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Building True, Lasting Collaborations with Source Communities

By Meredith Schweitzer
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It’s well-documented by this point: museums are changing. No longer solely repositories of information and keepers of culturally important artifacts, museums today are taking on new roles …

“Access for All” Begins with Community Listening at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

By Alyssa O’Connell, Shasta Bray, and Alix Gasser

Navigating a Job Search in the COVID-19 Market

By Dana P. Hundley
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Eye of the Storm: How Do Museums Prepare for Hurricanes during a Pandemic?

By Lori Foley and Cori Wegener

The UniDescription Project Breaks Down Common Barriers to Media Accessibility

By Brett Oppegaard
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Children’s Museology and the COVID-19 Crisis

By Monica Eileen Patterson

Essential Evaluators: Snapshot | Data Collection

By Rose Jones, Laureen Trainer, and Andréa Giron Mathern

The Hiring Practice That Stymies Equity in the Museum Workforce

By Makeba Clay
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Bridging Isolation: The Anchorage Museum’s Virtual Movement Workshops for Older Adults during COVID-19

By Molissa Udevitz
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Mind the Accessibility Gap

By Meredith Peruzzi
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Never Waste the Walls: What PK-12 Schools Can Learn from Museum Design 

By Mike Corb, AIA and Troy Hoggard, AIA, EDAC

Will COVID-19 Change Museum Architecture?

By Bruce Davis and Ron Elad
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In California, the Institute of Contemporary Art San José will open for voting, with a mural by Amir H. Fallah on display. While many California museums are still shuttered because of …

Greensboro’s Elsewhere Museum launches communal living experiment in response to COVID-19

By Staff Report, Greensboro News and Record
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Elsewhere Museum soon will start Shelter Elsewhere, a fellowship and social housing …

AAM statement in support of museums’ roles in critically examining and presenting history

By American Alliance of Museums
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Museums are among the most trustworthy sources of information for the public. To remain a credible and trustworthy part of the education ecosystem, museums are committed to presenting …

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