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What does collaborative learning look like for museum professionals?
Museum associations, like the organizations they serve, face significant shifts in responding to 21st-century learning models that emphasize opportunities for building new skills and practices in self-directed, participant-centered, and … -
Seamless Coordination: 7 Reasons to Hire Your Architect and Exhibit Designer at the Same Time
A museum expansion, or the design and construction of a brand new museum, usually begins by hiring an architect, and may also include bringing on engineers, estimators, interior designers, and other building specialists. This makes a lot … -
Learn more about C.J. Roberts, the newest AAM Accreditation Commissioner
The following is an interview with newly appointed Accreditation Commissioner, C.J. Roberts, on what this new appointment means to him and the field. 1. You were part of the Tampa Bay History Center from its inception. Tell me how that … -
Time and Space Self-Care Plan
Resolution-makers often accidentally set themselves up for failure. They set goals that are totally out of character. They imagine they will change a dozen bad habits overnight. When within a few weeks, they somehow remain unchanged, the … -
Top Ten Takeaways from the Museums & Schools: The LA Convening
Greetings, and Happy New Year! This is Sage Morgan-Hubbard and Megan Lantz from AAM writing to share some of our top takeaways from Museums & Schools: The LA Convening. AAM co-hosted this event with the Partnership for Los Angeles … -
Aurora Regional Fire Museum’s MAP Experience
Susan Zwerling is a Museum Assessment Program Officer for AAM. I recently interviewed Aurora Regional Fire Museum (ARFM) Executive Director Brian Failing (BF) about the museum’s Community Engagement MAP experience. He joined this small … -
Big Box: 8 Things to Learn from IKEA about Museum Design
During a recent holiday shopping excursion to IKEA, while resting on a NORSBORG series chaise and with a belly full of meatballs and lingonberry sauce, I took a few minutes to pretend I was in a museum rather than an overcrowded store. The … -
7 Museums to Visit During Hanukkah
As many of us know, we are currently in the midst of Hanukkah. As I think of my friends and colleagues celebrating the Jewish Festival of Lights, I am reminded of the many museums around the country dedicated to preserving and sharing this … -
Receiving the Nancy Hanks award (and what the heck is professional development, anyway)
Emily Graslie is Chief Curiosity Correspondent for The Field Museum in Chicago, and the host, creator, and writer for its educational YouTube series, The Brain Scoop @ehmee Around this time last year I received an email from Elizabeth … -
Don Wildman: Why does the Guggenheim Museum look the way it does?
In this second in a series, noted Travel Channel host Don Wildman discusses why the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum looks the way it does. Frank Lloyd Wright called it “organic architecture.” In his pre-construction plans, he intended the …
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I’m In Charge of A Museum Store Now What
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On-Demand Programs
Many museum professionals unexpectedly find themselves managing a retail operation with …
AAM Welcomes New Board Officers and Five New Board Members
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Press Release
For immediate release Arlington, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the …
“Growing Your Elders”: “Tell Clyfford I Said ‘Hi”: An Exhibition Curated by the Children of the Colville Confederated Tribes
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Museum standards emerge over time as the museum sector challenges norms, reexamines …