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Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
Behind the Image: Using Alt Text to Make Your Museum’s Website Accessible
This tipsheet was developed by Michelle Padilla, Digital Content Strategist at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. According to the American Foundation for the …
Innovations in Relevance: A Q&A with Stephen Reily of Remuseum
I first learned about Stephen Reily when he was the director of Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, which at the time was making headlines for its Breonna Taylor-themed exhibition …
Cultivating the Next Generation of Black Museum Leaders: The AAAM x Howard University Advanced Executive Training
The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) stands as the principal voice of the African American museum movement, providing support, respite, and abundant educational opportunities. …
When HR is the Barrier: Identifying Problems and Solutions
After more than two decades of experience in human resources (HR) and diversity, inclusion, and belonging roles, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing the inner workings of these …
Three Core Values That Will Boost Your Museum Writing
Writing well is essential for communicating information in any field, especially in educational institutions like museums. However, with the wide range of roles museum professionals fill, …
Discovering Community Through Augmented Reality
The Arizona State Museum (ASM) recently led an exciting project that transcends traditional boundaries—curatorial, geographical, and technological. Discovering Community in the Borderlands …
Historical Connections: Working with Living Artists in the Museum Setting
Since its founding in 1961, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter) has championed the voices of American artists, openly sharing their creativity by providing the public with …
Art Crawl: Designing a Museum Program for Infants
Some readers of this blog may remember “Wait, What? Toddlers in an Art Museum?,” a post from January 2023 about the Clyfford Still Museum’s (CSM) journey to become more inclusive for …
Content Warnings in Museums and Galleries: Taking a Proactive Approach
I began writing and speaking about the need for trauma-informed practices in museums several years ago, and while I haven’t seen any big changes in the time since, I have seen small shifts …
Creating Access, Inclusion, and Belonging through Language
This is a recorded session from the 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Panelists in this session share how they incorporate Spanish language into visitor and staff experiences. …
What Can Museums Learn from the Connected Learning Framework?
How would you try to convince a naysayer of the value of arts education? Maybe you would plead for the value of these subjects in their own right, citing the mind-expanding powers of …
Museum as Living Room: A Q&A with Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ Victoria Ramirez
I believe museums matter because they serve as vital community spaces, where we can meet, mingle, work, learn, study, daydream, and everything in between. I came to this realization, in …
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