Annual Meeting

Your Guide to the Future at AAM 2019

By Elizabeth Merritt

With the Early Bird Registration deadline approaching quickly (Monday, March 4) I’m sharing my futurist picks for the Alliance’s 2019 annual meeting. Save some $$ by snagging the early bird rate, and use this post to jump start your …
Futuring in New Orleans: Registration Now Open!

By Elizabeth Merritt

I’ll be giving a workshop at the AAM annual meeting in New Orleans where I’ll share some foresight activities you can use to enliven your own institutional planning. The workshop will run from 1 to 4 pm on the final day of the …
What You Gain by Attending the Annual Meeting as a Scholar: An interview with Jeanine Pollard

By Shelagh Grimshaw

We recently had a chat with Jeanine Pollard, Research & Project Manager at the Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts, Minneapolis Institute of Art, who was awarded an AAM scholarship to attend the 2018 Annual Meeting. Here she talks …
What You Gain by Attending the Annual Meeting as a Scholar: An interview with James Burns

By Shelagh Grimshaw

We recently had a chat with James Burns, Executive Director of the Arizona Historical Society, who was awarded an AAM scholarship all the way back in 1997. Here he talks about how that first trip to the AAM Annual Meeting helped jumpstart …
The A in DEAI: Seven tips for greater accessibility at events

By Nicole Smith

In being a museum professional during the social media age, there are few things cooler than getting to be a Social Media Journalist for the American Alliance of Museum (AAM) conference. In my application, I spoke about how I wanted to …
Opening Session and Keynote Speaker Kevin Jennings

By Kevin Jennings

Kevin Jennings, president of the Tenement Museum and Former Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education, shares how everyone's story is worth telling and reminds us that we're only a generation removed from the widespread silencing of LG…
Keynote Speakers Donovan Livingston & Frank Waln

By Donovan Livingston and Frank Waln

Award-winning educator Donovan Livingston and Sicangu Lakota hip hop artist Frank Waln explore what a decolonized system of education would look like and how museums can p…
Keynote Speaker Ericka Huggins

By Ericka Huggins

Get inspired by keynote speaker Ericka Huggins -- educator, Black Panther Party member, and former politica…
Museums are More than a Year-End Field Trip

By American Alliance of Museums

Prepared Remarks of Laura L. Lott President & CEO of the American Alliance of Museums Opening General Session of the 2018 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo May 7, 2018 Good morning AAMers! A few weeks ago, I took my now 5-year-old …
How to Take Part in the Annual Meeting Even if You Can’t be in Arizona

By Cecile Shellman

The 2018 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo is a time to learn from and with thousands of your closest friends—museum enthusiasts, professionals, and newcomers to the scene. The scene changes from year to year within the US—at times …