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Essential Evaluators: In the Fog of War
Essential Evaluators seeks to gather evaluators in a common space to dialogue, reflect, and support each other in a world upended by COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protest movement. This is a time of uncertain and unknown expectations … -
See the Standout Face Masks Commissioned by Museums
One of the main ways museums are starting to look different as they reopen is the ubiquity of face masks. Who would have believed, going into this year, that everyone roaming the galleries and grounds of our cultural institutions would be … -
Do Volunteer Programs Need Reinventing for the Reopened Museum?
Last year, AAM released a popular toolkit on structuring, developing, and supporting volunteer programs—whether starting from scratch or reimagining an existing program. Since the release of Designing a Museum Volunteer Program, many … -
Reopening Starter Kit for Museums
Get your copy today! Retail price: $15.00 AAM Member price: $10.00 Member discount available to the following membership categories: Tier 2 and 3, Ally, Industry, and Individual. To receive your discount, log in to your AAM account when … -
Black History in Our Own Backyard: Building Community in a COVID World
Lately, at the Neill-Cochran House Museum we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what community means, and the best way we can define it for our institution. This question has become even more critical since the COVID-19 pandemic … -
What Can Medical Students Learn from the Art History of Epidemics?
It is an unusual feeling as a medieval art specialist for my subject to suddenly feel globally significant. I suspect some of my colleagues in Renaissance art feel this as well. For those of us who have studied art created after the Black … -
From In-Person to Virtual Programs: A Case Study of Challenges & Successes
No sooner had I learned that Zoom meant more than the loud whoosh of a sports car than I was engulfed in planning how to move a creative aging playwriting course to the platform. COVID had arrived in full force. Our state was quickly … -
A Snapshot of US Museums’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 2020)
On June 8, 2020, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) launched a survey designed to capture a snapshot of the state of US museums during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the time the survey closed on June 30, directors of … -
How Museums Can Generate Revenue Through Digital Content and Virtual Experiences
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced museums of all kinds to close their doors, many have responded by shifting their attention to engaging audiences through virtual and remote channels. Through social media initiatives, virtual tours, … -
Digital Gold: Queering Flat Spaces
As museums address issues of access to collections, galleries, and education during COVID-19, many have chosen to shift to a digital space to connect with the public and continue their missions as community and cultural institutions. As a …
COVID-19
The below list is a compilation of content related to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis
Latest Stories from AAM
Social Experiences and Museums, Part Three: A 2025 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers Data Story
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Alliance Blog
This visual Data Story is based on findings from the 2025 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers, …
Insights into Making Museum Career Moves
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On-Demand Programs
Whether you’re a student, emerging professional, or seasoned museum leader, this webinar …
AAM Statement on the Theft of the Oakland Museum of California’s Collection
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Press Release
For Immediate Release We were deeply saddened to learn of the theft of approximately …