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Finding Time for Professional Development – It’s Worth It!

By Allison Titman

Working at a small museum can be challenging – there are never enough hours in the day or resources in the budget to implement all of the exciting ideas the dedicated staff and volunteers come up with. Another thing there is often little …
Facilitating ‘Tough’ Conversations: A Case Study from the Evansville Museum

By Karen Malone & the Community Relations Committee

Karen Malone is the The Ruby C. Strickland Curator of Education at the Evansville Museum. You can reach out to her at karen@emuseum.org or follow her on Instagram @TheMuseumKaren. Make sure to ask her about the on-going adventures of the …
“Go Explore” Excursions Highlight St. Louis Museums, Neighborhoods and Food!

By Local Host Committee

From the nationally-renowned St. Louis Zoo, Laumeier Sculpture Park and St. Louis Art Museum to hidden gems like the World Chess Hall of Fame, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art and Field House Museum, “Go Explore St. Louis,” taking …
Becoming a Data Startup – Part 2

By Robert Stein

It’s time again for our next installment of Becoming a Data Startup! For those of you who read along in our last post, you learned some simple tips and tricks for formatting your data that I promised would make things easier for analysis …
The Most Important Question to Ask in a Capital Campaign

By Nina Simon

Nina Simon is the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and author of The Participatory Museum (2010), The Art of Relevance (2016) and the popular Museum 2.0 blog. This article was originally published on Museum …
Cape Fear Museum Goes to Space (Place)

By Pepper Hill

Pepper Hill is a museum educator at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington, NC. The Cape Fear Museum of History and Science recently opened an interactive experience, called Space Place, inspired by and modeled after the …
Teaching Students to be Change Makers: Civic Education at Morven Park

By Abby Pfisterer

Abby Pfisterer is the Director of Education at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia. In this role, she leads the development of K-12 school programs that teach students the skills, knowledge, and mindset they need to be leaders and change …
Breaking the Silence to Awaken Your Muse

By Detrice L. Roberts

Detrice Roberts is a graduate student, pursuing her M.A. in History from Jackson State University. Everyone has a muse – a source of inspiration. It’s what awakens inner beauty and arouses the artist within. Merriam-Webster defines art as …
Our Institutions as Sanctuaries

By Eduardo Díaz

Eduardo Díaz is the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center and a 30-year veteran of arts administration. He is an advisor to the Smithsonian’s Secretary and Provost/Under Secretary for Museums and Research as well as to Congress and …
Meet Arthur Affleck, the Alliance’s New VP of Development

By Joseph Klem

On March 20, AAM welcomed Arthur Affleck as our new vice president of development. Arthur will lead all aspects of the Alliance’s fundraising programs and activities with the primary goal of building a culture of philanthropy in support of …