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Annual Meeting
The A in DEAI: Seven tips for greater accessibility at events
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 …
Opening Session and Keynote Speaker 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 …
Keynote Speakers Donovan Livingston & 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
Get inspired by keynote speaker Ericka Huggins -- educator, Black Panther Party member, and former politica…
Museums are More than a Year-End Field Trip
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 …
How to Take Part in the Annual Meeting Even if You Can’t be in Arizona
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 …
Name Badge Faces *OUT* (& Other Conference Suggestions…) Beatty ‘s Maxim #5
This post was originally published on Medium, March 20, 2018. Republished here with permission. The past decade or so, I have marked the true beginning of spring not with the flowers …
Encouraging Respectful, Productive Dialogues: Introducing AAM’s New Code of Conduct
Even before joining the staff at AAM, I closely followed AAM’s ongoing work in the field of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. As a member of the Membership department here at …
Meet the #AAM2018 Social Media Journalists
We’re excited to introduce our #AAM2018 Social Media Journalists, selected from a national pool of applicants who are passionate about museums, education, and social media. We were truly …
Chat with AndyBot at AAM 2018
In today’s guest post, Regina McDonald Russian, Digital Accessibility & UX Specialist, and Caroline Record, Creative Technologist at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Innovation …
Engaging the System: Museums Working in the Incarceration System
Today’s preview of a session that will take place at #AAM2018 is contributed by Tramia Jackson, Program Associate, Methodology and Practice, International Coalition of Sites of …
Made Any Great Mistakes Lately?
Today’s preview of a session at the upcoming AAM annual meeting is offered by Kathy Gustafson-Hilton, Creative Thinking Facilitator, Hands On! Studio. Made any mistakes lately? I know I …