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By Any Means Necessary: Digital, Virtual, and Travelling African American and Civil Rights Exhibitions

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By Charlene Blair
It was such an honor to attend the 40th Association of African American Museums (AAAM) conference. To be surrounded by people that are so passionate and committed to keeping the legacies …

It Takes a Village: Are You Getting These 6 Perspectives for Your Exhibition?

By David Whitemyer

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Attending Museum Conferences

By Cristina Toma

El museo, actor sociopolítico / The Museum as socio-political actor

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¿Qué es la valentía en las organizaciones? / Brave Organizations

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El arte de ser relevantes / The Art of Relevance

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Ecologías Queer / Queer Ecology

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The Latest from Museopunks!

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By American Alliance of Museums

What makes K-12 public school educators choose to use a museum as part of their curriculum?

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By Amber Geary

Reinforcement Crew: A Look Back

LIbby Krecek, Reinforcement Crew, Co-Chair
By Libby Krecek,

After Louvre Abu Dhabi: Dreams of Potential Partnerships for Cultural Exchange

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By Michael Conforti

Out of the Blue: A Punderful Session About Out-of-the-Box Thinking

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By Juliana Venegas
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Four Ways of Seeing the Future

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By Elizabeth Merritt
Category: Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
We’re halfway through the serial publication of CFM’s set of scenarios for museum planning! Bright and dark versions of the year 2040, crowdsourced from the hopes and fears of AAMers, are …

The A in DEAI: Seven tips for greater accessibility at events

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By Nicole Smith
Category: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
In being a museum professional during the social media age, there are few things cooler than getting to be a Social Media Journalist for the American Alliance of Museum (AAM) conference. In …

The Museum Education Act passes the New York State Legislature

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By Erika Sanger
Category: Advocacy
Is it done yet? What can I do to help? What happens next? When can we apply for funding? Those are just some of the questions I’ve been getting since the Museum Education Act (MEA) passed …