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5 Ways Museums Can Engage Generation Z
Technically speaking, Generation Z refers to those of us born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, but the term comes with a lot of extra ideas and stereotypes. Some call us “Generation …
Measuring Social Impact for Strategic Change
Compared to economic and educational impact, social impact is elusive and challenging to measure. The Measurement of Museum Social Impact (MOMSI) project is working to create a valid …
The Path to Financial Recovery and Resilience: An #AAM2022 Keynote by Michael Bobbitt
Michael Bobbitt, Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council, opened the Financial Wellness focus area of the 2022 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo with his keynote, “The Path to …
With Strategic Focus, TikTok Creates New Opportunities for Cultural Institutions to Inspire Critical Thinking and Constructive Dialogue
In September of 2021, TikTok surpassed one billion users, making it the fastest-growing social media app. The video-sharing platform allows users to post short-form videos, which are then …
Museums Change Their Approach to Showing White Male Artists
At art museums, the approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is increasingly twofold. While many are pursuing exhibitions and acquisitions focused on underrepresented artists, they are …
A Long Way Home for ‘Looted’ Art Is Getting Shorter
The New York Times examines the increasing number of calls for museums to repatriate objects suspected of being obtained illegally and how some professionals, such as the Curator of …
Happy Earth Day: One thing you can do to take climate action now
Off the heels of its sustainability-themed conference, Blooloop shares resources for achieving the first step in any organization’s climate-conscious journey: measuring its carbon…
Museum sector enjoyed growing numbers of visitors in 2021
The Art Newspaper released its annual visitation survey for art museums around the world, and while numbers are still down from pre-pandemic levels, the results show that 2021 saw …
Community and collaboration at the High Museum of Art
“Oftentimes, organisations may fall into the trap of forgetting that they are a means and not an end. We have a role to do: all nonprofits exist to make the world a better place. Art …
Universal Hip Hop Museum Planning Metaverse Experience before Construction of Venue Completed
The forthcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum in New York City has announced it plans to open a “metaverse” museum prior to its brick-and-mortar building, in partnership with …
How a Rapid-Response Pop-Up Inspired New Notions of Audience and Community
The events of 2020 and 2021 forced museums to innovate in ways and at a speed that would have been unthinkable prior. Our hope is that 2022 brings about a time of reflection, where we take …
Join the Conversation: Creative Aging and the Future of Museums
This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. How can museums embrace the ‘Aging Revolution’ with purpose and intentionality? Learn from four museums …