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Name Badge Faces *OUT* (& Other Conference Suggestions…) Beatty ‘s Maxim #5
This post was originally published on Medium, March 20, 2018. Republished here with permission. The past decade or so, I have marked the true beginning of spring not with the flowers …
Get Prepared: MayDay 2018
Join museums around the country in doing at least one thing in the month of May to prepare for an emergency. MayDay is an annual call to action for cultural organizations to improve their …
Encouraging Respectful, Productive Dialogues: Introducing AAM’s New Code of Conduct
Even before joining the staff at AAM, I closely followed AAM’s ongoing work in the field of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. As a member of the Membership department here at …
A Fragile but Resilient Eco-System: Santa Barbara’s Museum Community and Natural Disasters
Santa Barbara, as it is known to the world, is a small city that is a major tourist destination—on the Pacific with great beaches, close to Los Angeles but far enough away to leave the …
From Stodgy to Story – Glensheen’s historic transformation
In 2013, it was clear that Glensheen, the historic Congdon estate on Lake Superior was in decline—and it wasn’t just a brick and mortar problem. “Our attendance that year was at a low of …
Museums & Climate Change: A Global Response
At the first International Symposium on Museums & Climate Change*, held April 10 – 13 in Manchester, UK, seventy-five or more attendees gathered to explore how museums can and should …
Gorilla Warfare: How to Handle Exhibition Errors
It’s not a matter of if, but when. Whether an exhibition is 500 square feet with a few labels and a curator’s catalogue, or a whopping 50,000 square feet with hundreds of graphic panels and …
Meet the #AAM2018 Social Media Journalists
We’re excited to introduce our #AAM2018 Social Media Journalists, selected from a national pool of applicants who are passionate about museums, education, and social media. We were truly …
The World Doesn’t Need Another Website
And so begins perhaps the world’s worst headline for launching a website. But let’s get real, the last thing this world needs is just another website. Recent data shows that the Internet is …
Don’t Raid the Cookie Jar – A Few Thoughts About Risk Factors
Ellen Endslow is the director of collections/curator at the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester, PA. Last December, a group of thoughtful and concerned museum professionals …
Designing Exhibits for Historic Structures: 6 Things to Keep in Mind
“They aren’t purpose-built white-box spaces,” says Ken Turino, comparing historic house museums with a typical, larger institution gallery. “The rooms aren’t square. And you have to be very …
Proving the Power of Place
The “Lincoln shiver” is what most people called it during the restoration of President Lincoln’s Cottage. The words were meant to evoke the feeling one gets just by being in the house, or …