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Truth and Reconciliation: Museums As Advocates For Human Rights And Healing
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of the Museum magazine. In 2023, President Kamala Harris established a task force to study the feasibility of creating …
Museums and Tax Reform: Get the Facts and Take Action Today!
Yesterday, Congress took key steps in paving the way for comprehensive tax reform legislation, and museums have a lot at stake. The Practical Impact of Budget Resolutions After months of …
How are you advocating for #museums this summer?
Ember Farber is the director of Advocacy at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In that role, she communicates with AAM’s advocate network and the field about federal policy issues and …
American Alliance of Museums Statement on the President’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2017 Arlington, VA – Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, issued the following statement today in response to the Fiscal Year …
Dealing With Disruption
Each year I look forward to Museums Advocacy Day as an opportunity to focus my futurist lens on political trends. In the past, I’ve invited attendees to consider the future of nonprofit …
How to Promote Museums’ Significance in our Nation
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Trusted Sources: Why Museums and Libraries Are More Relevant Than Ever
Dr. David J. Skorton is the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian overseeing 19 museums and galleries, 20 libraries, the National Zoo and numerous research centers, including the Smithsonian …
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 …
#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 …
#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 …
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 …
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. …