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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 …

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. …

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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Better Than Imagined: How a Holocaust Museum Builds Trust and Community

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There is a certain kind of experience people think they will have at a Holocaust museum. We understand. Most expectations stem from a narrow view of what is possible. But when you widen the …

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Advocacy Alert: June 10, 2025 ALA v. Sonderling On June 6, 2025, in the case ALA v. Sonderling filed by Democracy Forward on behalf of the American Library Association and the American …

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