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Rescuing Puerto Rico’s Cultural Heritage
Janet Vaughan is Vice President, Membership & Excellence for the American Alliance of Museums. Not one, but two powerful hurricanes devastated Puerto Rico in less than two weeks’ time in September. The eye of Hurricane Irma passed … -
Inviting Children In: Valuing The Youngest Museum Visitors
Is your museum seeking ways to activate its spaces with the enthusiasm of young learners? As museums strive to be more diverse and inclusive, museums of all types can embrace the larger movement to meaningfully engage young children. In … -
Meet the Jurors for the 2018 Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition!
The 2018 Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition is open for submissions! Consider sending in some of your organization’s best recent labels for the chance to be featured in the competition’s display at the Marketplace of … -
Giving Thanks!
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s important to take a moment to recognize and celebrate all of the people whose unique contributions make the American Alliance of Museums such a wonderful community. First, I must thank the … -
Can a Toolkit Help a Museum Manage their Volunteer Program?
Exciting Update (12/12/19): In response to the survey results discussed in the November 2017 blog post below, our new toolkit Designing A Museum Volunteer Program is now available! I am so pleased to be part of an effort that began as a … -
Six Tips for Making Virtual Reality a Reality
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are coming to a museum near you. The Sep/Oct 2017 cover of AAM’s Museum featured a photo of a young woman wearing a VR headset at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of … -
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 11/10/2017
In honor of Veterans Day, we are sharing several accredited military and veterans museums you might want to visit sometime soon (hint, hint). 1. The United States Army Women’s Museum tells the amazing story of female patriots who … -
The Worcester Art Museum: A Re-envision Case Study
THE VISION With the arrival of a new director in 2011, the board envisioned a more accessible and inclusive museum providing physical, sensory, intellectual, aesthetic, and social access for everyone. The board also aspired for the museum … -
Reimagining the Museum in Medellín 2017
This week the Reimagining the Museum Conference of the Americas kicked off in Medellín, Colombia bringing together more than 600 museum professionals, from Argentina to Canada and around the world, to discuss the role of museums as social … -
Some thoughts on visitor exhibition patterns
In a recent thread on Museum Junction, Beverly Serrell, director of Serrell & Associates, responded to a post titled Unintended Visitor Flow Pattern with some really helpful information. There are several basic assumptions that …
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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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Museum standards emerge over time as the museum sector challenges norms, reexamines …