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Collecting Girlhood: Why the new activist museum is virtual

By Tiffany Rhoades Isselhardt
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The assumption that museums must be permanent buildings with physical collections is no longer sustainable. With decreased funding, increased competition, and the burden of care, museums …

Clean House to Survive? Museums Confront Their Crowded Basements

By Robin Pogrebin, Nytimes

Through the ephemeral, Tenderloin Museum explores neighborhood’s past

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What does it mean to decolonize a museum?

By Elisa Shoenberger, MuseumNext

Curator as Catalyst: How an interdisciplinary fellowship inspired “a new way of doing museum”

By Dr. Edith Doron
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Writing Fashion History at the Met, One Dress at a Time

By Steff Yotka, Hunter Abrams, Vogue

Listen to the Interns: The Importance of the “Budding Scholar” for Museum Decolonization

By Ashleigh Smith
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Museums are curating an era of social movements in real time

By Ivette Feliciano, PBS.org

Mission Accomplished?: As Mainstream Art Museums Rush to Diversify, What is the Role of Culturally Specific Museums Working for a Cause?

By Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews

European museums may loan back some works stolen from former colonies

By James McAuley and Rick Noack, Washington Post

What Is Curatorial Activism?

By Maura Reilly, ARTnews

On Cross Collecting, or Cross-Over Buying

By David Bellingham, Sothebysinstitute
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American Alliance of Museums Releases TrendsWatch, A Look At the Future of Museums

By American Alliance of Museums
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Category: Press Release
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – March 19, 2019 – Trust in government, media, academia, industry, and even nonprofit organizations is at an all-time low. Given these declines, how can …

Reflections on the Historic House Summit from Scholarship Attendee Abigail Winslow

By Abigail Winslow
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Category: Alliance Blog
On February 3-5, 2019, AAM’s Historic Houses and Sites and Environment and Climate networks hosted a rare convening of experts at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida, for …

Meet the #AAM2019 Social Media Journalists

By Cecelia Walls
Category: 2019 Annual Meeting
Selected from a stellar pool of applicants who are passionate about museums, social activism, sustainability, diversity, and social media, this year’s cohort of Social Media …