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Dr. Tonya Matthews Joins American Alliance Of Museums As Director Of Inclusion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2019 — ARLINGTON, VA – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today named Dr. Tonya Matthews as its interim director of … -
Listen to the Interns: The Importance of the “Budding Scholar” for Museum Decolonization
As a junior in college, I think I might have found my calling—for now anyway. For the past two and a half years I have been studying Art History, Museum Studies, and African American History at Duke University. I’ve committed myself to the … -
American Alliance of Museums to Launch National Museum Board Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Multi-year project backed by $4 million in grants from The Andrew W. Mellon, Alice L. Walton, and Ford Foundations ARLINGTON, VA – January 15, 2019 – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization … -
A Winning Approach To Digital Media Accessibility
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Click here to join! The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has taken purposeful steps to improve accessibility—and has … -
Museopunks Episode 32: Changing the Canon
Museum collections in established institutions come with long histories. So how do you change a museum’s canon? In this episode, we speak with Christopher Bedford, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director of The Baltimore Museum of Art, about the … -
5 Questions on the New Equity and Inclusion Statement at the Science Museum of Minnesota
Earlier this year the Science Museum of Minnesota unveiled a new Statement on Equity and Inclusion. We recently asked Kim Ramsden, director of communications for the museum, how this statement came about and how the museum moved it from a … -
CAMPing Out: Making Museums More LGBTQ-friendly with Chicagoland Alliance of Museums with PRIDE
Part 1: Katie Slivovsky, Exhibit Development Director, LGBTQ Access & Inclusion Chair, Chicago Children’s Museum Something wonderful is brewing in Chicago—and I don’t mean craft beer. I’m talking about the 80-plus staff from over 25 … -
The Museum of Street Culture
One national trend I’ve been tracking is the recent rise in people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. On any given night over a half million people in the US are coping with homelessness. Over a third of these people are … -
How Can Museums Empower Communities? TACA Perforum
Last month I had the honor of speaking on a panel organized by The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) in Dallas, hosted by the Nasher Sculpture Center. Every year TACA brings together speakers for Perforum: a Conversation to Advance Arts and … -
Task Force Tackles Dearth of Resources for Transgender Museum Professionals
Co-chairs Anna Woten and Alison Kennedy discuss the Taskforce for Transgender Inclusion and developing resources for transitioning museum professionals, their coworkers, and allies. Anna Woten (Anna): Let’s introduce ourselves. Alison …
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