for museum engagement at the international level

On October 18-19, 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will be holding an open two-day meeting in Geneva about copyright exceptions for libraries, archives, and …

Join Us for Museums Advocacy Day 2020 and Funding Status Update

Advocacy Alert – October 9, 2019 Join Us for Museums Advocacy Day 2020 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Museums Advocacy Day 2020 Registration Now Open! FY 2020 Funding Status Update …
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