COVID-19

The below list is a compilation of content related to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis

Reimagining a 114-Year-Old Conference: Reflections on Day One of #AAMvirtual

By Laura Lott

For the first time in our 114-year history, the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo is being held virtually! Kicking off on International Museum Day with thousands of museum professionals from around the world was a …
Now Is the Time to Rebuild a Better Museum Field

By Laura Lott

Prepared Remarks of Laura L. Lott President & CEO of the American Alliance of Museums Opening General Session of the 2020 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo May 18, 2020 Hello! And welcome to the first-ever virtual AAM Annual Meeting …
Senate Letter Supporting $2 Billion for Museums Now Circulating – Ask Your Senators to Sign On Today!

By American Alliance of Museums

Support Field-Wide Advocacy for Museum Relief: The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we ask that if you can, consider supporting our …
5 Ways to Keep Your Exhibit Project Moving…Remotely

By Joey Scott and Emily Saich

Face-to-face collaboration has always been key to developing exhibitions at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. So, when COVID-19 led to a statewide shelter-in-place mandate halfway through a conceptual development and design sprint, we had to …
Now What?: Project Ideas for Museum Staff Working Remotely

By Cecelia Walls

By now, most of us are well into our stints of working from home. But weeks or months in, you might be finding it hard to think of new tasks you can do without access to your physical site. Some tasks are better suited to working on from …
What Will Become of Interactive Art When Museums Reopen?

By Rachel Trusty

Support Free COVID-19 Resources for the Field The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. The Alliance Blog is supported by membership dues and donations. In these …
Cómo hacer la transición a la enseñanza en línea de Estudios Museísticos

By Cecelia Walls

Haga clic aquí para descargar una copia en PDF de la Cómo hacer la transición a la enseñanza en línea de Estudios Museísticos. Cuando escribió su programa de estudios hace unos meses, ¡es probable que no se haya imaginado cambiar a la …
Transitioning to Online Teaching in Museum Studies Checklist

By American Alliance of Museums

When you wrote your syllabi for this semester a few months ago, chances are you didn’t imagine shifting to online teaching halfway through the term! Yet here we are. And the good news is that there has been a lot of conversation about how …
Senate Returns to Capitol Hill – Urge Congress to Support Museums

By American Alliance of Museums

Support Field-Wide Advocacy for Museum Relief: The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we ask that if you can, consider supporting our …
Lessons Learned from SARS (and Strikes) at the Ontario Science Center

By Elizabeth Merritt

Often the best way to foresee the future is to revisit the past. In March, professor Marjorie Schwarzer offered an overview of how US museums responded to three pandemics in the 20th century. Today on the blog, Jennifer Martin, Julie …