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Tools and Resources in the Wake of Charlottesville

By Cecelia Walls

First, let me state how proud I am to work in a field where museums and other institutions (AAM included) publicly denounce hatred and bigotry. Simply knowing there are places that offer respite to those affected by violence and …
The African American Firefighter Museum’s MAP Experience

By Susan Zwerling

I recently interviewed African American Firefighter Museum Board President David Spence (DS) about the museum’s latest Museum Assessment Program (MAP) experience. The museum has undertaken an Organizational, a Collections …
4 reasons you should vote for “Partnering with museums for hands-on learning year-round” for SXSW today!

By Sage Morgan Hubbard

Dearest colleagues, thank you for taking the time out to read this blog. I need your help. Please vote to allow me to attend and present at SXSWEdu (South by Southwest Education). My presentation is entitled, “Partnering with museums for …
Where Do Generation X Museum Professionals Fit In?

By Tara Young

I distinctly remember being at a museum conference about 10 years ago, when I was a department manager but not yet at the senior level, and scanning the program to figure out where I fit in: the director sessions weren’t open to me, and …
3 Questions with the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center

By Cecelia Walls

Earlier this year, we heard from the Imagine Children’s Museum, the Mob Museum, the Museum of Danish America, and the Nichols House Museum on what it means to achieve accreditation. In this edition, we hear from Dr. Adam Long, Director of …
Leadership, and Why You Need a SWOT Analysis (and a Personal Board of Directors)

By Greg Stevens

Recently, I was poking around on LinkedIn, and found a couple of short posts that caught my attention. One was How to Do a SWOT Analysis on Yourself (and Why You Need One) by speaker, professor, and author Andy Molinsky; the other was Why …
Generational Inclusion: Shattering Stereotypes and Challenging Assumptions

By Marsha l. Semmel with Elizabeth Isele, Samuel Moore, and Greg Stevens

This article originally appeared in Informal Learning Review (ILR) No. 144, May/June 2017. A copyrighted publication of Informal Learning Experiences, Inc. Reprinted with permission. My recognition of the power and importance of …
Museum Education: China’s Next Big Build-Out?

By Sarah Jesse

Sarah Jesse is the Associate Vice President of Education at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where she oversees intergenerational, youth, student, teacher, and community programs. This is the first in a three-part series sharing …
Museum Fieldtrips, from the other side!

By Tara Young

Tara Young is Deputy Director at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA On a 95-degree day in mid-June, I accompanied my daughter Alice’s 3rd-grade class on a “field study” to Lexington and Concord (her twin sister Ruth went the next …
How are you advocating for #museums this summer?

By Ember Farber

Ember Farber is the director of Advocacy at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In that role, she communicates with AAM’s advocate network and the field about federal policy issues and advocacy opportunities through legislative and …