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Restarting Teams to Restart Museums

By Jennifer Martin

As we develop strategies and protocols that will allow us to safely reopen our museums, we’re faced with a glut of new challenges to consider: How can we welcome members and visitors back? Will we have to limit our visitor capacity? Will …
Social Distancing Doesn’t Need to Equal Social Isolation for Older Adults

By Shannon McDonough

As COVID-19 continues to present intense challenges, the world is laser-focused on what social distancing means in particular for older adults and those who serve them. The pandemic not only presents a heightened health risk to older …
Reimagining a 114-Year-Old Conference: Reflections on Day One of #AAMvirtual

By Laura Lott

For the first time in our 114-year history, the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo is being held virtually! Kicking off on International Museum Day with thousands of museum professionals from around the world was a …
5 Ways to Keep Your Exhibit Project Moving…Remotely

By Joey Scott and Emily Saich

Face-to-face collaboration has always been key to developing exhibitions at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. So, when COVID-19 led to a statewide shelter-in-place mandate halfway through a conceptual development and design sprint, we had to …
Prioritizing Image Descriptions and Digital Equity at Cooper Hewitt

By Ruth Starr

During this time of crisis, it has never been more important to center access, equity, and inclusion in our response to the unknown. As we adapt quickly and shift our focus online, it is essential that we prioritize and commit to …
Now What?: Project Ideas for Museum Staff Working Remotely

By Cecelia Walls

By now, most of us are well into our stints of working from home. But weeks or months in, you might be finding it hard to think of new tasks you can do without access to your physical site. Some tasks are better suited to working on from …
What Will Become of Interactive Art When Museums Reopen?

By Rachel Trusty

Support Free COVID-19 Resources for the Field The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. The Alliance Blog is supported by membership dues and donations. In these …
The Rubin Museum of Art’s #MuseumFromHome Strategy: A Meditative Offering

By Joseph O'Neill

Ever since the closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, museums have been working to engage the public through remote alternatives. Two hashtags have emerged on social media platforms: #MuseumFromHome and #MuseumMomentOfZen—which …
Curatorial Dreaming in the Age of COVID-19

By Erica Lehrer and Shelley Ruth Butler

The Museums and Equity in Times of Crisis series explores how museums can center diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in the decisions and plans they make for weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. In this edition, professors and …
#MuseumWeek: Celebrating Digital Museum Work in the Age of COVID-19

By Benjamin Benita & Fabio Pariante

#MuseumWeek was launched in France in 2014, thanks to a union between around seven hundred European museums who wanted to both strengthen their raison d’être and increase their audience in the digital space. It has since gained …