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From a Teacher: How to make your museum field trips ones to remember for students and staff
“That was an awesome field trip!” “That place was so much fun.” These are the statements you want to hear from students after a field trip. As an eighteen-year veteran teacher who has escorted young people on dozens of field trips, I can … -
Stone Soup
We’ve reached another milestone in the celebration of the Center for the Future of Museum’s first decade of work: the 10th anniversary of the CFM Blog. I think that the first post on the blog (published February 11, 2009) has … -
Creating Engaging Virtual Reality Experiences for Your Museum Collection Might Be Easier Than You Think
May Massee is a literary legend. She was a key player in the development of children’s literature in the United States, establishing the “junior books” division of Doubleday, Page, Inc. in 1923 and at the Viking Press in 1933. The May … -
Curator as Catalyst: How an interdisciplinary fellowship inspired “a new way of doing museum”
A few years ago, I had the unique opportunity to work across four fiercely independent and starkly different museums in the fine arts, sciences, and natural history. After being awarded ACLS Public Fellow with the Carnegie Museums of … -
Setting the stage for my career path: Maria Marable Bunch Excellence in Practice award winner reflects on her career.
Each year AAM’s Education Committee (EdCom) Professional Network recognizes outstanding museum educators and supporters, programs and resources that exemplify excellence. The 2018 Award of Excellence in Practice was received by Maria … -
Making SPACE: An innovative high school program creating artists and winning awards
This post originally appeared on the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) DNA blog on October 3, 2018, and is republished here with permission. Each year AAM’s Education Committee (EdCom) Professional Network recognizes outstanding museum … -
Call for Applications: Aroha Fellowship for Museums & Creative Aging
Last week the Alliance launched the search for our first senior fellow. With the generous support of Aroha Philanthropies, this individual will spend two years advancing the work of museums with respect to creative aging. One of the goals … -
American Alliance of Museums Empanels Education Task Force
The Alliance has empaneled a task force to examine whether educational philosophies should be articulated as one of the core documents that museums maintain to ensure professional … -
The Citizenship Project
It is shortly after 6 pm on a rainy summer evening in New York City. Ten adults are gathering in a classroom at the New-York Historical Society, carrying umbrellas, notebooks, and pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution. They come from the … -
Exploring a Fragmented Future
The second installment of TrendsWatch 2018’s scenarios of 2040 is now up on the web for discussion and comment! Fragmentation is woven from some of the anxieties shared by museum people when I asked, “What are your fears about the future?” …
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Insights into Making Museum Career Moves
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Whether you’re a student, emerging professional, or seasoned museum leader, this webinar …
AAM Statement on the Theft of the Oakland Museum of California’s Collection
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For Immediate Release We were deeply saddened to learn of the theft of approximately …