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Financial Sustainability Is Everyone’s Responsibility

By Laura Lott
Prepared Remarks of Laura L. Lott President & CEO of the American Alliance of Museums Opening General Session of the 2019 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo May 20, 2019 Good morning and …

Ageism is All Around Us

By Bill Tramposch

Outside the Collection Box: Connecting community with collections via augmented reality

By M. Anne Basham
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Four Things I Learned When I Started Thinking about Museum Accessibility

By Ryan Saglio
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Making the Museum Autism Friendly

By Charlotte Coates, MuseumNext

A New Way to See: Looking at museums through the eyes of the blind

By Samantha Silverberg
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The A in DEAI: Seven tips for greater accessibility at events

By Nicole Smith
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How Artists Fight Vision Loss and Continue to Make New Work

By Claire Voon, Artsy

Call for Nominations: Zero Project 2019

By Elizabeth Merritt
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Rethinking Disability – time for change within the Museum

By Steph Niciu, Disability Arts Online

Envisioning the Accessible Future of Peer Review

By Elizabeth Merritt
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Access and Inclusion Case Study: Connecting Students to the Museum Field

By Amy Miller and Sarah Sims
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An Intergenerational “School of Drag” Connects LGBTQIA+ Youth and Elders

By Eli Burke
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Category: Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Last year, 20 organizations enrolled in a special museum cohort of Aroha Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts program. With funding from Aroha, and training provided by Lifetime …

Shaping a New Assessment on Museum Education and Interpretation

By Robert Forloney
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Category: Education & Interpretation
On March 21 and 22, 2019, AAM brought together thirteen experts on museum education for a professionally facilitated exploration of trends, needs, and opportunities in the museum education …

Exhibits Win Awards Competition at AAM Annual Meeting

By American Alliance of Museums
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ARLINGTON, VA –  JUNE 12,  2019 – New Orleans, LA – Seven museum exhibitions  received accolades in the 31st annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition, presented by the American Alliance …