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A Side Note on Future Financial Models
The Indianapolis Children’s Museum has announced a deal with Procter & Gamble declaring “Swiffer Dusters” to be the official cleaning product of the museum. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has, in the past, struck similar … -
Are Museums Recession-Proof?
This article originallly appeared in the January/February 2010 edition of Museum magazine. For the past two decades, museums have enjoyed a building boom. Issues of Museum magazine have been graced for years with a variety of freshly … -
Making the Most of the Traditional Business Model
Elizabeth Merritt, founding director of CFM has encouraged me to share some insights from my experience as director of the Children’s Museum of Richmond (CMoR) in dealing with the current economy. Elizabeth has confirmed my feeling, based … -
When Themes Collide: Newspapers, Gaming and Museums
Theme 1: Last spring James Chung of Reach Advisors hosted a conversation during the AAM meeting in Philadelphia exploring what museums can learn from the recent plight of the newspaper industry, and the collapse of their business model. … -
Economic Change and the Future of American Museums
Guest blog by James Chung and Susie Wilkening, Reach Advisors Over the summer, James was asked to speak at the International Council of Museums meeting about the current economic turmoil and the impact on American museums. Primed by our … -
Breaking Trail
This blog started last February—faced with its approaching six month anniversary I have been wrestling with the right balance of content. As I travel the country and cruise the web talking about CFM, asking how it can best serve the field, … -
The Future of Carbon-based Conferences
As the AAM staff races to get ready for our annual meeting in Philadelphia at the end of the month, I am thinking a lot about the carbon footprint of such conferences and, more broadly, the environmental impact of the museum field. I think … -
Questioning Assumptions
Earlier this month I participated in a very interesting scenario planning exercise at the Smithsonian. The session was led by Peter Schwartz, a board member from the Long Now Foundation, an organization whose mission is “to creatively … -
Will it Play in Peoria?
This article appeared recently in PJStar.com: “There’s No Plan ‘B’ for Peoria Museum”. It reports on a town hall meeting about the proposed Downtown Peoria Riverfront Museum and Caterpillar Visitors Center. Being blissfully ignorant of …
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American Alliance of Museums and Coalition Partners File Amicus Brief to Protect IMLS from Unlawful Dismantling
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For Immediate Release Rhode Island–Today, after months of coordinated preparation, …